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Categoria: AS Roma Corner

Rubrica in inglese gestita dagli amici del Roma Club Dublino

0 Roma 2-4 Spezia ‘Hi-Low”

  • 23 Gennaio 2021
  • Stefano Sale
  • · AS Roma Corner · Rubriche

Everything that shouldn’t have happened has happened. If Inter and Lazio were the key games to understand our real potential, now we have to review everything, for how we fell into the ravine.

But let’s take a step back. The performance of our team was shameful with Lazio, everyone, without exception. The collapse with Spezia turns into an unlikely thing. Usual blackout, red cards by the minute, referees, clumsiness, substitutions, turmoil, misunderstandings. So, we are out of the Coppa Italia.

Of course, if Borja Mayoral had scored the possible 3-2, today we would have talked about a distracted team that concedes a lot but then overturns the game and go to the next round. But with ifs and buts you never go anywhere.

Once again no one who shows up to gives explanations or apologizes. Nothing. Instead only the presence of Lazio commentators on TV to make fun of us, to give lessons. Now, someone will say that we are still in full swfor the championship and the Europa League. Ok, but until when? Getting the boat back on its feet seems very difficult at this moment and as long as rags fly in Trigoria the matter is not resolved. And then, this same Roma team will be able to beat the same Spezia today. Let’s hope.

But if it were not so, with the total collapse you have to change immediately. My suggestive hypothesis would be De Rossi as coach, Totti as Technical Director and Zibì Boniek as General Manager. People who know the environment, who make themselves respected, who impose rules, who defend Rome when needed, who put their face to it.

If Pirlo can be a ‘maestro’ in Turin without any experience, with Nedved and Paratici at his side, it is not clear why in Rome such a long-term project could not be done. Zibi then is a great professional as President of the Polish Federation, and a big romanista. Totti and DDR to bring back city pride with values, the people enthusiasm for these colours.

In the meantime, Tiago Pinto has just arrived, poor fellow, crushed by two unlikely matches, now he immediately finds himself debating with the Friedkins about what to do. The team manager and the mutiny story, whatever happened in the aftermath. On the transfer market, the club will have to intervene, the ruturn of El Sharaawy seem likely now with right back Reynolds.

The repetition with La Spezia is the watershed. Fonseca will be sacked if he doesn’t win. Last call, last chance. So, head down and pedal. Speak little, close social networks, be professionals, you are all well paid and privileged. We ask for commitment and sacrifice for this shirt. With humility and respect. It doesn’t take much. Thanks.

0 Lazio 3-0 Roma “Lazarus”

  • 19 Gennaio 2021
  • Stefano Sale
  • · AS Roma Corner

It’s not about scaling. Absolutely. We just “normalized”. These were the key games to better understand. At least we know now. Roma must think about finishing fourth, the goal set at the beginning of the season. And it won’t be easy either, we will have to fight to get to the Champions League.

The problem is that the excellent start and the third place close to the top had stirred up some of the fans. Scudetto, see you at Circus Maximus and so on. Dreaming is beautiful, dreaming is lawful, for heaven’s sake. But we need more balance with judgments. It’s easy to get carried away. Of this period every year Roma goes the same way, it collapses, deflates, disappears and makes awful displays . Every year the managers, coaches and players change but it’s always the same score. In the league, like in the Italian Cup or the Europa League.

Maybe now that’s not the case, we’re still in the running and nothing is lost. But this defeat gave us a very hard blow, which no one expected, so it hurts, very badly. The performance of our team was disgraceful. Everyone, no one excluded. Sufficiency, presumption and no fighting. So we lost. Lazio, on the other hand, put a lot of verve on it, on and off the pitch. Fonseca has got everything wrong and is the first to be responsible, but then it must also be said that so far Roma have had a good run for what we are, apart from the big blows, and even if the points are the same as last year.

But it’s time to clarify, once and for all. Roma have a good team in the starting 11, but not a squad up to the level to make the leap in quality. No more exaltation of certain players after only a few good games. This is our great limitation. They have to prove it over time, with continuity . But everything is fine, now let’s turn the page, we hope to get up immediately with a double encounter with Spezia, cup and league, a difficult team but that you must always beat, because we are Roma!

Then we win and smile again but we don’t immediately start over with the same old story and exaltation. Keep calm and cool. Our goal is fourth place and let’s play it for the Coppa Italia and Europa League. You can lose but with honour, as long as you give everything. So, head down and pedal. Speak little, close your social media networks, be professional, you are all well paid and privileged. We ask for commitment and sacrifice for this jersey. With humility and respect. It doesn’t take much. Thanks.

0 Roma 2-2 Inter ‘Half pint’

  • 15 Gennaio 2021
  • Stefano Sale
  • · AS Roma Corner

Glass half full the way I see it. Many regretted not having beaten Inter, because we were ahead, for the first half we played better and because we could have won it in the end. Fine. But on the other hand, I think the draw is more than fair.

In those 20 minutes of the second half, Conte’s team crushed us as only Napoli and Atalanta had done, a drop in tension, fear or whatever, but after the one-two of the Nerazzurri, Pau Lopez avoided the worst. Then there are the episodes, such as the corner kick on the first goal that perhaps did not exist or the alleged penalty on Miki.

