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Roma strengthen by selling
罗马以卖图强
For Roma, the story of the weekend wasn't so much that they drew against a side that hasn't won a single game this season, but that they did so in the silence of a half-empty Stadio Olimpico. The fans are deeply disillusioned, and the poor results (five points in four games) are not enough to account for the sullen faces.
对于罗马队来说,这个周末过的很糟糕。他们与一只开赛以来还未尝胜绩的队伍战成平局。整场比赛在半空的奥林匹克球场进行。球迷已深感失望,铁青的脸不仅仅是因为开赛以来糟糕的结果。
What truly upsets the Romanisti is the club's new business philosophy, which appears to put cash before cups. Following last month's defeat to Milan, the tifosi hung a banner claiming the club's only objectives were "profits and sales" and a short while later, sporting director Monchi felt compelled to defend his selling strategy.
真正令罗马球迷生气的是俱乐部的新商业政策:将利润置于荣誉之上。在上一场与米兰的失利之后,球迷已经打出横幅指责球队唯一的目标就是利润和销售。这致使蒙奇不得不出来为他的经营策略辩护。
It's easy to understand why Romanisti would be upset. Since Monchi took the reins, both summers the club sold its most valuable player (first Mohamed Salah, then Alisson). Recently the Spaniard also let go of fan darlings Radja Nainggolan and Kevin Strootman.
球迷的愤怒易于理解。自从蒙奇上任以来,两个夏天罗马都卖出了他身价最高的球员(先是萨拉赫,之后是阿里森)最近,西班牙人又出让了两名球迷的宠儿:纳英戈兰和斯特罗曼。
The anger over these sales is exacerbated by a sense that the team, despite a busy mercato, has not really been improved. It's worth finding out if this is true.
愤怒进一步恶化。球迷相信队伍经历了一个忙碌的夏窗并未得到任何增强。让我们来看一看这是不是实情。
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