The twists and turns of another intense affair between these two sides seemed to be heavily influenced by Gladbach’s defenders and the aggression they did, and did not, showcase throughout – turning their press from impeccable to exposed. Marco Rose made several changes along the way, whichhelped to establish firmer control for the home side, […]
An impressive defensive setup created a solid base for AS Roma to take the game to Napoli and capture the lead. After Kolarov missed a penalty, Mertens helped Napoli improve offensively, but another handball and a second penalty ruined the away side’s chances of a comeback. Tactical analysis and match report by Om Arvind. Napoli […]
While Milan’s intentions still remain unclear, Roma is slowly molding into the picture Paulo Fonseca has in mind – a high pressing and patient, yet incisive, team in possession. In contrast, Stefano Pioli’s men were unable to threaten a solid side, naively falling into the hosts’ traps and offering no signs of improvement from the […]
A game-changing refereeing mistake in stoppage time proved decisive for the visitors, but were they worthy of their point? In a game so precisely planned out by each coach, defensively speaking, it was hard to separate the two sides, as highlighted by the manner of the two goals. Tactical analysis and match report by Peter […]
Atalanta were able to win away at Roma in a game where they were the superior team for much of the game with and without the ball. Atalanta’s pressing stifled Roma’s buildup and on the ball Atalanta were able to access their creative players regularly inside Roma’s defensive block. Despite all of this, Roma managed […]
In a post and crossbar fest, Lazio stood out as the better team in a match that had little worth of notice, besides the problems that have been tormenting Roma for the last two years. A Kolárov penalty was cancelled out by Luis Alberto’s equalizer, as only an offside call saved Roma from losing to […]
Manchester City showed great flexibility in their build-up patterns and managed to control this game from the get. Once the first goal was in the net, the game was effectively over, as Shakhtar could not manage to keep City from entering their penalty area. In the second half, it was interesting to see that City […]