IMO Roma sold quality for quantity and are paying for it so far badly. Takes a lot for these young and new players to mesh, it could cost them a CL spot potentially.
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StevenF1919
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Unfortunately for them he's likely priced himself out of their budget.
I feel like he bought himself some time with their great performances in Europe last season. IMO the blame for their start this year falls more on Monchi than EDF. Radja should have never been sold.
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Roma added quality. Outside of goalkeeper , the squad is stronger, imo. The players that aren't performing are the players that were here before Monchi. I saw you trashed Nzonzi (again) , he didn't have a poor game at all. He got gassed late in the 2nd half , but before that he was solid. The De Rossi substitution was redundant , and he should've taken Nzonzi off -- not Pellegrini. As soon as we did that, we became even slower/un-athletic in midfield and more susceptible to counter attacks --- which is all Chievo was doing.
As for the young/new players meshing , I agree. I expected there to be growing pains , but I also expect us to win games we're leading 2-0 at home against minnows. EDF's subs/adjustments negatively effected the game.
I'm by no means EDF out , but he could've been much better today. As for Monchi deserving blame , I couldn't disagree more. We had an aging squad and Radja is declining. Roma has to cash out on expensive declining assets. His replacement (Cristante) played well today , and scored.
Roma had to start a new cycle , and we had to generate money to do it. All of the pieces we've acquired have either been promising youth , or veteran pieces specifically for EDF's system.
This Monchi blame game is purely from people who don't understand Roma's financial situation or are emotionally attached to the players he sold. Strootman and Radja aren't the players people think they are anymore.
This squad is more than good enough to win games domestically --- and it will. I just hope it's EDF and not a new manager who totally trashes our long-term goals for short-term gains.
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Monchi deserves blame for not upgrading their terrible defence. As for Nainggolan, he may have been declining but he's still world class and he was sold to a rival.
Roma will pick it up and easily finish in a UCL spot but they aren't even close to good enough to challenge for the title or do some damage in the CL right now.
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He's added Marcano and Karsdorp is still coming off injury. If they both end up sucking - sure. But they simply don't have the budget to say "go fix this" , opportunities have to present themselves.
Assigning blame is far too simplistic for a DS walking the FFP/financial tightrope Monchi has to.
If Radja is world class , then I'm Mary Poppins. They cashed out on a 30 year old CM who relies heavily on athleticism/is well known for his partying. He was nothing close to world class for Roma last season- trust me.
Good point on the Pellegrini sub. A Nzonzi-De Rossi mid is basically inviting pressure at this point and it cost them.
As for the rest, I dunno I'm highly skeptical of this Roma team. I think they what they bought won't be able to replace what Alisson brought. Some great young pieces, but need more time...
It helps that the rest of Serie A top teams are struggling off the gate so they could be fine for CL contention when they all mesh eventually.
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Guy is so overrated. Should have sold him last summer when the hype was high, Plizzari will be much better than him.
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Roma strengthen by selling | Football Italia
Interesting read explaining a portion of Monchi's strategy.
Interesting read explaining a portion of Monchi's strategy.
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Roma is a worst team now than last year. Monchi was still wrong with the buying campaign and EDF is proving to be mediocre. Last year was obviously an anomaly in CL. On 29/09 there is the derby ...
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haha the minnows are doing serious damage this year. I guess it's good for Serie A as a whole , but the big clubs need to pick it up.
I'd love Fiorentina to sneak into an EL/CL spot by the end of the season. Love what they're doing.
I'd love Fiorentina to sneak into an EL/CL spot by the end of the season. Love what they're doing.
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Despite the announcement from CONI, the Serie B has not been suspended until further notice. The lower leagues in Italy are an absolute mess.
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Allegri: Dybala Can Play as Striker
Paulo probably thinking he's living something out of the twilight zone.
Allegri you think the striker can play as a striker? What a visionary.
Paulo probably thinking he's living something out of the twilight zone.
Allegri you think the striker can play as a striker? What a visionary.
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He's better than I expected. I will always love him as a player, he's the solid coach.
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Another game, another Ten Thousand crosses in the box. Quite a few them should have counted for field goals.
