Former Roma director Walter Sabatini feels Gian Piero Gasperini’s complaints in opposition to director Frederic Massara are ‘not elegant’, however this doesn’t imply the coach will depart the Olimpico on the finish of the season.
Ex-Roma director Sabatini believes Gasperini has been unfair in direction of Massara with repeated complaints concerning the Giallorossi’s switch exercise.
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‘Gasperini’s technique isn’t very elegant’
ROME, ITALY – JANUARY 22: AS Roma head coach Gian Piero Gasperini appears to be like on through the UEFA Europa League 2025/26 League Section MD7 match between AS Roma and VfB Stuttgart at Stadio Olimpico on January 22, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Picture by Paolo Bruno/Getty Pictures)
“The confrontation has been ongoing for fairly a while, and it appears to be a reasonably repetitive phenomenon in at this time’s soccer,” Sabatini informed
“Public complaining usually occurs, however in Gasperini’s case, it’s additionally a manner of being and negotiating. I imagine it’s additionally a technique, admittedly not a really elegant one.”
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Gasperini raised eyebrows on Monday, following a 1-0 loss in opposition to Udinese, defiantly suggesting that the Giallorossi ought to in the event that they fail to qualify for the Champions League in 2025-26.
Sabatini, nevertheless, doesn’t imagine that Gasperini will depart the Stadio Olimpico after only one season, even when he fails to finish up within the high 4.
“I don’t assume so. He’s at all times communicated this fashion; he did the identical in Bergamo to fireside up the setting,” mentioned the Italian soccer director.
“I don’t assume he’s sad with the switch market. That is a part of his working technique. Gasperini has at all times constructed issues over time and can proceed to take action, even with this perspective.
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“Actually, subsequent season he may have the benefit of with the ability to determine gamers earlier and attending to know the noise of this metropolis higher.”
Sabatini: ‘Roma have had the most effective switch window in Serie A’
Roma signed Donyell Malen, Robinio Vaz, Lorenzo Venturino and Bryan Zaragoza within the January switch window, and Sabatini fully accredited the Giallorossi’s switch exercise through the winter window.
“Little question for me. Roma have had the most effective switch window in Serie A,” he mentioned.
“Massara has put collectively a considerate and coherent switch technique that has addressed the crew’s personal wants. Roma have been already taking part in nicely and had a transparent identification, however they wanted a distinct depth in assault to have extra choices throughout matches. Immediately, the division is clearly extra full with bodily sturdy gamers like Malen, Vaz and others who deliver tempo and dribbling like Zaragoza.”
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Roma are at present out of the highest 4, however are simply two factors under Juventus, who occupy a Champions League spot.
The Giallorossi will play their subsequent Serie A match on Monday, February 9, in opposition to Cagliari on the Stadio Olimpico.