The Franco Sensi AS Roma 2013/14 Season Thread

Nice goal from Roma.

Pjanic picks out Nainggolan perfecty and he finishes it off for his first Roma goal.

Taddei is getting an awful raping.

Decent first half display. Destro, Gervinho, Pjanic, Nainggolan and Romagnoli all playing well. Two things that worry me, firstly Taddei is getting destroyed - I really can’t understand how he hasn’t even been booked yet as anytime some goes down our right side he just barges them over. Secondly is our susceptibility to the long ball down the middle, we have had a few dicey moments already as we are paying a high line and have got it wrong a few times. Castan is not in great form at the minute and has made a few mistakes already tonight.

Florenzi goes off through injury and Ljajic is his replacement.

Strootman for Pjanic.

Strange decision as Pjanic has been our most creative outlet.

We’ve struggled in midfield since Pjanic has gone off. Strootman very clumsy with the ball since coming on.

Strootman is killing us right now.

Bastos replaces Destro. I hope Rudi knows what he is doing here, he has taken our two most likely sources of a goal out of the game when we are not really looking that secure.

Great opportunity for Taddei.

Gervinho has had a really poor second half, he looks weary.

Huge Roma fan Moscardelli about to enter the fray for Bologna.

Ljajic is infuriating, he’s just so greedy. He had a wonderful opportunity to play in Nainggolan there but he chose to go himself and lost it.

Bologna really should have levelled it there. Bit annoyed at Garcia tonight, two very negative substitutions in bringing Pjanic and Destro off and it allowed Bologna to come at us for the last twenty minutes which we were lucky to survive.

Decent display up until then, Romagnoli was very solid at left back and Nainggolan was our MOTM. Destro and Pjanic were very good as mentioned already.

Looks like we’ll be getting Astori next season for €10m. Wouldn’t be a great admirer of his but he the fee seems pretty reasonable.

Some injury problems tonight. Dodo, Balzaretti, Florenzi out while Totti, Maicon and Gervinho are big doubts.

Gervinho makes it. Totti and Maicon don’t.

De Sanctis

Torosidis Benatia Castan Romagnoli

Nainggolan De Rossi Strootman

Ljajic Destro Gervinho

It’s disappointing to see Pjanic left out.

Not playing at all well.

Inter have been the dominant team, really lacking the guile of Pjanic further back the field.

Handanovic own goal ruled out for Destro being offside there.

Icardi’s handball. :smiley:

Strootman’s and Nainggolan’s limitations being severely exposed in this half.