Tuesday 8 August 2017

A.S. Roma announce Chisholm

Sitting at the head of the table looking out to the awaiting media. Chisholm looked calm and composed with the media attention this out of the blue announcement had generated. The opening gambit was from Spanish media, questioning what had changed in the 48 hours following the statement of intent to remain at Celta Vigo.



Chisholm was honest in his approach, "When the Head Coach has a different idea to the direction of the team to that of the owner the job is much harder to enjoy". Transfer policy has been speculated with Chisholm keen to bring youthfulness into the team and produce a tam that could develop over the next few seasons but the owner wanted different. Chisholm looks back fondly at Celta Vigo and his time in Spain which didn't get off to the best of starts with relegation to Division 5. "The team needed a revamp and that's what I did in D5, Players that wanted to play for The name on the front of the jersey turned the clubs fortunes around" Despite falling short with a defeat in the D4 Play-off final Chisholm was proud of the clubs effort of the past 2 seasons and hopes the club can continue to move forward. There are many good youngsters left behind who with the right guidance will have every chance of breaking into the first team in the future. "That;s one area I am proud of, the youth team has masses mof potential if they keep working hard on the training ground."

When the discussion turned to the new era at A.S. Roma, Chisholm was bullish in his team and plans. He knows it won't be easy but feels that on paper the squad should be higher than fourth from bottom. But as everyone knows, You finish where you deserve to finish with Chisholm keen to bring pride back to the Stadio Olimpico. "Good players are here, and with a few additions in the right areas I believe we can aim to push for much better that where we were last season. It's a clean slate for all at the club, Who stands out in training over pre-season, lets wait and see!" Double sessions will be utilised to ensure peak fitness of all players is met come the opening game of the season.

Chisholm left with one final line. "It's a shame Milan went down as I would have loved to have beat them on their turf and silence Beddow's claims of  having a hand in any success I have had so far on this journey".




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