Brighton-Roma 3-0. It's time to get ready. Borussia Dortmund.
It was right to experiment during this period, but now is the time for Roma to be ready for the season, just as the left must be ready to work on a productive, realistic, and rational policy.
The Brighton match gave 2 clear answers:
1) In the defensive and construction phase we still have several defects especially on our left side (Hermoso went bad);
2) I'd rather not play 3412 with Soulé behind Dybala and Malen. Dybala is good. He's already in excellent form. I don't like Soulé as an attacking midfielder. He's more of a dribbler than a thinker or a deep-lying passer. Malen should play as a central striker. As soon as you move him to one side—left in the first half and right in the second—his performance drops dramatically.
| Friendly Match | First Half | Second Half | Final Score | Scorers |
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Roma must never lose, but if they must, it's better in a friendly and they should learn from these defeats. I think we need to try to replicate last year's 3421. In this sense, I see Pellegrini's continued success, as he can be deployed as a left attacking midfielder. We need another.
We need to start getting ready for the season. If we go to Dortmund with the same picnic spirit as Brighton, we'll get six. And then there's not much left (less than two weeks) until the start of the season.
The left must also be ready to address the major issues of the third millennium. I repeat: the left must be the party of GDP growth. Therefore, in favor of immigration (given that the current right-wing Italian government propagandizes hatred of immigrants but then considers 500thousands immigrants needed to keep the accounts in order), in favor of AI (AI which in any case must be controlled because it is essentially unethical), in favor of large private projects such as new stadiums which are also important for the growth of Italian football.
Let's get back to the topic of football and Roma, who will now go to Borussia Dortmund's Westfalen Stadium (a legendary stadium for architectural reasons, such as the standing-room-only South Stand, and also known as the "yellow wall" due to the passion of Dortmund fans).
Niko Kovac's Borussia Dortmund line up with a 3421 formation, which then becomes a 541 formation in defense, with the wingers acting as full-backs and the attacking midfielders as midfielders. It will be a tough match for our left-back (probably Wesley), given that he'll be facing their excellent right-back, Ryerson. They have several young, capable players with bright futures. In midfield, keep an eye on Jobe Bellingham. Hermoso's performance will also be crucial, as he faces the young and creative Karetsas. It will be a very tough match, but we can win.
Daje Roma!
Giordano Sepi