Yesterday I was very disappointed with the overall performance of the Roma team. Roma team shared the points with Athletic Club in the first match of the Europa League. It was Roma's home match. But the match was completely dominated by Athletic Club. Even then Roma managed to get 1 point from this match.
But Roma's defeat against IF Elfsborg was a completely unexpected result. Because we know the Elfsborg team well. Not even this is the first time I've heard the name Elfsborg. Roma lost against such a team. It is true that Roma played well throughout the match. But it was Roma's failure to break down Elfsborg's defence. I wouldn't call it bad luck. Roma's players should have performed better. Roma's attacking players in particular also missed a lot of easy chances. Roma will not be able to do much better in the Europa League this season.
On other hand, I don't even think Roma played well in this game. They had no poise and character. They wasted so many chances. They dominated possession. But, their opponent let them have it. They are playing without tactical plan. They did 20 times crosses that went nowhere.
I hope Roma are out of the competition. If they keep playing at this rate, they clearly don't want to be here. They were not serious in their performance.