{"id":978,"date":"2025-04-03T19:00:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T19:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.matteocoachperformance.it\/?p=978"},"modified":"2025-04-03T19:00:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T19:00:22","slug":"rival-qa-talking-ranieris-impact-soules-importance-with-chiesa-di-totti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.matteocoachperformance.it\/?p=978","title":{"rendered":"Rival Q&#038;A: Talking Ranieri\u2019s impact, Soul\u00e9\u2019s importance with Chiesa Di Totti"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"3YW4xv\">It\u2019s been quite a few months since Juventus last played <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chiesaditotti.com\">Roma<\/a> on the first day of September. Back then, Juventus were very much riding the high of a big start to the new season under a new manager, with the scoreless draw against Roma at the Allianz Stadium looked at as a fairly minor blip on the radar rather than a bad omen for how things would turn.<\/p>\n<p id=\"IlOi93\">Little did we know how much things would change for both clubs between then and now.<\/p>\n<p id=\"KESmZt\">Both Juventus and Roma enter Sunday night\u2019s showdown at the Stadio Olimpico with new managers. Juve\u2019s new coach, Igor Tudor, had a successful debut last weekend against Genoa, while Claudio Ranieri\u2019s return to Roma has resulted in his beloved Giallorossi going from having what was looking very much like a lost season to now an unexpected rise into the competition to finish in the top four in Serie A.<\/p>\n<p id=\"bcTYDu\">That\u2019s right \u2014 Juventus vs. Roma is very much a matchup that has Champions League stakes to it now that Ranieri has gotten things fixed on the field in the Italian capital.<\/p>\n<p id=\"TDVDfz\">Because of all this, it only made sense to bring in the longtime leader at SBN Italia sister blog Chiesa Di Totti, Mr. Bren himself. Considering how Roma have moved from 12th place when Ranieri took over to now just three points behind fifth-place Juventus and four points behind Bologna in fourth, the mood around Bren\u2019s favorite club has definitely shifted for the better.<\/p>\n<p id=\"lkIee8\">It\u2019s been a while since we\u2019ve done one of these, and it only made sense to bring in Bren considering Roma has shot up the standings over the last couple of months and now are suddenly a threat in the race for the top four.<\/p>\n<p id=\"Y9lFGb\">So let\u2019s not wait around any longer. Here\u2019s some questions for Bren and some insight into Roma as we starting to build up the hype for Sunday\u2019s matchup in Rome.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=RRTET8686866967\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p id=\"uraHkB\"><strong>BWRAO:<\/strong> Hello to you, my friend. Let\u2019s get right to it! Things were not looking good at Roma when Claudio Ranieri came out of retirement to save his beloved club. What has changed from November to now that has allowed Roma to move within just a few points of Juventus and become a player in the race for the top four as we head into the final two months of the 2024-25 season?<\/p>\n<p id=\"7AKeLr\"><strong>CDT:<\/strong> I wish I could say that he ushered in a paradigm-shifting tactical revolution, but the truth is that, apart from his first match in charge, Ranieri has utilized a three-at-the-back system \u2014 the same employed by Jos\u00e9 Mourinho and Ivan Juric, more or less. <\/p>\n<p id=\"1Gkphl\">In that light, Roma\u2019s most significant change under Ranieri has been in between the ears. No manager on earth understands the club, the city, and its fans better than Ranieri. Drawing on that insight, Ranieri has restored Roma\u2019s sense of self-belief and purpose, two critical traits that were missing under Juric, to put it kindly. In terms of actual Xs and Os, Ranieri has made better use of players like Mats Hummels, Angeli\u00f1o, and even Paulo Dybala, who Juric seemed to think was a defender in attacker\u2019s clothing. <\/p>\n<p id=\"9jzucs\">Roma haven\u2019t been dominating the competition by any means, but Ranieri has them firing on all cylinders, appearing sharper, more organized, and composed than any Roma team we\u2019ve seen this decade.<\/p>\n<p id=\"Ts9rTT\"><strong>BWRAO:<\/strong> At face value, Matias Soul\u00e9 has had a very quiet season with Roma. Do the numbers match what the eyes have told you? Or are things, much like a lot of Roma-related areas of play this season, hampered by such a poor start?