Soccer is a brutal sport at the perfect of instances, and that’s by no means higher evidenced than by Roma’s determination to sack Daniele De Rossi after simply 4 video games of the Serie A season.
The 41-year-old took over the first-team supervisor’s job from Jose Mourinho in January of this yr, and it was clearly felt by membership hierarchy that one among their legendary gamers was the best man to take them ahead – evidenced by their determination to increase his contract till 2027 in June.
How rapidly issues can change, nonetheless.
Roma sack Daniele De Rossi after simply 4 video games
Up to now in 2024/25, Roma have misplaced 2-1 at residence to Empoli, and drawn with Juventus (0-0), Cagliari (0-0) and Genoa (1-1).
It seems that the consequence in opposition to Genoa was the ultimate straw for house owners, the Friedkin Group, and on Wednesday morning, the official Roma web site introduced the information of De Rossi’s sacking.
‘AS Roma pronounces that Daniele De Rossi has been relieved of his duties as head coach of the primary staff,’ an announcement learn.
‘The membership’s determination is made in the perfect pursuits of the staff, to get again on the specified path as quickly as attainable at a time when the season remains to be in its early phases.
‘A heartfelt thanks to Daniele, who will at all times be at residence on the Giallorossi membership, for the work he has achieved in current months with ardour and dedication.
‘Communication relating to the staff’s technical steering will comply with.’
On the face of it, the choice appears to be an actual knee-jerk response to an admittedly poor begin to the 2024/25 marketing campaign.
4 video games in shouldn’t be actually the perfect time to guage how effectively issues are going, and it’s a call that would effectively come again to hang-out the house owners.
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