In a Serie A match in the early hours of today, Roma lost 1-2 to Empoli, failing to win in two Serie A matches this new season with one draw and one loss.
After the game, Roma’s head coach De Rossi said in an interview, “We lacked energy and intensity, especially in the first half. The ball was moved slowly, we were always controlling the ball in the back, hardly moving forward.”
“When playing against teams that know how to press, if you handle the ball slowly and don’t pay attention to protecting possession, the opponents will take the ball away and counterattack, leaving us lacking in confidence and exposing gaps which lead to conceding goals. In the first half, they should have taken the lead.”
A reporter asked De Rossi what should be done to return to last year’s rhythm, De Rossi replied, “We must speed up, need more training and strengthen tactics. In the second half, we did not execute any specific tactics, and when it was 0-2, our mentality broke down and we started going to extremes.”
Rome – Unable to Defeat Empoli, Two Games Without a Win! De Rossi: We Lack Many Things and Are Always Reluctant to Push Forward. Author：Sports UEFA.Please indicate the source when reproduced：https://www.sportsuefa.com/football-world/rome-unable-to-defeat-empoli-two-games-without-a-win-de-rossi-we-lack-many-things-and-are-always-reluctant-to-push-forward.html
