The intervention of Dan Friedkin has arrived, the expected choice has been made: the senior advisor is out Claudio Ranieriand most likely also the director Ricky Massara and the medical staff, renewed trust in the coach, Gian Piero Gasperiniand to a three-year project that will now go forward according to his indications, with full responsibility and an investiture that makes it the biggest bet since the American owners bought Roma, with wider margins for maneuver even than those granted to Jose Mourinho.
The sources who anticipated the imminent turning point to Adnkronos last week, highlight today that the last few weeks, certainly not easy, have strengthened Dan and Ryan Friedkin’s belief that Gasperini is the most suitable profile to take Roma into a different dimension and that all the conflicts experienced in Trigoria in recent months have not been caused only by the difficult character or the misplaced demands of the coach.
On the contrary, the American owners have found confirmation of the reasons that pushed them just under a year ago to focus on the man who made Atalanta great, a model of sporting growth to inspire: since he arrived in Trigoria, he has never stopped raising expectations, with a fixed direction in mind, to make Roma stronger.
Now, those who are used to seeing Dan Friedkin working in the United States point out, the objective must be to build a stronger company around Gasperini, with the right people in the right places. Ranieri and Massara will have to be replaced and the position of CEO remains vacant. Now, the Friedkins are called to make other choices and not make them wrong. Because Gasperini, like any other coach, alone cannot be enough. (From Fabio Insenga)