In Rome Juric left alone by the club, Mourinho was right

On a day in which all the big teams won in a casual manner, the total psychodrama of Roma is even more evident, as they somehow managed to snatch the three points with Venezia. Happy ending, at least yesterday, with the team saved by a son of Rome. Pisilli’s header seems trivial, but it isn’t: the ball came to him at the last minute and taking it so well with his head wasn’t easy. In practice, those who utter the classic phrase “I wrote this too” are wrong. But the problems remain. At Roma there is never serenity, the possibility of working without unnecessary stress. And the company? The Friedkins seem more interested in Everton, and even the French sporting director Ghisolfi seems like a very vague figure to me. So Juric is alone, if something doesn’t work in Trigoria he has to answer for it. But in large clubs the coach is not forced to do the work of others, he does not have to solve the club’s problems. Let’s take Milan: there is Ibra, who sometimes exaggerates, but he is there. He is a reference figure. Mourinho was right about Roma, who complained because the coach had to carry out too many tasks that were not his responsibility.

With great humility and pragmatism

Napoli and Juve won with a concreteness that recalls the old days. I appreciate it a lot because it is the daughter of humility, if there is a need to defend against teams even if they are not of high standing, it is done. Vlahovic’s second goal against Genoa developed not exactly on the counterattack but with plenty of space, and Napoli also took advantage of the others’ mistakes. The same goes for Inter, who however concede too many goals. And then Milan: Lecce seemed to play better at times but in the end… In short, as the championship goes on the small teams will surprise less and less and will be fundamental in direct clashes.

Who thought Thiago Motta was a 4 to 3…

Let’s take the Napoli match, which was not one occasion after another, but an example of determination and unity. And then the level players manage the ball well. Conte is a winner and we know, Thiago Motta for his part surprised. Many expected a 4 to 3 coach, but instead he is humble, intelligent and even smart. He is slowly freeing his imagination, because in the second half against Genoa we saw effective plays. And then if Vlahovic receives crosses from the back he can become Serie A’s top scorer.

Milan, the example of Morata and Abraham

Milan is growing. Leao and Theo, I repeat, are two great players who however have problems with their attitude. The opposite of Morata and Abraham, who give an image of struggle and sacrifice for others. The four complement each other, which means that the path is right: Milan are close to becoming a balanced team, they can have a great championship but must find a character guide on the pitch. However, Fonseca is finding the key to the problem. Lazio are doing well. They have a coach like Baroni who is very respectable, very intelligent and a hard worker. Lotito has chosen the squad very well, and with the players available this coach will give 110%.

The small ones and that ridiculous starting from the bottom. Take example from Mazzone

I close with the ridiculous presumption of little ones. The ball possession started from the bottom is disconcerting and results in hand create a lot of problems. The best thing would be to skip the midfield and go to battle in the opponent’s half of the field. Mazzone for example, who was a master, when he understood the difficulty of setting up the game (see the seasons at Bologna), he would skip his own half of the field but then with Kennet Andersson he would attack the second ball far from his area. And I don’t see why a Monza couldn’t try to do it. Yesterday, in trying to build the game starting from his own penalty area, he practically scored two goals.