Genoa. The opposite of fear is not courage, but confidence.

At noon, before the sun goes down senza salutare as Bresh sings, Roma will go to Genoa at the Marassi (architecturally beautiful but for the guests it is a bit chaotic to watch the game). It is the opportunity to try to attack with courage and especially confidence, without neglecting the defense. It is a valid speech also for Europe. Self-esteem leads to victory.

So we will go to the home of the dean of Italian football. The oldest club in Italy. Which won the first championship. It is a team with noble origins, but also very popular like Roma. Significant of the Genoese people is the anthem “Guasto d’amore” by Bresh which somehow manages to represent all the fans in the world. As Genoa represents football in Italy as the oldest club. So Rome represents not only the Roman brothers, but all the inhabitants of the earth who believe in brotherhood, solidarity, freedom, democracy and peace.

Alberto Gilardino, a former great striker and excellent coach, lines up the 352 which in the defensive phase becomes 532. Here against Inter when Pinamonti had yet to be purchased.

Messias is completely left-footed and prefers to play on the right to move inside and shoot, even curling.
He can be the key tactical player playing as a right midfielder in a 5-man midfield, but also as an attacking midfielder, especially in the offensive and pressing phase together with Vitinha behind Pinamonti. Here Genoa with the white jersey in Monza.

Pinamonti is a very powerful centre forward and strong in the air. We will have to be careful on the crosses of Sabelli and Martinez.
Pinamonti can be found with a long throw or even a low one in the build-up. Vitinha is very dangerous when they find him on the offside line.

They build mainly with Bani, Badelj and Frendrup, but Vogliacco is also good at building.
Here we see the W position with Badelj in the centre, Sabelli at the top right and Vasquez at the top left.

They are very dangerous on corner kicks, especially with Bani and Vogliacco. On corners in defense they zone.

Precisely because Roma represents those universal principles such as democracy, brotherhood, freedom, peace and solidarity, Roman fans must have courage and courage is nourished by confidence in themselves and in their teammates. In fact, just as confidence is the seed from which courage and therefore victory is born, fear originates from insecurity and from here defeat is born. The opposite of fear is not courage, but confidence.

Tactically, we can also enhance the courage of some of our defenders like Mancini, deploy him as a defenesive midfielder or offensive midfielder, and put one of the new valid defenders that we have taken from free agents like Mario Hermoso and Mats Hummels as a central defender. I think this is a more intelligent way to use them rather than a 3-man defense.

Confidence is the basis for our Europe. Our Europe so insulted and so scary. We need to transform the power of so many little dwarves, who even though in love with Snow White, cannot aspire to be her lover and build the Prince Charming of Europe like the robot Voltron that united the 5 robot lions.

Only Europe is able to compete and speak on equal terms with BRICS and the USA. Also because, if we compare the conflicts we have for example with Germany, with the synergies, we will realize that the latter are much more.

Trust in Europe also means giving free rein to Ukraine, which by occupying the Russian region of Kursk just behind Donbass has closed that region in a pincer movement. Now it has taken many important prisoners for the Kremlin. Young people from Moscow and St. Petersburg who weigh heavily on the Russian status quo.

Ukraine has many cards to play on the negotiating table. Because that is the goal. The freedom of Ukraine depends on the will of the American democratic brothers who must bring Kamala Harris to the White House. Putin is waiting for the American elections to sit at the negotiating table and a victory of Harris would force him to make the necessary good intentions.

If European politics invalidates the Ukrainian military strategy, banning the use of weapons in Russia would be like the husband who cuts off his penis to spite his wife, while politics could be useful if Kamala wins the US Presidential elections, but everyone's commitment is needed, especially my American brothers.

I am quite confident that the US Presidential elections will demonstrate that most Americans believe in hope rather than being full of fears. Like the fear of the different. Fear paralyzes you. It leads you to make mistakes. Even Trump's tariff policy is not true that it will be at zero cost to the American people, but it will mean that many products that Americans use daily will skyrocket in price. This in addition to the damage to the world economy that such a bullshit would mean.

Il risultato delle Presidenziali USA è attualmente molto poco prevedibile. E’ per questo che L’Europa deve essere forte politicamente come da sempre dice Draghi. La forza si costruisce con la fiducia in se stessi e nell’amico e, nel caso di una squadra di calcio, nel compagno di squadra. E’ questo il segreto per essere vincente nella politica, nella vita e nel calcio. Daje Roma!

Giordano Sepi