day forty nine
Fonseca Research
Just adding in some of the resources I've found around understanding Fonseca:
Fonseca IRL – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EURSoSX35A0 – Interview with AS Roma – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwsDRo31Myk – Documentary when he was coach of Shakhtar Donetsk – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbsv_9ecjhs – Post-match interview after 6-2 loss to Manchester United (coaching Roma) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ckWKUSgj-0 – Post-match interview after 6-0 loss to Manchester City (coaching Shakthar)
Match footage + analysis – Tifo Football: Roma's Tactics under Fonseca: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FbBFAz696k – Tifo Football – Shakthar Donetsk tactics under Fonseca: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wubp_B9btnQ – Excellent in-match analysis- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt8KeHUIeRs – United v Roma second leg highlights (3-2 victory for Roma) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z90KGw6aoEc. Grainy video – United v Roma first leg highlights (6-2 loss for Roma) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2muq1NEASfo – Juventus v Roma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp8NfZpMdX8 (2-2 draw), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzgGjCZ4QA8 (3-1 victory), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_3H__wfU6A (2-1 loss)
Player Quotes-
Henrikh Mkhitaryan – ““Paulo Fonseca’s a bit similar to Tuchel in that he’s trying to put players in the right position and giving them the freedom to enjoy their football.” (https://football-italia.net/mkhitaryan-has-no-regrets-about-joining-man-utd/)
Franceso Totti- “I’m very happy with the team and with the fact that Paulo Fonseca has understood what it means to be at Roma. The coach has managed to transmit a positive spirit and energy to a team that had various shortcomings.”
Other quotes: https://www.planetfootball.com/quick-reads/9-quotes-on-fonsecas-philosophy-give-him-a-stone-hell-make-you-a-pavement/
Managerial Honours
Porto – Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2013
Braga – Taça de Portugal: 2015–16
Shakhtar Donetsk
- Ukrainian Premier League: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Ukrainian Cup: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Ukrainian Super Cup: 2017
Roma fan opinions
- https://www.reddit.com/r/coys/comments/nwgnfz/roma_fan_ama_about_paulo_fonseca/ – Roma fan's AMA on r/coys
- https://www.reddit.com/r/ASRoma/comments/nvzbzl/your_opinion_of_paulo_fonseca/- answered by Roma fans on r/asroma
- Goodbye posts (seem generally admiring) – https://www.reddit.com/r/ASRoma/comments/n78jgo/thank_you_paulo_fonseca/, https://www.reddit.com/r/ASRoma/comments/njemae/as_roma_post_an_emotional_farewell_video_tribute/.
Tottenham fan perspectives
- Alasdair Gold: discussing Tottenham's future under Paratici and Fonseca: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGI4oCgBhWs
- https://windycoys.com/2021/06/the-fonseca-files-part-1/ and https://windycoys.com/2021/06/the-fonseca-files-part-2/ feature some excellent writing on how Tottenham might fare under Fonseca
- http://thefootyreport.com/paulo-fonseca-set-to-be-next-tottenham-head-coach/ – another excellent article
- General Reactions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aOG2xUuYvg (Oozing Expressions), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-FMfBU9xRw (Spurs 95:01), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUAWKyBOW8k (WeAreTottenhamTV)
Last update
https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1403499147991392256
Just wanted to collect some of the links so that it would be easier for fans to understand Fonseca. Regardless of how underwhelmed we feel in general, he is (most likely) our new manager and deserves our full support.
Cheers!
Edit: updated with interviews/press match conferences + more match analysis