No one could imagine Roma to near victory at the San Paolo stadium in Naples with only 1 minute left to play. Yet, many could imagine Roma to concede a goal with only 1 minute left to play. So, we know it ended all square. Beyond the obvious. Napoli were a thorn in the side … Napoli-Roma 1-1 “Too shy”
We had said it after SPAL. We reiterate it today after the resounding victory in the Champions League with CSKA. Roma confirms to be a bipolar team that seems lazy and indolent with the small and that finds concentration and right motivations only in the big games. And that’s unacceptable, because needless to say that … Roma-CSKA 3-0 “Head up”
Would rather avoid to report a game like this. A strange game of football. Still have no idea of what exactly happened. Positive signs in recent games, 4 wins in a row, Roma seemed to be out of the woods. And positive early signs yesterday with Roma showing confidence, straight on the pitch looking to … Roma-Spal 0-2 “Off the record”
When Juventus played recently Frosinone the media hailed their 2-0 win as swift and cynical. Ronaldo and co. only managing to break the deadlock in the last 15 minutes. Roma wins at Empoli in a similar fashion but it is now called suffering and regression. With Empoli showing to be a much more dangerous team … Empoli-Roma 0-2 “Swift cynical”
Roma brushes off Viktoria Plzen in style. The best performance of the season so far. It’s a different team. You can see that, clearly. Approach, fitness, legs, and changed attitude on the pitch. But also the game play system. We did not think that was an issue sometime ago. Instead, we were wrong. EDF showed … Roma-Plzen 5-0 “Hasta la Viktoria”
The City is ours! A big win for Roma, exactly what Eusebio Di Francesco was hoping for to regain trust in his men and to put behind the awful start. But also to regain trust from the fans. The Derby was crucial in this sense. Losing was not an option. Draw acceptable. Winning was the … Roma-Lazio 3-1 “City pride”
Awakening. Not to take for granted. Yet, Roma has won and convinced. And it does not matter that in front of us there was Frosinone. The team risked considering what we have seen so far, especially with Chievo and Bologna. A Frosinone team that might be the poorest team in the league, but that had … Roma-Frosinone 4-0 “Awakening”
We continue on the same lines from the beginning of the season. Defense in the doldrums, midfield that runs little and badly, team that never moves the action, never a play in depth, forward nothing, with somany players not playing at all. And when you find the space we are mising easy chances. Then you … Bologna-Roma 2-0 “Not received”
Roma suffers a hevy defeat at the Bernabeu. Anyone can lose to the European Champions, and that is not the point. The point is that Roma did not show much in this game, no fighting spirit, where all seemed improvised The defense is the same as last season but the mechanisms do not work the … Real Madrid-Roma 3-0 “Bull-gored”
What we did not want to happen, but It did happen. In a comfortable 2-0 lead Roma suddenly drops down and let go, inexplicably. De Rossi entered the field in the second half and the sudden change of formation was hoping to bring the right adjustments, experience and more security. Instead it got worse, with … Roma-Chievo 2-2 “Upside Down”