AS Roma Thread [2005-2006]

[IceBlu]

an alternative to Iaquinta? Vucinic has been far better lately.

I think he'll end up going to Inter though.

 

[Tosiek]

Also Roma wanted David Pizarro from Inter but I think he will stay.

 

[modena_10]

- mido is loved at tottenham, i think the spurs will do everything they can to buy the rest of his contract.

- i hope iaquinta stays at udinese. we don't need anymore band-aids, we have enough. not a fan of him.

- vucinic says he wants to play with totti, and i hope he does. considering the italian market for players, lecce are overpricing him and only inter would pay for him.

i think after this year there will be some interest for some strikers to come and play with roma. a great young coach and captain, who command the respect of the team. great team attitude and chemistry, awesome young talent and a team that is showing it can compete for titles. who knows, maybe mido will come back, alot of players like the idea of playing with totti.

i think montella's time is coming to an end. i know he can still be productive and i would like him to stay, maybe in a substitute/depth role. nonda i hope stays, i think he has something to prove but he just has to stay healthy. i would like a big name though, look what happened when batigol came.

 

[Tosiek]

I am sure that Mido will be sold to Tottenham after this season, because he feels well in London and Roma wants to sell him to have money for summer transfers. Also I read today that Roma is very interested to buy Hatem Trabelsi who's currently playing for Ajax.

 

[Tosiek]

In-form Middlesbrough host injury-stricken Roma at The Riverside Stadium in the Uefa Cup Round of 16 on Thursday.

Having staved off any lingering doubts over their continued Premiership participation with a 1-0 win over Birmingham on Saturday, all thoughts turn to Europe and entertaining Roma is a mouth-watering prospect for the Teesside club.

With a place in the quarter finals at stake, no added motivation should be necessary, however, and Boro will be desperate to capitalise on a spate of injuries to the Serie A outfit and record a healthy first leg advantage.

Roma, who beat UEFA Champions League entrants Club Brugge in the last round of the competition, are without the influential Francesco Totti and Vincenzo Montella.

Shabani Nonda is also out with a knee injury so visiting coach Luciano Spalletti is expected to deploy Brazilian winger Mancini in a lone striking role.

Opposite number Steve McClaren has a wealth of options, in comparison, with the expected return of Stewart Downing from a knee injury the biggest boost.

Ray Parlour and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink will also return to the 16 while former Lazio midfielder Gaizka Mendieta will hope to impress against ex-rivals.

Boro advanced past Stuttgart on away goals in the last round despite suffering a 1-0 home reverse, with a 2-1 win in Germany in the first leg proving decisive.

McClaren will call on his side to grasp the initiative ahead of what will prove a testing second leg at Stadio Olimpico in two weeks' time.

I believe that Roma will take away profitable result from Middlesbrough in context revenge on Stadio Olimpico.

 

[Tosiek]

Yakubu Ayegbeni's early penalty gave Middlesbrough FC a slender but precious advantage to take into the second leg of their UEFA Cup last-16 tie against AS Roma.

Crucial advantage
The Nigerian striker scored the only goal of the game from the spot in the 12th minute as Middlesbrough ground out a vital first-leg lead ahead of Wednesday's reverse fixture at the Stadio Olimpico. The English side's UEFA Cup campaign last season was effectively ended by a 3-2 home defeat against Sporting Clube de Portugal at the same stage, but a repeat never looked likely as Steve McClaren's team produced a resilient and disciplined defensive display to hold Roma in check.

Crucial intervention
McClaren had said that an English-style approach would unsettle the visitors and his side duly started at rapid pace, harrying and pressurising their opponents at every turn. Nevertheless it was the Italian team who created the first clear opportunity as Philippe Mexes' long pass found Simone Perrotta advancing beyond the Middlesbrough back line, but although the Italian international slid his shot beyond Mark Schwarzer, Gareth Southgate was on hand to clear.

Nerveless Yakubu
Minutes later, the home team took the lead. Gianluca Curci had already palmed away Yakubu's cross under pressure from Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and when Gaizka Mendieta's pass split the Roma defence the 20-year-old goalkeeper was again quick to react, only to mistime his challenge on the Dutch striker. Yakubu duly sent Curci the wrong way with the resulting penalty.

Mendieta influence
Thereafter both sides struggled to pierce their opponents' defence, although Mendieta – who had an unhappy spell with Roma's city rivals S.S. Lazio in 2001/02 – was a tireless influence and involved in most of Middlesbrough's better moves. The two goalkeepers had only routine saves to occupy them, however, with Schwarzer dealing competently with Damiano Tommasi's low right-wing cross and Curci gathering Hasselbaink's effort from long range.

Notable absentees
Missing forwards Francesco Totti, Vincenzo Montella and Shabani Nonda through injury, and with Italian international midfielder Daniele De Rossi suspended, the visitors struggled to replicate the form that had taken then on an eleven-match winning run in Serie A, although Mancini did curl one effort fractionally wide after an incisive move. At the other end, Curci scooped away an awkward bouncing effort from Hasselbaink and Mendieta might have given his team a two-goal cushion to take to Rome, but shot over after being put through by substitute Mark Viduka.

