Tag: Roma

Roma are disrespecting yet another footballing legend
26Oct By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Serie A

Roma are disrespecting yet another footballing legend

After competing for European titles under Jose Mourinho, Roma promptly fired arguably the greatest manager of all time at the first sign of trouble, which was a problem created by a lack of offseason investment from one of European football's worst ownership groups. That same ownership group lucked into one of the best up-and-coming managers in Serie A in club legend Daniele De Rossi, only to fire the former Roma defensive midfielder early this season at the first sign of trouble again. As Roma toil in the middle of the Serie A table with no tactics, a poorly constructed squad, and an anemic attack, club supporters are left to watch as the organization disrespects a third modern day legend of the game. Roma signed Mats Hummels this past summer after his defensive heroics led Borus...
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Serie A: How Juve can exploit Inter; AC Milan’s barometer game; Roma could lose ugly
25Oct By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features, Serie A

Serie A: How Juve can exploit Inter; AC Milan’s barometer game; Roma could lose ugly

Roma could lose ugly vs. Fiorentina Roma were able to get the three points they needed at mid-week by grinding out a 1-0 win over Dynamo Kyiv, but given their lone goal was an Artem Dovbyk spot kick, the Giallorossi did little to convince their doubters that they are on the right track. Last weekend, Roma lost their second game of the Serie A season against reigning champions Inter Milan 1-0, which doesn't sound like that bad of a result until you realize the Giallorossi have also only won two games and sit 10th in the league after 8 matches played. Look, Roma can cycle through as many managers as they want to, but the reality is they have a poorly constructed squad and one of the worst ownership groups in the entire league. Roma have managed to score only eight goals in eight ga...
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UEL Preview: The biggest threat for Man Utd, Tottenham, and Roma to watch on Matchday 3
23Oct By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features, Premier League, Serie A

UEL Preview: The biggest threat for Man Utd, Tottenham, and Roma to watch on Matchday 3

Roma vs. AZ Alkmaar: Ruben van Bommel, LW The son of Mark van Bommel, Ruben van Bommel actually has a different stylistic comparison to an iconic footballer - former Manchester United, PSG, and Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria. As Roma reel from another tough defeat this past weekend against defending Serie A champions Inter Milan, the Giallorossi are hoping to get back on the right track on the European stage against AZ Alkmaar, who are the toughest team any of these three big European sides will be going up against in this week's Europa League action. Alkmaar are fourth in the Dutch top flight right now, tied on points with heavyweights Feyenoord and Ajax, and in Van Bommel, they have one of the league's most exciting talents. Van Bommel has made the left wing his home this se...
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Serie A burning questions: Christian Pulisic for MVP, Juve’s breakout FW, the problem with Roma’s squad
21Oct By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features, Serie A

Serie A burning questions: Christian Pulisic for MVP, Juve’s breakout FW, the problem with Roma’s squad

What is the problem with Roma's squad? Roma weren't embarrassed on Sunday against defending champions Inter Milan, but they went down without so much as a whimper in an attacking sense, getting shut out by the league's most talented defense in a 1-0 defeat at the Stadio Olimpico. As Roma toil in the midtable and their ultras battle against their putrid ownership, it's fair to want to take a turn towards the sporting and wonder how a team that made two brilliant summer signings in the attack could be so thoroughly boring - and subar. Roma are suffering from the same problem they had that Jose Mourinho papered over with his brilliance, even when the Giallorossi were in Conference League nd Europa League Finals. This squad is completely unbalanced. There is no real attacking width, ...
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Roma battling another Serie A club for one of the world’s most gifted wingers
14Oct By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Serie A

Roma battling another Serie A club for one of the world’s most gifted wingers

Roma were one of the most active teams in Serie A during the summer 2024 transfer window, signing two of Europe's most high-profile attacking players of the previous season in Girona's Artem Dovbyk and Juventus loanee Matias Soule. Those two now help form one of Italian football's best quartets with Paulo Dybala and Lorenzo Pellegrini also in the mix, upgrading a Roma attack that disappointed last season after loan signing Romelu Lukaku failed to gel alongside La Joya. So far in the 2024/25 season, though, Roma haven't quite clicked, and the club's notoriously impatient ownership already sacrificed club legend Daniele De Rossi, firing the promising manager who had already replaced the GOAT Jose Mourinho just a year earlier. As Roma continue to flounder with consistency under impru...
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Roma firing Daniele de Rossi vindicates Jose Mourinho, shows who the real problem is
18Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features, Serie A

