Claudio Ranieri despatched a motivational message to Roma star Paulo Dybala throughout his pre-match press convention forward of the primary leg of the Europa League spherical of 16 in opposition to Athletic Membership, insisting that ‘champions shouldn’t be tamed’.
Roma, who’ve been on a formidable run of kind underneath Ranieri this calendar 12 months, will host Athletic Membership, who completed the Europa League league part in second place stage on factors with Lazio on the high, on the Stadio Olimpico on Thursday evening.
Dybala is anticipated to line up as regular within the Giallorossi beginning XI regardless of enjoying the total 90 minutes in in Serie A on the weekend.
Ranieri fires up Dybala: ‘Champions shouldn’t be tamed’
Whereas there’s an expectation for each participant to work exhausting on the pitch, Ranieri encourages Dybala to deal with the sport in a different way to a few of his teammates.
Requested if there’s something particularly he wish to say to Dybala throughout his pre-match , Ranieri replied: “To have enjoyable, he has to have enjoyable.
“Everybody has to run and battle, and he has to have enjoyable. Champions like him shouldn’t be tamed, however they need to be supported and given a number of balls in. He has fantastic imaginative and prescient.”