OR Rome on Sunday evening (05/01, 21:45) welcomes Lazio in “Olympic”. THE Claudio Ranieri spoke ahead of the derby and mentioned that the rating of the “Galorossi” doesn’t matter, while he also commented on the non-use of Lorenzo Pellegrini at home games from October 31.
“It’s a derby, a match where you feel something more. At the moment the table speaks for itself, Lazio are in a fantastic moment.
They play fast, with few contacts, so they are a dangerous team, but the derby is always a different story. In these games, everything starts from scratch.
The table doesn’t count. We will play with the usual desire to do well. We will not be nervous because it will not be a good motivation.
The right motivation comes from being aware of the opponent’s strength and our desire to win.”
Regarding Pellegrini’s absence from home matches, he said: “It is a psychological issue. From a technical point of view I consider him one of the best midfielders in Europe and every team would like to have him.
But, he suffers from this thing from the fans and I have to consider whether a player can stand it or not.
Lorenzo puts all the problems on his shoulders and that is his sin. To get back to being the player he was he will have to play more naturally, free himself from all that weight.
It is not easy to play at home and feel the negativity and responsibility after 1-2 mistakes. You saw I had no problem using him against Milan at the San Siro.
He came close to scoring and generally has the ability to find the back of the net at the right time.”
Source: Sport Fm
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