I didn't dream about such result but it isn't the worst. I'm hoping that we will score some goals at home and go to next round.

 

[IceBlu]

I wouldn't be too worried. Thats too slim a margin for Boro to hold on to. Roma should cruise through.

 

[theo]

How's Damiano Tommasi doing?
I know he was injuried for a long time and he's playing today against Ascoli so I decided to ask .

 

[modena_10]

he is doing fine. not starting, only being used as a substitute. he does get the occassional start and is awarded as the captain.

on the loss today, i have to say i expected this to happen. even though we deserved the draw, after all the wins i knew we were gonna lose one. actually i fear losing more now.

 

[pefan]

Middlesbrough fans have been injured in Rome.

Three Middlesbrough fans have been stabbed and injured after trouble erupted in Rome before the club's Uefa Cup clash with Roma.

Several other fans were also injured as a group of visiting supporters were attacked in the Italian capital on Tuesday night.

The stabbed fans were taken to hospital for treatment and it is not yet known how serious the injuries are.

Middlesbrough chief executive Keith Lamb confirmed there had been violent clashes between both sets of fans

"There was an incident in one of the bars in a square in Rome," Lamb told Radio Five Live.

"Some Boro fans were drinking in a bar and the bar was attacked by some Roma fans.

"A number of Boro fans have been injured - a small number - and taken to hospital and received medical treatment.

"As far as I'm aware everybody is okay now, although one was retained in hospital but is in a stable condition."

The incident has cast a massive shadow over Wednesday's tie at the Stadio Olimpico with both clubs hoping for no more unsavoury incidents.

Knowing the English fans they were probably drunk and rubbing the 1-0 result in. Lets put things into perspective. In my opinion it was a blatent dive! You can see clearly that Borough lack tecnique and they have to dive to get results. They are making so much noise about a cheap result like this. Roma still matched them. Hasselbaink shouldnt expect a warm reception. He got himself into that situation the idiot. I'm not condoning this violence. Roma fans are a bit too volatile. They need to leave this backwards behaviour behind. Hooliganism should be old news by now.

 

[mark77]

Roma out of the UEFA Cup.

- Mancini was great.
- Bovo sucked balls.
- Roma would have passed with Totti.
- Chivu: Injured...AGAIN!

 

[Dreath]

Wow going out to boro... embarassing. Boro are ******* terrible. No offence or anything. But they got beaten 7-0 by us.

 

[Stotty]

BORO!

 

[modena_10]

from what i read, we absolutely dominated the **** out of boro. apparently it was embarassing.

im still to watch it, but when i do i will be able to actually form an opinion outside of the reports. but what from i read, bovo played well, mark did you watch the game?

we deserved to go through.

 

[modena_10]

Wow going out to boro... embarassing. Boro are ******* terrible. No offence or anything. But they got beaten 7-0 by us.

and no boro aren't terrible. they have beaten the best in the premiership by no fluke. they just have absolutely no consistency, they are a two faced side. they have alot of problems in the back with marking and more but the fact we went out to them isn't embarassing.

losing 1-0 on the road, on a ****ty (practically unplayable) pitch, depleted squad, without our captain and heart of our midfield not playing and to lose on a penalty which was suspect. we showed our quality in the 2nd leg and am proud of the boys. it is just a shame we couldn't score the deserved 3rd or 4th goal.

 

[mark77]

yes, I did watch the game and Roma dominated. Bovo was horrible. Yeah, he played on the right but his passing pissing poor. He always lobbed the ball(a la Materazzi) too far from the strikers so they couldn't reach it. Don't know why Spalletti didn't start Panucci instead.

Chivu played LB btw

 

[pefan]

BORO! Are Crap

We dominated but it wasnt to be. I dont care if Mexes got sent off again. Hes still the best. Roma still play every game like a cup final. There still a big team. Or the fans wouldnt turn up anymore. f*** what those idiots at the man utd website think. Roma is numero uno for me.

They banned me for spking my mind. Pricks. Soccergaming is better. We can talk about our favourite club here at least

 

[ForzaNerrazurri]

I would just like to commend Daniele De Rossi for his fair play actions in today's game. That was one of the classiest gestures I've seen.

For those that don't know, De Rossi used his hand to push the ball into the net, and the ref was going to allow it, but De Rossi told the ref he had indeed touched it with his hand, and the goal wasn't counted.

I take my hat off to De Rossi for this, very well done.

 

[IceBlu]

Great gesture indeed BUT heres what I feel.


Such decisions should be left to the ref. De Rossi and Roma are going to have decisions go against them every now and then so things even out during the course of the season.

I feel its unnecessary for a player to overturn decisions even if he was just being honest.

Still commendable.

I love some Roma players.. De Rossi, Mancini, Aquilani, Chivu ...

 

[jani]

it was a cool thing to do.

the positive thing for them though, is that now the refs would love them more