The captain of Italian "Roma" Lorenzo Pellegrini spoke about the appointment of Claudio Ranieri as the head coach of his team.
"Perhaps there was too much talk about my mood. It’s normal that I was angry, we weren’t doing very well. And I talked about it with the coach. He knows me well, we are similar in some ways, and that means he understands me. He gave me, the team, and the city the necessary calm.
We have always had a good relationship, one where you don’t need to say much. For instance, the well-known talk before the match with "Lazio" lasted about two minutes. Then we hugged. I respect him more as a person than as a coach. He has put everything in order. It’s normal to face difficulties, but it seems that everything is fine under his leadership,” Pellegrini is quoted by La Gazzetta dello Sport.