De Rossi began his adventure as AS Roma coach January 16, 2024, after Mourinho was sacked. He took over starting from the 21st matchday of Serie A and since then he has largely convinced the club, fans and players, bringing results that seemed impossible to achieve with the previous coach on the bench. Now that the season is almost over and the results have been positive, the former midfielder and current coach has some requests to satisfy in order to start a new cycle with solid foundations and aiming for some trophies.
De Rossi's results this season
Arriving at the 21st day of Serie A, in a nervous and unmotivated environment, De Rossi immediately knew which strings to pull to revive the locker room and have a change of pace. Currently, Roma is in sixth place and is almost qualified for the next Europa League, aiming for potential qualification in the Champions League: this result was unthinkable with Mourinho on the bench. De Rossi in 16 Serie A games has obtained 9 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats, obtaining 31 points. He also obtained a good placing in the Europa League, where he was eliminated in the semifinal by Bayer Leverkusen, champion of Germany and undefeated in over 50 games. These results have allowed Roma to obtain greater media coverage and from the fans. Now sports bettors also add the Giallorossi to their interests given the strength demonstrated. This club has scored many goals, to the delight of people who play odds related to the goals scored. The number of goals, as well as all the points obtained, have attracted such media attention that the Serie A odds see Roma among the possible winners of the next championship. The games lost against Bayer have made football lovers understand the potential of this team. They have started to see it as one of the possible winners of the next season, not only in Italy.
To revive the Giallorossi's season and try to respect the quotas, Daniele has also made some changes in terms of tactics and player management. At a tactical level, we have moved from defense 3 to 4, obtaining greater stability at the defensive level. Playing with the 4-3-3, De Rossi had to make some technical choices, reviewing the hierarchies: Rui Patricio was replaced by the talented Svilar, while in midfield he made Paredes, Cristante and Pellegrini the fulcrum of all dangerous actions, making them rotate less with the reserves Bove and Sanches, preferring the new purchase Baldanzi.
In less than half a season, De Rossi has given back character and sharpened the claws of his creation, but we will have to wait until next season to understand how the squad and the coach's idea of play will evolve.
De Rossi's moves for next season
Daniele De Rossi's ideas are clear for next season and he already knows what moves to make. The goal is to revolutionize a good part of the squad, remaining with the certainties of this season almost over. Many players are expiring or on loan, others are considered surplus to requirements and will have to look for another placement. There are few certainties: the Italians Pellegrini, Mancini, Cristante and El Shaarawy, the midfielders Paredes and Baldanzi. With them will also remain the talented goalkeeper Svilar, as well as N'Dicka, Dybala, Celik and Angeliño who will be redeemed by Leipzig. Those who will have to fight to be confirmed are Smalling, Abraham and Llorente: the last matches will tell us how they are seen in the Roma hierarchy.
Those who will probably say goodbye to Trigoria are Spinazzola, Bove and Zalewski: the first is expiring and has not reached an agreement for the renewal, while for the other two suitable offers are being evaluated and, therefore, they could be sold.
The certain farewells are those of Renato Sanches, Azmoun and Lukaku, considered too expensive for the contribution given to the team and currently on loan: in the first two cases the performance has been too inconsistent, while keeping Romelu in the capital would cost 40 million.
After the confirmations and the probable farewells, we must also talk about future moves on the market: the request is to have a more athletic team, renewed and more suited to the game that the coach wants to propose.
De Rossi seems to have clear ideas on what to do and which roles need reinforcements: the former midfielder of the Italian national team wants 2 full-backs, 2 wingers, 1 midfielder to support Paredes and Pellegrini and 1 striker who can guarantee 20 goals per season.
Many names have been mentioned, but Roma's only certain interests concern the striker: Rafa Silva and Alexander Sørloth are the names most closely linked to the club.
After the encouraging work of this season, De Rossi has carte blanche to build the team he wants for the 2024/2025 season. The ideas on the formation, tactics and loyalists are really clear and it remains only to find out if the club will be able to satisfy his market demands.
Article published on May 31, 2024 - 11:44 pm
