What to expect from new AS Roma Coach Vincenzo Montella
Claudio Ranieri’s dream job - the one he waited for his entire life - ended in heartbreaking fashion, as the Tinker man handed in his resignation after spending 17 months in the Italian capital.
The start to his reign at Roma was beautiful, almost fitting for a fan favourite. The former Chelsea and Juventus tactician took over a ship that was in shambles after Luciano Spalleti’s departure. The Giallorossi had made a terrible start to the 2009-10
season and Ranieri was given the reigns amidst uncertainty and fans’ battle cries.
Ranieri took control instantly. The club started climbing up the league ladder and by the end of the season, AS Roma were challenging Jose Mourinho’s Inter Milan for the Scudetto. However, Roma’s heartbreaking loss to UC Sampdoria on match day 35 proved
too big a setback to recover from and Inter Milan won the league by a mere two-point margin.
Roma got off to a poor start in the 2010-11 season. La Maggica failed to register a win until match day five when they defeated Inter Milan by a slender 1-0 margin. Ranieri tinkered with his tactics and came up with a 4-3-1-2 formation that started working
for the Serie A giants.
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Jeremy Menez
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With Jeremy Menez playing the trequartista role, and Marco Borriello scoring goals from all angles, Roma started their climb up the league table. However, it was a false dawn. February brought about Ranieri’s downfall. The month started with a home draw
against a struggling Brescia outfit, but the result was followed by three successive losses. Ranieri’s defence conceded a whopping 11 goals in those three games and it seemed as if the manager's departure was inevitable. Roma’s 4-3 loss to CFC Genoa – a game
where they threw a three-goal lead – proved the last straw and Ranieri handed in his resignation.
The club was out of options and former fan favourite, Vicenzo Montella was promoted as the head coach. Prior to his promotion, Montella was in charge of the club’s youth team. The Aeroplane, as he was nicknamed during his playing days, started his latest
adventure with a 1-0 victory away at Bologna FC but it was a performance that left a lot to be desired. Discarding Ranieri’s 4-3-1-2 setup, Montella reincarnated Spalleti’s 4-2-3-1 formation.
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Daniele De Rossi David Pizzaro
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Marco Borriello
A creative 4-2-3-1 formation brought fame and success to Spalleti upon its introduction, but once the Calcio teams learnt how to handle the innovation, AS Roma were left in no man’s land. The deployment of a formation which sacrifices the balance of the
team raises more questions than answers.
Furthermore, Montella’s post match press conference left a lot to be desired. The newly appointed tactician had dropped http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-c33030 for the trip to Bologna. Montella described Totti’s omission as a technical decision; a
term used by managers when they want to tell a player he doesn’t fit into the manager’s tactics.
It’s no secret that Spalletti derived his success with Totti being the creator-in-chief. If early hints are anything to go by, Francesco Totti has no place in Montella’s starting eleven. Owing much to Er Pupone’s influence both on and off the pitch, the
omission can be detrimental to the dressing room environment and Roma’s already woeful performances on the pitch.
The questionable approach doesn’t end there. When journalists asked Montella about his decision to start Alexandre http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Doni-c11553 ahead of Julio Sergio, the 37-year-old simply said, “I think Doni is better than Julio”. It doesn’t take a genius to guess the morale-crushing
impact it would have had on Julio Sergio’s confidence, especially since the Brazilian had been one of the star performers for the Lupi.
Montella, at just 37 years of age, is clearly not ready to take on a club of Roma’s pedigree. Rumours have it that Carlo Ancelotti will arrive in Rome at the end of the season and that Montella is just a caretaker. Judging from the few days of work that
Montella has done, Carlo should come sooner rather than later.
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