Cristante hails Roma owners for replacing Mourinho with De Rossi

Bryan Cristante has praised Roma owners for hiring club legend Daniele De Rossi as Jose Mourinho's replacement

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00:00 I think the coach arrived and he didn't need to introduce himself to anyone, to know the environment,

00:07 but I think that arriving at mid-season, in a difficult situation,

00:14 with players he has already played with, he has done the collaborator, in other experiences,

00:19 he could have had his setbacks.

00:22 Instead, from the first day, I think we found the perfect balance to manage the group and the whole situation,

00:31 which was something else than simple, I think.

00:35 So we are happy with the path we are taking, with what we are becoming.

00:41 We are building day after day, because these are new ideas and new situations.

00:48 I think we are also finding the right solution, because it was opened by the club in a difficult moment,

00:59 where it could have seemed random.

01:04 A coach who was a great player, but he didn't have this great experience,

01:09 from the club's point of view, it could have seemed a random solution,

01:14 but I think we're getting there.