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 a tactical plan. They did 20 crosses that went nowhere.
I hope Roma is 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.
When I say Roma played well I mean they dominated the match. In this match we saw the dominance of Roma players. Roma players have 75% ball possession in this match. At the same time, Roma players have been able to attack a lot. Roma players created a lot of scoring opportunities. But even then Elfsborg's defense failed to break down Roma. Roma players made a total of 23 shots in this match. 5 of these were on target. Elfsborg players on the other hand made only 6 shots. And all four shots were on target.
Roma failed to win in the first two matches. Whether this team can do well in the upcoming matches cannot be said for sure. It is well understood that the performance of this group is not very strong. Roma will face Dynamo Kyiv at home in their next match. This group is quite strong. Despite being a home match, it is very difficult for Roma to win against Dynamo.