Roma firing Daniele de Rossi vindicates Jose Mourinho, shows who the real problem is

Roma fans deserve better. Anyone who watches world football, specifically Serie A, understands the undying passion of the Roma faithful and has to feel for the fanbase - well, unless they are Lazio supporters - because it feels like the Giallorossi only experience heartbreak after heartbreak. It truly seemed like they were building something special under The Special One himself, as Jose Mourinho immediately brought a fire and excitement back to a Roma side that suffered years of mediocrity after a brief spell of going toe-to-toe with titans of European football, buoyed by legends of the game Mohamed Salah and Edin Dzeko. Mourinho got Roma to believe again, winning the Conference League title and coming - here's that word again - heartbreakingly close to winning the Europa League a s...
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The 5 most burning questions for the 2024/25 Serie A season
15Aug By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features, Serie A

The 5 most burning questions for the 2024/25 Serie A season

In only a matter of days, the 2024/25 Serie A season will begin. Before the action gets going, let's take a look at the five most pressing questions around the league, including a spotlight on defending champions Inter Milan, Champions League chasers Roma, and 2023/24's most disappointing team Napoli. Will Roma make it to the Champions League? Roma have literally finished sixth in each of the past three seasons, so you could argue that they haven't materially improved since firing Jose Mourinho, who was dealt a pretty bad hand by the club's management going into the 2023/24 season despite having led the club within a penalty shootout of a Europa League triumph. Mourinho put Roma back on the map and renewed the vigor within the capital club, and now it is up to club icon Daniele De R...
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What’s next for Serie A after Inter’s dominant season, Motta’s move to Juve, and Roma’s big summer?
14Aug By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features, Serie A

What’s next for Serie A after Inter’s dominant season, Motta’s move to Juve, and Roma’s big summer?

Will Inter Milan's dominance continue? Or will Juventus push them for the title after hiring Thiago Motta? How do AC Milan fit into the picture with a new coach? Can Roma get back to the Champions League after a summer of investment? Will Antonio Conte turn things around for Napoli? And where does Bologna stand after losing three key figures? Let's break down some of the biggest storylines in Serie A and preview what could be next for arguably world football's most exciting league as the 2024/25 season begins this coming Saturday, Aug. 17. Who will win Serie A? Why don't we just tackle the most important question first? For the past two seasons, the Serie A title race hasn't been so much of a battle as it has been a demolition, with one team rising out of nowhere to obliterate the res...
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The best summer 2024 transfer made by every Serie A club
2Aug By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features, Serie A

The best summer 2024 transfer made by every Serie A club

The 2024/25 Serie A season will kick off on Aug. 17 with the likes of Inter Milan and AC Milan in action, and after winning the league by nearly 20 points, the Nerazzurri will be out to achieve even more, perhaps looking to get back to the Champions League Final. Serie A underwent a lot of turnover this past summer, mainly from perennial disappointments Juventus, who finally axed Max Allegri and replaced him with Thiago Motta - the darling manager who nearly led fairytale side Bologna to the Champions League. Although the summer 2024 transfer window in Serie A is far from settled with players like Federico Chiesa and Tammy Abraham mired in intraleague transfer rumors, enough deals have been made so that we can fairly take stock of the window thus far. Here is a look at every team'...
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3 clubs that could sign Mats Hummels this summer
18Jun By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Bundesliga, Champions League, Features

3 clubs that could sign Mats Hummels this summer

Borussia Dortmund legend Mats Hummels set an ultimatum that the club would either have to fire Edin Terzic or watch him join Marco Reus in leaving the Signal Iduna Park. Well, as it turns out, Terzic is no longer the manager of Dortmund, yet Hummels will be leaving the club as a free agent this summer, making it the second time in his career he will exit. However, this time, Hummels isn't going to Bayern Munich, but he could still end the twilight of his career with a Champions League contender. Here are three possible destinations for the German footballing icon in the summer 2024 transfer window. Roma Roma managed to qualify for European football this season thanks to the improvements made by club legend Daniele De Rossi, who came in as interim manager and restored confidence ...
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