The keys to choosing De Rossi as Mourinho’s replacement

For 18 years he defended the jersey of Romebecame a legend, now Daniel De Rossi was chosen to sit on his bench, after Tuesday’s dismissal Jose Mourinhoand try to make sure that the ‘giallorosso’ team does not miss the next event in the Champions League or, at the very least, in Europe.

There is no doubt that the Rome, when choosing a new coach, opted for someone who loves this club like no other. “Everyone knows what Rome means to me. I feel an indescribable emotion,” he said. Daniel De Rossi when the Rome He has made his appointment official.

Rossi He only signed until June and there are many challenges in front of him, including giving the team a more offensive and convincing game, which again values ​​many players. Perhaps this ‘gianlorossa’ legend’s dream of leading his ‘squadra’ came sooner than he thought. In the club he knows everyone: those who saw him grow up, those who saw him grow up.

But there can never be too much familiarity on anyone’s part. because Rossi From now on he will no longer be measured by his status as a Roma legend, but by what his players do on the pitch. Rossi He has six months to exercise and confirm himself as coach of Roma, to earn the continuation.

Mourinho He was dismissed because of the results, the team’s play, his criticism of the club. He left the Rome 9th in the table, 5 points from the Champions League and 4 from the Europa League. In that bad campaign in Serie A, the truth is that he was not fired then because of his good relationship with the fans, with whom he achieved great complicity. But the Romanist leadership was protected by replacing the Portuguese with a ‘giallorosso’ myth.