Ghisolfi speaks ahead of Athletic Club kick-off: “We are hungry.” | OneFootball

Roma sporting director Florent Ghisolfi was interviewed by Sky Sport shortly before kick-off at Stadio Olimpico against Athletic Club Bilbao.

“The Olimpico is incredible tonight,” the French executive noted. “This is what Roma is all about.”

“Rensch? He’s a good guy with a top mentality. He’s an important player for Ranieri.”

“He can play in three positions, he has many qualities and tonight the coach made this choice, also for the profile of our players and that of the opponents.”

“We don’t look at age of the squad at the moment, it was a goal to have a younger and more dynamic Roma.”

“Tonight, Baldanzi plays, he brings dynamism to the team and freshness; we are happy and we also know Pisilli, he has a lot of energy. But on the bench we have quality players, the others are ready to give their contribution to the team. This year we are a real family and we will have to prove it.”

“Tonight is a very difficult match, the level must be very high because Athletic has a great identity. They are confident and they are right: they were second in the Europa League, now fourth in the league and would play the final at home.”

“But we are also ready to fight; every detail will be important. Last night with the Champions League we saw that anything can happen.”

“At the Olimpico, with our family, we play on another level. We still have to find the right focus, because it is played over two games. But we move forward, we have the fans with us.”

“We have been through the storm, we’ve gotten through the worst moment, but we have worked and we have not given up anything. Today the situation is better, but we have not done anything yet. We want to play these two competitions at 100%; we are hungry, we know where we come from.”