Weāve played ok, dominating the midfield sector and looking secure in defence. Up front we have lack a little composure with Totti on the bench. Marquinho has really struggled. Gervinho has mixed some good moments with some very frustrating ones - he has to have the worst balance Iāve ever seen from a football, constantly falling over when trying to change direction.
I canāt emphasis on how big a blow losing Maicon is to us. Looks like a muscle tear/pull so heāll probably be out for the next month or so.
That was a very accomplished performance, we were very solid in defence, we won the midfield battle and Gervinho had a good game in attack. I am not going to get too carried away yet, itās a start that I donāt think any of us expected and now that we are in this position we should take it one game at a time. With the exception of the Verona game we will destroyed them and could have completed a route, we have got our goal when the game was very much in the melting pot, while we might have been enjoying a good spell we werenāt exactly laying siege to their goal. Itās probably a good sign of our new found mental strength that we have been able to get these goals and important times and clinically close these games out but I feel itās also worth bearing in mind that we have got a few breaks with the opening goals in these games.
[quote=āRudi, post: 836923, member: 1052ā]That was a very accomplished performance, we were very solid in defence, we won the midfield battle and Gervinho had a good game in attack. I am not going to get too carried away yet, itās a start that I donāt think any of us expected and now that we are in this position we should take it one game at a time. With the exception of the Verona game we will destroyed them and could have completed a route, we have got our goal when the game was very much in the melting pot, while we might have been enjoying a good spell we werenāt exactly laying siege to their goal. Itās probably a good sign of our new found mental strength that we have been able to get these goals and important times and clinically close these games out but I feel itās also worth bearing in mind that we have got a few breaks with the opening goals in these games.
Grazie Roma.
Totti now leads the assists chart with four.[/quote]
Great stuff. Any word on the extent of the Maicon injury
Maicon has probably been our best signing this summer. Itās rare to see a side with so many new faces coming together with great effect so early. Maicon, Benatia, Strootman and De Sanctis have all been great so far.
The most encouraging thing is the return to form of De Rossi in a Roma shirt, he looks like a player who has been liberated of the pressure he was feeling.
[quote=āRudi, post: 836948, member: 1052ā]Not yet pal, hopefully something not too serious.
Maicon has probably been our best signing this summer. Itās rare to see a side with so many new faces coming together with great effect so early. Maicon, Benatia, Strootman and De Sanctis have all been great so far.
The most encouraging thing is the return to form of De Rossi in a Roma shirt, he looks like a player who has been liberated of the pressure he was feeling.[/quote]
Great times to be an AS Roma supporter. Imagine how foolish @Bandage must feel.
