Roma Club Dublin AS. Roma Club Eire – Dublin Ireland wishes all its readers and fans worldwide a Happy New Year! Thanks for the amazing support! Let’s rewind 2017. We had so many events to remember here in Dublin and travelling overseas. Back in February we travelled together to Villarreal CF for the UEFA Europa … Goodbye 2017, Welcome 2018!
Here we are, it’s the end of 2017. Disappointing results between Christmas and New Years Eve, once again against Sassuolo the team showed lack of some mental fitness and physical strength; VAR and two goals disallowed, lots of debatable issues, with Dzeko and Schick at the very centre of the debate. Roma were just incapable … Roma-Sassuolo 1-1 “Mood breaker”
The after-match press conference by Eusebio Di Francesco was by far the best we have seen from Roma last night. Just impeccable. He explained that his men were told to attack the Juve backline, pressing and squeezing them in their half, Strootman and De Rossi to tackle and prevent Miralem Pjanic from moving around in … Juventus-Roma 1-0 “Turin breaks”
Di Francesco thought even Team B could qualify Roma for the next round, but reality showed a different outcome. Too many changes at the back did not pay off. A complete new defense backline with Jesus and Moreno in the centre, Peres and Emerson on the wings, but they did not impress, especially in the … TIMCup: Roma-Torino 1-2 “Knock out”
Six minutes of injury time and two more of the VAR. A heart-stopping ending, Roma could not unlock the Cagliari defense, a penalty badly wasted by Perotti after the VAR intervention. Then, so much effort but Roma could not create decent chances, a sterile maneuvering, so much confusion, a game plan that did not work. … Roma-Cagliari 1-0 “Cardio-Fazio”
As against Genoa, we are angry for having lost two more points, so many unexploited opportunities and the miracles of “Saint Sorrentino” on goal, the Chievo keeper, superb today but conceded five against Inter last week.. Juventus and Inter, with Napoli drawing as well today, this it was a golden opportunity to get under it, … Roma-Chievo 0-0 “Saint Sorrentino”
Miracle. Not only do we go to the knockout stages of the Champions League but we win the group surprisingly, at the expense of Chelsea and Atletico, the group of death, at the beginning prohibitive, we were all pessimistic and instead the strength of this group has made the difference, thanks to Eusebio Di Francesco … Roma-Qarabag 1-0 “Double winners”
A victory that could not be otherwise. Spal were brushed away, a determined but modest team, with a Roma team that immediately seemed wantin g to go to to close the match quickly and start thinking about Qarabag. In the field we saw Cengiz Under, then also the last 20 minutes for Schick, finally. And … Roma-Spal 3-1 “Brushed away”
Two points wasted. Not a great match to watch especially in the first half, nevertheless Roma were in control, Genoa hardly able to stop the Giallorossi pushing forward, eventually with El Shaarawy opening the scoring. Thereafter not much trouble until madness happened. Madness Daniele De Rossi. In the middle of Roma penalty area with nothing … Genoa-Roma 1-1 “Madness”
Returning from Madrid we made some reflections on everything that happened and that we did not want to happen. Three thousand fans, a great enthusiasm in the city, the arrival at the Wanda Metropolitan Stadium in metro, the singing up to the away fans section 23. After the anthem of the Champions League something happened but … Atletico-Roma 2-0 “Heroes of Silence”