"Clinesman level irresponsible" Penalty 140 billion won...'Saudi replacement'Mancini as candidate for AS Roma's next head coach

Nov 11, 2024

'Clinesman level irresponsible' Penalty 140 billion won...'Saudi replacement'Mancini as candidate for AS Roma's next head coach



Former Saudi Arabian coach Robert Mancini is strongly connected to AS Roma.

AS Roma lost 2-3 in the 12th round of Italy's Serie A in the 2024-2025 season against Bologna at Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy, at 11 p.m. on the 10th (Korean time). The defeat sent AS Roma into 12th place in the league.

AS Roma is disgraced by Bologna, which is considered a step below its power. After giving Santiago Castro the opening goal in the 25th minute, he was taken away all the time. In the 18th minute of the second half, Stefan El Sharawi scored an equalizer and tried to change the atmosphere again, but failed to exceed 3 minutes.




AS Roma, who lost a point to Ricardo Orsolini in the 21st minute of the second half, collapsed when another goal was scored by Jeffer Carlson in the 32nd minute of the second half. El Sarawi scored again in the 37th minute of the second half, but that was it. With only two wins in their last nine games, AS Roma leaders immediately made the decision.

AS Roma announced the replacement of coach Ivan Yuric on its official website shortly after the match against Bologna. AS Roma kicked out Yurich before they could find a replacement. Yurich is the head coach who was appointed last September. When manager Yurich failed to rebound AS Roma's sluggishness at the beginning of the season, he was relentlessly replaced in two months.
'Clinesman level irresponsible' Penalty 140 billion won...'Saudi replacement'Mancini as candidate for AS Roma's next head coach
Mancini is mentioned as the new head coach of AS Roma. Mancini is an Italian superstar-turned-head coach. He performed so well that he led Sampdoria to the top of Italy, not a prestigious club.

There are many great achievements as a leader as well. Mancini, who began his leadership career immediately after retirement, announced a successful start by taking over Copa Italy from Lazio. Mancini, who immediately took over as Inter Milan, won three Italian championships. Mancini, who created Inter Milan's Serie B world, headed to Manchester City.




He led Manchester City to the first English Premier League (EPL) championship in the club's history. The Italian national soccer team achieved Euro 2020 and rose to the rank of masters. It is a masterpiece recognized in Europe, but Mancini makes a surprising decision in 2023.
'Clinesman level irresponsible' Penalty 140 billion won...'Saudi replacement'Mancini as candidate for AS Roma's next head coach
Unable to shake off the temptation of money, he decided to become the Saudi head coach. Saudi Arabia is known to have promised 21 million pounds (about 37.8 billion won) in annual salary alone. Mancini was expected to lead Saudi Arabia successfully if he showed his leadership properly.

However, Mancini's Saudi team was disastrous. At the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup, they met South Korea led by Jurgen Klinsmann in the round of 16. Saudi Arabia did well and went all the way to a penalty shootout with South Korea. However, Coach Mancini created controversy by showing signs of returning to the locker room even though the winner or loser of the penalty shootout has not yet been decided.
'Clinesman level irresponsible' Penalty 140 billion won...'Saudi replacement'Mancini as candidate for AS Roma's next head coach
Since then, coach Mancini's Saudi team has also performed poorly in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifying round. When Mancini failed to pay for the money, Saudi Arabia replaced Mancini.

Rumors spread that Mancini was on a huge money cushion. The UK reported that the penalty for replacing Mancini in Saudi Arabia was a whopping £77 million (about KRW 138.7 billion). The amount varies from reporter to reporter, but it is believed to be a considerable amount. In Italy, there were reports that only 16.7 million pounds (about 30.1 billion won) was received as a penalty. It's a lot of money even if it's the latter.




Mancini immediately connected with AS Roma. Italy's Corriele Delo Sport reported on the 11th that Mancini and former Juventus coach Masimilinao, as well as Rudy Garcia, who has already been replaced by AS Roma No. 1, are considered candidates for the next AS Roma head coach.
'Clinesman level irresponsible' Penalty 140 billion won...'Saudi replacement'Mancini as candidate for AS Roma's next head coach


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