The Roma hierarchy examined their crisis on Monday, but, barring late surprises, Ivan Juric will still be on the bench as they take on his former team Torino on Thursday. The coach led the practice as usual to start the week, Sky reports.
The Croat remains under heavy scrutiny, and his permanence hinges on the next results. The Giallorossi have lost thrice in eight games with him at the helm. He has the worst point average of all their recent gaffers. The brass is worried about the psyche of the squad after what happened in Florence and the friction inside the locker room.
Despite that, Juric is expected to have another chance, possibly the final one, in the midweek round, La Repubblica reports. He had a long video session with the players. Gianluca Mancini served as the spokesperson for the malcontent of the players for the recent remarks by the manager.
Even though the Giallorossi sent out feelers about other options, the return of Daniele De Rossi is the likeliest one. However, he wants the team to hire an exec he knows and can trust to accept. Claudio Ranieri could fill such a role.
Our Take on Roma and Juric
Given the Friedkin’s secretive MO, it wouldn’t be shocking if they brought in a foreign manager that hasn’t been linked out of the blue. It’d be very surprising if they fared even decently against Torino amid the ongoing mess, so they might just be delaying the inevitable. De Rossi isn’t the panacea but was fired too hastily and deserves another shot at least to quiet things down, as he has a great bond with the squad and the environment.
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