DBasia.news – regret while coaching AS Roma. For Francesco, selling Kevin Strootman was his biggest regret while coaching the capital club.
Kevin Strootman has been AS Roma’s mainstay for five seasons. But the club had let him go in the second season Eusebio Di Francesco coached the capital club. Whereas before he always relied on the player.
“The decision made was proven to be a mistake. Starting with what I regret the most is selling Strootman and also Radja Nainggolan. Kevin is an amazing player. His departure made us lose character and consistency, “Di Francesco told Corriere dello Sport, Thursday (16/04).
“I regret that I did not fight harder for him to survive. In the end I have to accept his decision, “he added.
The same thing happened when AS Roma sold Radja Nainggolan to Inter Milan. Even the 48-year-old coach had a desire to reunite with the Belgian player when he coached Sampdoria earlier this season.
“Regarding the sale of Radja, it was a joint decision between the club and the players. I am happy to work with him and want to have him back when I train Sampdoria. I tried to contact him during the summer, but he followed his heart to return to Cagliari, “he concluded.
These two sales have proven to bewilder Il Lupi. Those who appeared extraordinary in the first season Di Francesco was on duty, immediately did a freefall in the second season. The inconsistency of the game finally made management dismiss the former Sassuolo coach in the mid of the 2018/19 season.