The fact is, it is true that we could have won it, had the merit of starting over and get back in the game. But he could have lost it, too. Badly. For this I take the point. And anyway we are always there in the standings.

But above all it is Derby day, this is even more fundamental for many reasons. The game that can give us back the momentum, for table ambitions of and for the citizen pride that counts even more in Rome than the table itself. Full speed ahead! Daje Roma!

0 Crotone 1-3 Roma ‘Mayor goal’

  • 8 Gennaio 2021
  • Stefano Sale
  • · AS Roma Corner

Roma returns with 3 valuable points from the Scida stadium, holds tight to third place and gnaws precious points that further bring the Giallorossi closer to the Milanese duo in the lead. Home and dry. The match was wrapped up in 30 mins more or less, thanks to the splendid brace from Borja Mayoral and the penalty shot by Mkhitaryan that sealed victory. Second half came with some obvious changes but saw a drop in concentration, the team relaxed a bit.

Yet, apart from a couple of chances, Crotone was evident that it was not able to worry that much. In the end the team managed well. The mini-turnover worked, whoever was called a responded well, Mayoral in the first place, who also scored a fabulous goal. It should be noted the great performance of Cristante in front of the defense, the usual Villar all-rounder everywhere, Mkhitaryan always devastating, author of great assists.

Negative notes instead for the Peres / Perez duo. While we know Bruno, a backup with his obvious limitations, Carles instead is a player who has great numbers when it comes to leap forward and shooting on goal but for some time he has never managed to break through. A player who is somewhat reminiscent of Cengiz Under in terms of characteristics. But he has to do better, be more responsive and play harder. But now we are at the crossroads.

Two key matches now that will tell us where this team really can go. Inter on Sunday at the Olimpico, then on Friday the derby with Lazio. So far with the big teams we have collected only two draws with Milan and Juve, while we have lost soundly against Napoli and Atalanta. An opportunity to change gear, to make the definitive leap in quality. These matches will tell us whether in the league we must continue to aim for a place in the Champions League or if there is more, higher up.

Among other things, we are almost all players available if Fonseca also recovers the services of Spinazzola, essential for the left wing. In short, Inter are strong, with Lukaku even more so. But we are there too, on the wings of enthusiasm, the team is there, with high morale, we have to try. Also for Morgan De Sanctis, to whom we wish a great good luck for a speedy recovery. Daje Roma.

0 Roma 1-0 Samp ‘Rain men’

  • 6 Gennaio 2021
  • Stefano Sale
  • · AS Roma Corner

January restart. Roma had a terrible record after Christmas breaks. Generally sleepy and sloppy we typically draw or lose games like this. Rain-soaking at the Olimpico all day long. Roma surprised everyone.

Very focused and bright from the start, and for all 90 mins. Unlucky not to get one. The pitch did not help. You could sense the level of frustration among fans watching on TV but not on the pitch. A lot of confidence in the players’ faces, patience that eventually led to Edin’s goal. Another great finish by the bosnian.

And a great run by Karsdorp. The dutchman is finally delivering, another fine display on the right flank. Hopefully he can be as consistent as Spinazzola this year. Others like Villar, Pellegrini and Michi above all, had a fantastic game, too. Another positive result to keep third place. The trip to Crotone seems easy but it is not. Tricky, actually. The secret to win this one once again is concentration and determination. We must keep going, positive and humble. Low profile and move on!

0 Atalanta 4-1 Roma ‘Snow flake’

  • 21 Dicembre 2020
  • Stefano Sale
  • · AS Roma Corner · Rubriche

Excellent first half. Atalanta never near our keeper. Dzeko’s goal within 3 mins and more chances afterwards. Unlucky not to go 2 nil up at half time with Spinazzola’s chip on the post and Pellegrini’s saved free kick. Second half, Gasperini made changes, Fonseca did not. New personnel, another pace. Overwhelming. Lost the plot. Ended in disaster.

As happened against Napoli, at the best the Giallorossi team melted like snow in the sun. Yet the first half had given good signs, giving Atalanta hardly an opportunity. In the second half, Gasperini threw Ilicic into the fray but this cannot explain the shamble that followed. The Giallorossi immediately squashed in their own half, stopped attacking and left the ball in the hands of Atalanta.

Whether it’s a physical or mental issue, it’s up to Fonseca to find the recipe to go beyond the limits that this Rome is imposing itself on. The Portuguese coach was tough at the end of the game but he photographed the situation well: it would have been worrying if Roma had played the whole game as they did in the second half. Instead, the first half was practically perfect, played with quality but above all with intelligence.

In the second half, total darkness, and Fonseca probably has on his conscience the delay with which the changes were made, when the situation was compromised. To aim to reach new heights is fading again. Cagliari next in midweek before the Christmas pudding. But it’s a long way…Always Forza Roma.

