GIALLOROSSI YORKSHIRE Q&A
A question from supporter Barry Goulding, from Barnsley, Yorkshire. Get involved and have your say with a comment.
Do you think we have progressed this season? Champions League semi finalists (at the very least) and top four in Serie A isn't a bad season by any means but do you feel we are capable of more? I think with a little luck and more tactical nous we could have been competing with Juventus & Napoli. In some ways it's hard to measure progress this season, as it has been a bit of a transitional season. Being our first season with Eusebio Di Francesco and Monchi, there's not much we can compare it to. Prior to this campaign, we didn't know what EDF's Roma would be like, so it's hard to say how much we have developed. What can be said is that Di Francesco has progressed certain aspects of players who were already at the club. Under him, we have acquired a defensive stability that wasn't always seen before, so we have progressed in that regard. However, what we have gained defensively, we seem to have lost offensively, with little creativity in attack and an over-reliance on certain players to score goals. As a club, our performances in the Champions League have shown great progress. This has helped us to develop not only on the pitch, but off it as well, growing the club's worldwide reputation. Reaching the semi finals has shown that we have gained a stronger mentality, another thing that can be accredited to Di Francesco. We wouldn't have approached the likes of Chelsea and Barcelona with such confidence in previous seasons, so that's an exciting sign of progress, and hopefully one that will be carried over to future seasons. As a coach, I think EDF has progressed too. His recent switch to a back three for the Barcelona and Lazio games showed he is developing as a coach, becoming more confident with new systems, and that can only help the team in the long run. He is becoming more tactically mature and is therefore growing as a coach. Could we have competed with Juventus and Napoli this season? As you say, luck hasn't always been on our side, but I'd say it was always going to be difficult this year. Those two have been brilliant all season, whilst we had to start from almost a clean slate in the summer. Challenging for the Scudetto would have been tricky. Instead, I think we have set the foundations for a good challenge next season. A couple of strong additions in the summer, and I think next year will be the season that we really start to see what progress we have made. Now, it's over to you. Do you think Roma have progressed this season? Leave a comment below and then share on social media to widen the discussion!
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Amos
20/4/2018 06:15:54 pm
I think we have progressed in a mental fortitude that we havent had in over 6 years. The mentality to not fear anyone. The mentality of grit, amd respect for the Roma patch. This mentality paired with a group of experienced leaders on the team (Im looking at DDR, Kolarov, Dzeko, etc.) have given us an unnexpected leg up against some other teams in the UCL at least. Combine that now with a good group of hungry young players, and we have a future. I think that Monchi, with a full year under his belt will be able to have a much more effective market this summer. Throw in that we dont have to sell, and we could just trim the dead weight. I hope to see a lot of good next season.
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