Rome 5 October 2023 – La Roma wins and convinces. We needed a victory and this one didn’t fail to arrive. On the second day of Europa League the Capitolines get rid of the Napkins, winning the match at the Olimpico with a clear 4-0. A complicated first half, where in addition to the goal of Lukaku, the Giallorossi struggled to find the way to the goal. Then at the start of the second half, ten minutes of domination by the home team was enough and the Swiss practice arrived: a brace from Belottiinterspersed with the network of PellegriniRoma’s poker drops and gives the summit, in cohabitation with him Slavia Praguefrom group G to the team of Mourinho. However, the Lusitanian coach on the microphones does not seem satisfied Sky Sport, which underlines the terrible first half by his players. Here are the words of the Special One.
Convincing performance in terms of scoring: 4 goals; plus you only conceded one shot on goal to Servette…
“Yes, but our first half was horrible. I didn’t like it at all. I was in a perfect position to watch the match and I have to say that the team didn’t convince me at all. We never pressed, at the start we were We had the ball right away, then we were too passive without the ball. Even when our player received the ball alone there was little movement. I didn’t like it. In the second half the attitude, the rhythm, the intensity changed. The ball started to move more, our pressing increased. Overall I quite liked the second half.”
It was the first time Lukaku and Belotti had played together since the 1st minute, what did you like about the pair?
“As I said, I didn’t like anything about the first half (laughs). Obviously when we play with the two attackers, without Dybala, we lack a bit of imagination and connection between departments. They are two real attackers and the lack of the various ones Paulo e Pellegrini you can see it, but they are two physical presences in the area. One can act as a pivot for the partner. They allow their teammates to get to the back and cross into the area. But it’s a different thing to play with or without Dybala“.
Pellegrini, eleven minutes on the pitch: a goal, an assist, then the injury. Can you call it bad luck?
“Unfortunately he is a player with enormous potential, who however has this clinical history, which is cyclically problematic. I haven’t spoken to him or the medical staff yet, to be honest, but judging by his body language, it seemed like something muscular, something related to the flexors”.
Is the midfield the key to changing the momentum of the game?
“I don’t want to be a paraclex, but when he speaks Bergomi (the question was asked by the former Inter player, ed.), he is always right. We have not yet found this solidity in the midfield, because the players have little continuity of use. Renato he is an important player, because he has a change of pace, but he has barely played a game. Leandro is our certainty in the game organization phase and he is growing. Bove must improve decisions in short spaces. He is having a good evolution in this sense and must continue to improve. Cristante instead of being the fittest and most complete player for the game contribution he can make, he is forced to play defense. Lorenzo it is our creativity, but it plays and does not play continuously. In the end Aouar what we are as teams and him in growing together with us is struggling, because we won’t be the ones chasing his game, but he must be the one in tune with us, with our essence. We need time, but unfortunately this isn’t there.”
Is there a difference in performance between Roma in the championship and the cup?
“To tell the truth there is a difference in opponents. The teams of A league they are stronger, they are better organized than the Sheriff o al Napkins, with all due respect. We scored six points, but we had to do it. We are stronger, we are more of a team, even with many changes. All teams of A league I think they are stronger than these two teams. The Slavia Prague however it is a different story. They are an excellent team, they could easily play in Champions League and they have already done so in the past. It will be a real challenge against them, but against Sheriff e Napkins I think it is mandatory to have to score 12 points.
Belotti: “In the second half we wanted to close the match immediately”
Not only Jose Mourinho intervenes in the post Roma-ServetteAlso Andrea Belotti tells his story about the success of the Olimpico, he being the author of a brace in Giallorossi poker. Here are the words of the Romanist Gallo.
When Roma accelerates they become an important team and today Servette paid the consequences…
“Yes, let’s say that in the second half we entered with the right attitude. We wanted to close the game immediately and I think that within 10-11 minutes we succeeded. In the first half we gave them a little too much space and this must not happen We are there Roma, we want to win this group, so all matches must be approached with the right attitude. We cannot afford any missteps and the approach we had at the start of the second half is the one we must always have.”
Why is Europe Rome’s comfort zone? How do you always manage to bring out something more?
“Europe is an important competition like the championship for us. For us every match is worth the same. Both the matches of A league that the European ones count equally for us. If we want to grow as a group, we have to consider every match as equal to the other. The attitude must always be the same.”
You Andrea are one of those strikers who knows how to make himself appreciated even when he doesn’t score goals. Last year, for example, you always asserted yourself even though the goals didn’t arrive. But do goals completely change the face of an attacker? “It’s normal. I know what I went through last year. It wasn’t easy for me at all and throughout the year I never managed to reach top form. I didn’t do the two preparations, I had injuries that have influenced us throughout the season. This year, however, I did important preparation and I knew well that the results would come. This is what is happening for now and I want it to continue in this way”:
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