0 Roma 3-1 Torino ‘Singo-lore’

  • 19 Dicembre 2020
  • Stefano Sale
  • · AS Roma Corner

If Roma were leading 3-0, it was only due to the disasters of the referee Rosario Abisso. These were the various comments of some TV commentators with some titles from some Northern sports newspaper. Roma is put to the wall for alleged refereeing errors, questionable but far from certainties and improbable interpretations. “If only I had had a great Roman press” Franco Sensi used to say.

The truth is that Roma was superior and overflowing from the start. Singo’s double yellow is plausible. And that Roma is a net recipient of bad decisions. Only a couple of games ago with Sassuolo Pedro sees red, foul on Pellegrini not sanctioned with red and a clear penalty not granted. I have not seen any of these gentlemen speak, write or make headlines about it. Just as I have not seen the same headlines against Inter against Napoli a couple of days ago. Rome has to live with these attitudes whenever it comes close to annoying the teams at the top. It is up to us to protect it.

The Giallorossi looked absolutely fine, apart from the blackout of the last 15 minutes, a drop in physical-mental tension despite the various changes that should avoid certain amnesias. Instead there was at least 10 minutes of Torino domination, when they were down 3-0 and with one man down. Up to that point there has only been one team on the pitch. We are now third, just 4 points behind leaders Milan. Next, a trip to Bergamo against Atalanta. An opportunity to test our ambitions against one of the most difficult team to face. Tough but yes we can! Daje Roma.

0 Bologna 1-5 Roma ‘Super-glut ‘

  • 15 Dicembre 2020
  • Stefano Sale
  • · AS Roma Corner

It was a wonderful performance. Three goals in the first 15 mins. Five in the first half alone. Slowed down in the second half, put match under control though it could’ve been a lot more even in the second half. Roma annihilated Bologna like never seen before.

Every player deserves a mention. Yet of course, Edin Dzeko created, scored and squandered, just like that. Then Miki and Spina, at the very top, but in particular a special mention for Villar, Pellegrini and Karsdorp.

Gonzalo is in top form and incredibly useful in the middle of the park. Pellegrini delivered a top class performance at last, serving and scoring. Rick has lost a few pounds recently and he’s improved big time also defending. Hopefully they will carry on this way.

Brian Cristante scored an unfortunate own goal and now is also suspended for the next match against Torino for…blasphemy! Unusual and incredible. Never seen before, Roma still champions of jurisprudence. In addition, a penalty was given to Sassuolo equal to the one not given to Roma right against Sassuolo. Until there are such discrepancies and referring to the slightest movement of the arm, well we’ll never going to get out. Serie A resumes in mid week, Roma versus Torino on Thursday. Let’s do it again. Daje.

0 CSKA Sofia 3-1 Roma ‘Young ones’

  • 11 Dicembre 2020
  • Stefano Sale
  • · AS Roma Corner

A trip to Bulgaria which did not count for anything in terms of the standings, but which had to be used by the coach to better understand who he can count on for the rest of the season. Definitely a negative test by the veterans Fazio, Juan Jesus, Diawara and Bruno Peres, disappointing and embarrassing, at now unpresentable levels.

Carles Perez continues not to convince despite the excellent potential. Positive notes instead from Borja Mayoral, always very active even if imprecise and from the young Tommaso Milanese, author of a great goal, a lot of confidence and personality. Notes of merit also for Bamba and Boer in goal, in their debut. In the end, a painless defeat that always hurts. At the final whistle the Bulgarian team celebrates for the victory and 600 thousand euros cheque.

Roma returns home aware that certain matches must be faced with a different attitude, even if they are not decisive. Almost recovered Smalling and Kumbulla, but Roma are approaching the away match in Bologna with many unknowns including the goalkeeper. And without Pedro. To win we need great concentration and determination. Carles Perez will certainly be on the field on Sunday, called to a test of maturity. Last thought is for Paolo Rossi, who passed away yesterday. An ‘Azzurri’ legend. The man who made Falcao’s Brazil cry in 1982. So many unforgettable memories and world cup emotions, so much nostalgia for a football that is no longer there. A big loss. A very sad day. Have a good trip ‘Pablito’.

0 Roma 0-0 Sassuolo “Whistleblower”

  • 8 Dicembre 2020
  • Stefano Sale
  • · AS Roma Corner · Rubriche

Pellegrini did wrong. But he was right. You just cannot write that stuff on social media. Fans have the right to criticise but not the right to insult. Lorenzo is a well-paid professional and should not be on Instagram arguing with idiots.

Referee Fabio Maresca was also wrong. The foul on Pellegrini is nasty and deserved red. Pedro was silly to get himself a second yellow but did not deserve the first one. His first dismissal of his career, after more than 500 games played.

Roma got denied a penalty that had been given to other teams elsewhere. The Var room is guilty. If you don’t intervene in these circumstances then you are utter useless. Or are they? Roma got denied the chance to get the 3 points. Played better than Sassuolo playing with 10-men for over an hour and deserved to win. The match officials have distorted the game. End of story. Fonseca was left fuming in the stands and so the rest of us. But we take the point. Reluctantly. Next CSKA Sofia for the youngsters. Bologna to bounce back on Sunday. Forza Roma.

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