Daniel DeRossi it is the past, the present and above all the future of Rome. The contract renewal until 2027, which arrived a few days ago, has put the desire of the players on paper Friedkin to protect the former Giallorossi midfielder, placing him at the centre of the Roma project. A beautiful certificate of esteem and trust for a coach who, let’s never forget, is at his first real experience on the bench as a coach. Of course, his professional qualities and above all his value, even before as a man, have never been questioned. As well as his courage.
Like when he said “yes” to his Roma at a time when there was a desperate need for someone to restore a soul, a hope to a disoriented square recovering from difficult months. And who then better than him? Daniele didn’t back down. He rolled up his sleeves, took command of the ship and still brought it to port, perhaps collecting even less than he deserved. Now, however, everything must be archived quickly: because in a few days we will start again.
Daniele De Rossi: What was he like before starting his coaching career? Here’s what he said
Ma com’era Daniel DeRossi before starting his coaching adventure? Although relatively few years have passed we have recovered a old interview given to BoboTv. The former Giallorossi player hadn’t even joined the national team’s technical staff yet (his first real experience in the world of football after retiring), but there was already talk of him possible future as a coach. At “that time”, because in football everything happens too quickly, the hypothesis of his arrival at the Fiorentina just like a coach.
Fate wanted the paths of De Rossi and the Tuscan team to come closer again after four years, just a few weeks ago practically. But today as then they did not cross in the end. In 2020 that transition did not materialize for many reasons (De Rossi for example did not yet have his driving license but was attending the training course for the qualification), while this year Daniele has decided to fully embrace the Giallorossi cause.
“Are you ready for an important place? Until you start you don’t know if you’re ready. But if you say yes to such an important responsibility, if you have the courage to do it, it means that in your heart you are“, that’s exactly what De Rossi was saying, just think, February 11, 2021. In a short time the blue path first arrived for him as a collaborator, then the one with little fortune as a coach at Spal. Now close your eyes and reopen them on January 16th: evidently Daniele It was early.
So Daniele De Rossi on BoboTv three years ago: “Training? Give your all and then maybe you’ll find yourself back home in a month”
In that interview between the serious and facetiousas they say, the current coach of the Roma he was chatting with a on the ground composed of various Cassano, Vieri, Adani and Ventola who today don’t even work together anymore. And there was talk of the possibility of going to coaching Fiorentinaalthough without having done the classic first apprenticeship. Would you have been ready? He was asking Cassano which at that time was however certain that De Rossi would have become a great coach Why “he was already on the field”.
“Until you start you don’t know if you’re ready. As for Fiorentina, I wasn’t ready at the legal level. I didn’t have a license, there were no requirements, so the discussion ended there. Of course, I would have liked to start from a hot place like that, which also gives you an extra boost“, was the response of Daniel DeRossi. “But if you make a decision like that it means that in reality inside you are already ready“, with a reference to Andrea Pirlo who, finding himself somewhat in the same situation, had taken the lead in those months Juventus.
“The pressures? Different than what you experience as a player”
De Rossi after all, he had never been on the bench before but at that time he already knew what he was getting into. “It’s not the same as being a footballer. Because you have to win games, you have to score points and as a coach it’s different, you’re alone. I see it with my father who does it with young people. He comes home after a defeat and is annoyed and he experiences less pressure if we want ”.
The man in sole command who pays for everyone if things go wrong: “I will never be ready for this”
A reality that all coaches, from amateurs to the top leagues, experience every day. “This work” – said De Rossi – could put us in front of this scenario: you get ready, you pack your bags, you go somewhere, you train, you prepare the market and after a month maybe you stay at home. I think we will never be ready for that, I will never be ready either.”
