GIALLOROSSI YORKSHIRE Q&A
Today's edition of the Q&A sees a question from Samson Delgado, from Manhattan, New York. Before we get to the question, you may be aware that Samson is a wheelchair user, after becoming paralysed from the chest down in an accident involving a drunk driver. Samson's dream is to watch Roma at the Stadio Olimpico, but this is an extremely expensive task for him. However, there is a GoFundMe page to help Samson get to Rome. You can view it via this link. Samson's question regards Roma's Champions League success, with the team having won Group C last night He is having a great season at Inter - but do you think Spalletti would have had us in a similar situation in the Champions League? The debate has already begun on Twitter; here's what's been said so far: @cafucreme: With Spalletti we would have taken 4 spanks against Madrid and Chelsea. And no turnover. No regrets farewell. @Giallorossi117: Yeah we lacked mental fortitude when we needed it most with Spaletti. At the same time he is a fantastic tactician and could bring the best out in every player. @SamDelASR87: Agreed. I think the only reason why they are contending for the title right now is because he has only had to concentrate on one competition. Just like Sarri. Or so they claim. That’s also why I think he has been lucky with injuries. He is known for barely rotating and wearing his players down to the bone. @Edwardkm111May: That's why he is successful with every team he has managed, even with us. [Inter] @SamDelASR87: He’s won some coppas. Hardly successful. A great coach, no doubt. Just a stubborn man. Personally and tactically. @Edwardkm111May: Yes, but if you look at his time outside Serie A, look what he did with Zenit, two leagues, it shows he can do a job any where he goes. He is one of the few coaches who doesn't rely on big name signings to get a team firing. @cafucreme: That's true, he deserved a bench in Milan/Inter/Juve since ten years but his stubborn temper played against him and he has a very strict view on things. As for Totti, coaches too have a limited time in a club. @Edwardkm111May: You guys should be grateful he got you in the Champions League after a while with a record points haul, which you're not seeing this season, at least under Di Francesco. @xavi_elci: Grateful? to the coach who left because he felt he was more important than Totti? To the coach who said he was Inter's coach before he even made the move? OK. @SamDelASR87: I would’ve been more grateful had he not bottled the two legs against Porto. Missed out on 40 million because of him. By the way. EDF has more points at the same stage of games as last season while ALSO putting us in a high chance of making it to the round of 16. @Giallorossi11: EDF all day long for me, I was gutted when LS left, but not anymore!!! 💛❤ @SamDelASR87: Yep! Me too but it has worked out for the best. The players are in high spirits with EDF. @Franco92C14: Apart from tactical matters, a big difference between EDF and LS is that the former one is not a media figure as the latter. LS sometimes looks like he wants the spotlight on him, EDF is always focused on work. Behaving like this, you can transmit a lot of good things to your players. @SamDelASR87: Agree 100% and I think that’s why the media is having a tough time cracking EDF. He doesn’t care about their opinion while LS totally does @Franco92C14: Exactly, that's the point! @Giallorossi11: Yes you are spot on, totally agree, he carries quite a big ego, which I didn't like, EDF has a humble approach which I love. @Franco92C14: Yep, me too. The influence of such an approach is widely underestimated, but it can really work wonders with an emotive team like Roma. @3menandafooty: LS is a complex figure. Last season it felt at times like he courted controversy to generate a media storm. Maybe he wanted out from an early stage. Why exactly is not clear. With a pinch of luck he could have won the title and been a hero in Rome for life! @Franco92C14: True. Complex figure + complex environment = problems. Never has an equation been simpler. SB: My take on matters is this. I don't think Spalletti would have matched Di Francesco's Champions League success this year. As has been pointed out on the thread, Spalletti doesn't utilise rotation in the same way EDF does. Therefore, the players under Spalletti would have struggled fitness-wise in Europe. Is it a coincidence that the success he's having this season is with a squad absent from European competition?
Spalletti is the kind of manager that knows his best eleven and sticks to it. However, this season's starting line up at Roma is viewed by many as weaker than last year's, so I think he wouldn't have been as successful with this squad as he was with last season's. Meanwhile, EDF has turned out to be the perfect fit for a squad characterised by depth, which was created in the summer by Monchi. I won't dwell unnecessarily on arguably Spalletti's biggest failure in his second spell with Roma - last season's play off defeat to Porto - but perhaps that was a reflection that the way he prepares his players isn't good enough. In contrast, EDF is highly regarded for his man-management abilities, and I'm sure he has the players in the right mindset in the dressing room before every game. He has a big character, and he'll pass some of that onto his players, instilling his values and winning mentality. One thing we've always known about EDF as a coach is that he relishes being the underdog - just look at what he achieved with Sassuolo. In this Champions League group he found himself in the same role, the underdog. And he did what he's always done: beat the odds to achieve success. What are your thoughts? Would Spalletti have been as successful in the Champions League had he stayed on at Roma for this season?
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Samson
6/12/2017 01:10:46 pm
It was a pleasure taking part in this discussion. Thank you for featuring my question. Also, thank you for mentioning the go fund me. Definitely going to bookmark this website.
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Samuel Bannister
6/12/2017 02:59:13 pm
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Amos
6/12/2017 06:11:22 pm
Thanks for the shoutout! To answer the question: No. Spaletti would not have us here. He had his strenghts but just choked when it mattered most. It was unbelievable sometimes. Like clockwork. Hoping our mental fortitude keep on the up.
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Samuel Bannister
6/12/2017 07:07:20 pm
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