The owner commented on the problems the team were going through: "Baldini and Sabatini have nothing to do with this."
Osvaldo's bad patch doesn't look like it's ever going to end. His
apology to the fans and to Totti after missing a penalty against Sampdoria on Sunday just weren't enough. This morning the Italo-Argentinian striker was subjected to insults and protests as he left Trigoria after training.
Twenty fans chanted slogans against him, then one of them hit his car and was arrested. Another tried to follow suit him but was unsuccessful. Tension was high and that is not good for the player ("I'm going through a period where I have very little self-confidence," he admitted on Twitter), nor is it positive for the dressing room, where they are suffering from a series of bad results: Roma haven't won a match yet in 2013 and so far Zeman's departure hasn't changed anything.
Pallotta, the president of Roma, made a statement on the official website: "While we are all not happy with our recent results I have complete confidence in our players and entire staff. As I have said on every occasion we are building an organization and team that will take some time and that Rome can be proud of. In times of transition, there will always be instances in which, in hindsight, we may have taken some different decisions but I don't intend to put band aids on in order to satisfy some in the short term. I am sorry that we all would like to see quick results but since becoming President seven months ago I feel we have moved in many respects in the right direction for the longer term viability and greatness that I believe we can achieve for Roma. Attacking Baldini and Sabatini on a daily basis doesn’t accomplish anything and is foolish. If you want to, attack me."
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