Stephan El Shaarawy assures Roma are ‘in good arms’ with Gian Piero Gasperini supported by Claudio Ranieri. ‘Champions League qualification is definitely considered one of our priorities.’
The Giallorossi had a chaotic marketing campaign final time period with three completely different coaches, however after Daniele De Rossi and Ivan Juric have been fired, Ranieri got here out of retirement to supply stability.
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Now the veteran has a brand new function on the Stadio Olimpico as director, after 9 years with Atalanta.
El Shaarawy no stranger to Gasperini’s techniques
Stephan El Shaarawy Roma (Picture by Getty Photographs/Getty Photographs)
“Gasperini is the primary coach I labored with and he gave me my Serie A debut with Genoa, so I already know him properly,”
“He’s an actual trainer, direct each on and off the sector, able to getting the most effective out of his gamers. He calls for quite a lot of depth, and no doubt it’s robust coaching with him, however the brand new gamers all received to know one another and we’ve got some very optimistic sensations. With Gasperini and Ranieri, we’re in good arms.”
WALSALL, ENGLAND – AUGUST 06: Gian Piero Gasperini, Head Coach of AS Roma, appears to be like on previous to the pre-season pleasant match between Aston Villa and AS Roma at Pallet-Observe Bescot Stadium on August 06, 2025 in Walsall, England. (Picture by Clive Mason/Getty Photographs)
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Gasperini inevitably brings a brand new fashion of soccer with him and one which
“It’s way more vertical, with depth and dynamism. We’ve got to repeatedly trade locations and positions. He desires a really attacking urgent sport and all the time the concept is to maneuver the ball ahead,” continued El Shaarawy.
“Meaning quite a lot of push from us wingers, so we’re working onerous to offer him what he desires. The target for everybody is to do higher than final season.”
Seeing as Roma completed fifth final time period, and for a few of the closing sport of the season they’d been in fourth forward of Juventus, that makes their goal very apparent.
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“Champions League qualification is definitely considered one of our priorities. We missed out by a single level final time and we should attempt to get there, identical to we additionally need to do higher in Europe in comparison with final season. We’ve received quite a lot of enthusiasm from everybody keen to realize this goal,” concluded El Shaarawy.