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The DS of Lazio Fabiani spoke to Radio Radio about various topics regarding the situation at the white and sky blue house.

The extremely delicate moment due to the market freeze and the consequent lack of incoming transfers is causing concern among the fans.

Lazio, Fabiani’s words on Radio Radio

Response to recent criticisms:

“I want to make a clarification. I am a very sensitive person and close to all social classes, and the term I wanted to use is “dishonest”. They say Fabiani is on vacation, considering that during these days of my birthday I join my family and I see nothing wrong with that, I didn’t understand the reason for such harshness. Before speaking, one should first understand the situations. In this past month, I have faced very serious illnesses and when you touch on family matters, it is clear that one gets upset. I will never allow anyone, especially these beggars who only talk to hear themselves and hide behind fake profiles. I hope to meet him one day and exchange a few words to make him understand that it was not about vacations but much more serious issues.

FANS? I have never dared to disrespect, especially the fans; I have deep respect for everyone. I was born in Rome, and Rome is also my city. I hope to meet this person one day and see if he will say the same things to my face. It’s too easy to hide behind social media.”

MERCATO – “Fans need to be thanked, even those who protested, because they are among the nearly 30,000 season ticket holders who made an effort, and for this, they deserve all our thanks. I understand the difficulty and put myself in the shoes of those who, in turn, live off football: your broadcaster, the newspapers, the websites. The transfer market fills with news, and this, in quotes, could create damage to all collateral activities. However, there is also the aspect of playing football, which concerns me, and I say that in my view, we need to be moderately confident because this team produced interesting numbers last year, especially at home, it could have done more in the previous season, and until the last match, we were playing something important in Europe. Lazio is equipped because I, not immediately after the market freeze, due to an oversight, had already said that we would not let go of the best players; I said this in the second matchday of the last season. I am carrying out a three-year plan; we only sold Tchaouna due to environmental factors. Let’s say he didn’t fit in neither in the city of Rome nor in the hearts of the fans, so I sold him to an English team, bought at 8 and sold at 15.”

ROMA AND LAZIO TEAMS ALIGNED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD (PHOTO BY SALVATORE FORNELLI)

OVER – “The working day of a sporting director involves the entire organization, from the youth sector to the first team. Transfers? There is always the veto of the coach; until Sarri makes decisions on two Over players, we won’t move. Obviously, he will make his evaluations and then decide what to do. In the meantime, there have been several departures; we have other young players who are part of the first team, like Ruggieri, who has offers, but now we are waiting for the Commander to show us the way forward.”

JANUARY TRANSFER WINDOW – “January? This index has been abolished, and I don’t involve myself in federal politics, so I don’t know why it no longer exists after July 31. In January, a new chapter opens, at the year-end many previous situations will change due to contract expirations, and we will take another step forward in the three-year plan I have already mentioned. We had two luxury friendlies, we saw a good Lazio, and this gives us hope. I thank all the fans again, and we move forward with extreme confidence.”

BELAHYANE – “Belahyane? Coaches make the choices. Baroni saw it in a certain way last year, and as a club, we cannot intervene. Interfering with a coach is always bad, so you must give him the trust you granted when you signed the contract.”

INSIGNE – “Insigne? More of a suggestion than anything else. We have confirmed Pedro, and I would keep him for another ten years; he is a locker room and on-field professional. But I want to discover young talents, not thirty-year-olds. Gigot? There are crucial moments in the season where you have to make choices. My way of working is focused on young players, so I respect Insigne, but I believe he does not fit the parameters for building Lazio.”

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BARONI-SARRI– “Baroni has a different profile from Sarri, even just based on experience. Sarri is more visionary, and there are game phases where the coach needs to make adjustments. Last year, sometimes we were a bit presumptuous, surely the first half of the season made us complacent, and when it was time to change gears, we didn’t. I will be grateful to Baroni for life because he arrived here at a very difficult time, and not everyone would have accepted the challenge, he did and that’s why I love him and thank him. He decided to go to Torino, and then Sarri made himself available immediately. I have a lot of confidence in Maurizio’s experience to improve the young players.”

MERCATO BLOCK – “There are three indices that, if they exceed a certain threshold, result in a total block: liquidity index, extended labor cost, and amortizations. If I buy Rovella today and pay him over four years, and do the same for other players, year after year, I accumulate these amortizations. The extended labor cost includes agents, players on the roster, and those who don’t find space and are sent to play in other clubs. In the liquidity index, you also include infrastructural expenses like the Academy we are building. If all these indices are in the red, the block is triggered. The issue is that due to an oversight, which could have been postponed to June, the block was activated. I repeat, only those who work can make mistakes. I am confident that after the storm, calm will come.”

GOALKEEPERS – “Rotation between Mandas and Provedel? If I were the sporting director in Nando Orsi’s time, for me, he would have been the starter. The goalkeeper is the only position where there must be certainties, in my opinion. I believe Sarri perfectly understands the rules of the game. I think the coach will make decisions soon.”

FUTURE – “I take full responsibility, but after thirty years in this profession, I am forward-thinking. In January, I signed two young players to complete the squad, so today, I don’t have the need to find an alternative to Guendouzi, for example. Not letting go of key players is the strength of the club. Is it humiliating not to do transfers? We can all make a mistake in good faith to be honest. But what’s the difference between Lazio’s current status quo and that of a team that has thirty players in the squad, so six, seven more over players who, if they don’t leave, block the market. If I wanted to be clever, I would have taken advantage of the Insigne situation, signed him for free, and then paid in January, but would that have served the fans’ interests? No, so I chose not to take shortcuts. I do not expose the fans to embarrassment because I am aware that we have an important squad. Two seventh places? Let’s also consider Lazio’s history; I am working for a better future. Deep down, I hope that in the near future, we can have a significant player pool to achieve something serious and long-lasting.”

LAZIO CELEBRATION (PHOTO BY SALVATORE FORNELLI)

EUROPE – “Lazio fought last year, so I see no reason why they shouldn’t do it this season.”

PLAYERS – “I believe we will hear about Provstgaard in the near future; he is a natural talent in my opinion. We have many other important players, but I must say that Cataldi has also returned very well. Perhaps a year of ‘exile’ did him good. But everyone, I hope for a little more from Taty, who with Sarri can gain the confidence needed.”

CAPTAIN – “This is also a coach’s decision. The captain is the coach’s captain, so this is also a decision Sarri will make. There are no prima donnas in the locker room; they are all united. For me, they are all captains, but only one will wear the armband.”