![]() Hardly ideal circumstances for any manager, let alone in the Roman hothouse, but it got so much worse for Fonseca. ![]() ![]() No-one associated with the club was cruel enough to come out and actually say that, but with the club's pursuit of Antonio Conte and José Mourinho falling flat in the summer of 2019, Fonseca was Roma's consolation prize.Īnd what was his reward? A woefully misshaped roster featuring a collection of aging veterans on high salaries and a gaggle of unproven U-23 players, with only a few ready for primetime players, sprinkled in for good measure, while the club's most talented player, Nicolo Zaniolo, was lost for nearly the entirety of Fonseca's tenure in the capital. Now, imagine, if you will, trying to do all of that knowing full well that you weren't your employer's first choice. Facing the unrelenting scrutiny of the Roman media, attempting to tame the pride, passion, and prejudice of the tifosi while also surviving the meatgrinder that is the Trigoria training grounds presents a unique challenge to anyone crazy enough to accept the post as manager of Associazione Sportiva Roma. ![]() Given the club's status as Italy's perceptual bridesmaid, and all the feelings of inferiority and insecurity that come along with it, managing Roma is never easy. ![]()
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