<\/p>\n<p id=\"h7N0so\"><strong>CDT:<\/strong> Well, given the jump from Frosinone to Roma, some regression was to be expected. However, when you take a kid that young and inexperienced and slap a \u20ac30 million price tag on his back and then force him to play under three different managers in the first three months of the season, some hiccups are inevitable. <\/p>\n<p id=\"fMModb\">While he\u2019s not accumulating goals and assists with ease, he\u2019s certainly getting more playing time under Ranieri, which is encouraging and bodes well for the future. Beyond the statistics, all you need to do is watch him and it becomes apparent \u2014 this kid has the goods. He\u2019s the future of the club, alongside Tommaso Baldanzi and Mile Svilar. <\/p>\n<p id=\"Tc0L9w\">Has this season been disappointing for him? Certainly, but that doesn\u2019t diminish his bright future.<\/p>\n<p id=\"FeFPQJ\"><strong>BWRAO:<\/strong> Going off that, how important does Soul\u00e9\u2019s impact become now that Paulo Dybala is likely out for the rest of the season?<\/p>\n<p id=\"OsFngo\"><strong>CDT:<\/strong> All season long, we lamented his lack of playing time, which bordered on negligence considering how much they spent on him. While it\u2019s not the way we would have preferred to see it happen, losing Dybala for the remainder of the year has turned out to be a boon for Soul\u00e9. Now an undisputed starter, Soul\u00e9 is easily Roma\u2019s most dangerous attacking talent, the kind of player capable of scoring at any moment and from any angle- he\u2019s simply that good. <\/p>\n<p id=\"nEyHtN\">Although it hurt to lose Paulo, the additional match time for Soul\u00e9 will benefit the club well into next season and beyond. <\/p>\n<p id=\"gC5OgL\"><strong>BWRAO:<\/strong> Who has benefited the most from Ranieri\u2019s arrival?<\/p>\n<p id=\"njoitg\"><strong>CDT:<\/strong> Can I cheat and say the fans? <\/p>\n<p id=\"RS11bx\">When Juric was dismissed, Roma was only four points clear of the drop. Yes, it was still early in the season, but the threat of relegation <em>felt <\/em>real, and for a fanbase as combustible as ours, it was nightmare fuel. Roma has only been relegated once in their history, so the prospect of playing in Serie B was not only foreign but terrifying \u2014 we were fit to be tied. <\/p>\n<p id=\"7shutk\">But Ranieri just has this way about him. It may be clich\u00e9 to describe him as a beloved grandfather, but that\u2019s exactly what he is to Roma fans. He\u2019s calm, caring, willing to lend a hand, and teaches without condescending. He may have never won a trophy with the Giallorossi, but you\u2019d be hard-pressed to find a Roma manager more beloved than Ranieri. When Ranieri wears Roma colors, you know everything will be alright.<\/p>\n<p id=\"oOjmsV\">But if you force me to name a few players, Hummels, Alexis Saelemaekers, Leandro Paredes, and even Zeki Celik have seen their performances improve under the Tinkerman.<\/p>\n<p id=\"TC9jRS\"><strong>BWRAO:<\/strong> Considering the impact Ranieri has made and that Juventus has only played a single game with interim manager Igor Tudor, how are you feeling about Roma\u2019s chances this weekend?<\/p>\n<p id=\"HcdaL3\"><strong>CDT:<\/strong> Ordinarily, we\u2019d be worried, but I think you hit the nail on the head: Roma is catching Juve at an awkward moment, and as the hottest team in the league right now, I like our chances. Our first match without Dybala was rough, so Soul\u00e9 really needs to step up against his former club. I don\u2019t think it will be easy by any means, but I\u2019m as confident in Roma\u2019s chances as I\u2019ve ever been when Juve appears on the fixture list. <\/p>\n<p id=\"htH9RQ\"><strong>BWRAO:<\/strong> With Roma\u2019s form drastically improved, do you think they have a legit shot at qualifying for the Champions League? Or are you thinking they\u2019re destined for another season of Europa League football?<\/p>\n<p id=\"QCkUjs\"><strong>CDT:<\/strong> Oof, this is a tough one to answer. There aren\u2019t many teams in Europe as scorching as Roma right now, but after Juve, they still have Lazio, Inter Milan, Milan, Atalanta, and Fiorentina, so they essentially have to be perfect. And without Dybala, along with the club experiencing some poor finishing at the moment, I think they\u2019ll fall just short. <\/p>\n<p id=\"II3gC1\">But the fact that this is even a topic of conversation is a testament to Claudio Ranieri\u2019s impact. But seriously, who created this *&amp;$#ing schedule!?<\/p>\n<p id=\"ngBhbY\"><strong>BWRAO:<\/strong> Prediction time! What you got going down at the Olimpico this weekend?<\/p>\n<p id=\"MmrKVP\"><strong>CDT:<\/strong> I\u2019m going to say Roma wins a 2-1 thriller with a match-winner coming from, let\u2019s say, Gianluca Mancini.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackwhitereadallover.com\/2025\/4\/3\/24400129\/rival-question-and-answer-juventus-roma-2025-serie-a-round-31-claudio-ranieri-matias-soule-preview\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been quite a few months since Juventus last played Roma on the first day of September. 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