It is not the first time that Roma looks as if they have more control over the game, but they lack some quality to create chances, to use that ball possession and more often put their opponents under serious pressure. You can see it from the number of shots on target: Roma had 5 shots on target with 68% ball possession and Fiorentina had 5 shots on target with only 32% ball possession.
That was not quite the result they were hoping for as Bologna and Juventus both failed to win their games. That was another chance to get closer to the top four positions here. Though I have to add that Fiorentina is a reasonably good team at the moment and not to be beaten easily in their home stadium. I think in summary Roma is happy about the point as they were actually on the bring of losing the game.
Maye this result was not something we were expecting to see from Roma and we were expecting to see better performance from this team because Fiorentinawas not strong enough to take a draw against a team like Roma. But we can't forget that Roma had a much worse performance during the time when they were working with Mourinho and they would have lost this team with their former coach, that's why I guess this daw was not bad for Roma.
However, De Rossi has a long way ahead and he can try much more than this over time to get better results if they give him enough time and buy him the players he needs because so far he has proven himself as a good coach who got the place of Mourinho. He could manage the team very well.
Under De Rossi control, Roma is now gaining momentum again to penetrate the top four of the standings, a draw against Fiorentina is not bad at all. Fiorentina is not a mediocre club in Serie A, so it is not easy to beat them, especially as Roma acts as the visiting team. Roma were still lucky to survive defeat, so a draw was fair for both of them.
Roma would probably be stuck in the middle of the standings if they still kept Mourinho, I'm not underestimating Mourinho quality because I quite like him. But sometimes luck is not on someone side, it is proven that Roma decision to appoint De Rossi was the right policy. Now Roma is 3 points adrift of Bologna, the opportunity to penetrate the Champions League zone is still open.
De Rossi has slowly shown his quality, as a manager his adaptation at the club has been quick and smooth, which is natural because he is one of Roma legends. His understanding of the club helps things get better quickly, so far I think Roma have improved a lot and De Rossi deserves appreciation.