Roma (A) | 5th May 8PM - UECL Semi Final 2nd Leg - Pre-match Thread

[Mister Singh]

This is it, this is the big one, think Rodgers future is riding on this too!

[Harpenden Fox]

If it was you sitting in Block 114, row 4, seat 423, who enjoyed offering opinions such as:

 

Harry Kane is a homosexual 

David Pleat is a homosexual 

Check Son’s passport

 

then please don’t come again. Fiftyish, daft, stuck in the 1970s and an absolute embarrassment to yourself and our Club.

[SuperMike]

40 minutes ago, Ross 'LCFC' Turner said:

The big worry for me is that we go into this one without a win since the second leg in Eindhoven:
 

Newcastle 2-1

Everton 1-1

Villa 0-0

Roma 1-1 

Spurs 3-1 

 

Surely we’re due one soon …..

Really not great going into the most important match of the season on the back of 5 disappointing results - matches where we dominated possession but looked woefully short of any attacking threat. 

 

Mebee due one

     -     But can't see it happening here.

[LestaAl]

Just want us to put in a shift and play well , then we have a chance or we might nick it in a penalty shootout .

[Tielemans63]

No free gifts and we have a very good chance. No free headers from set pieces for example.

[lgfualol]

1 hour ago, moore_94 said:

 

                  Kasper

Ricardo, Fofana, Evans, Castagne

    Maddison, Tielemans, KDH

     Lookman, Vardy, Barnes

Has to be this side if it will be an end to end game. If Mourinho parks the bus like I think he might do, Nacho could be the better shout. 

[Guest bennytwohats]

36 minutes ago, Harpenden Fox said:

If it was you sitting in Block 114, row 4, seat 423, who enjoyed offering opinions such as:

 

Harry Kane is a homosexual 

David Pleat is a homosexual 

Check Son’s passport

 

then please don’t come again. Fiftyish, daft, stuck in the 1970s and an absolute embarrassment to yourself and our Club.

You should report it to the club mate. No room for this at the club and posting on here ain’t going to fix it.

[Corky]

2-0 defeat 

[Supergray22]

1-2 win and on to Albania. I’m not ready to think of defeat yet and I think there is mileage in our favourite song of the moment. 

[Sunbury Fox]

1 hour ago, ElusiveEd said:

According to BR during todays post match interview both KDH and Madders need to be assessed during the week before being considered.

 

Gulp

If they're both out we'll be playing Hamza and Soumaré in midfield, alongside Youri. 

[Jobyfox]

1 hour ago, ElusiveEd said:

According to BR during todays post match interview both KDH and Madders need to be assessed during the week before being considered.

 

Gulp

 

[Jobyfox]

1 hour ago, Harpenden Fox said:

If it was you sitting in Block 114, row 4, seat 423, who enjoyed offering opinions such as:

 

Harry Kane is a homosexual 

David Pleat is a homosexual 

Check Son’s passport

 

then please don’t come again. Fiftyish, daft, stuck in the 1970s and an absolute embarrassment to yourself and our Club.

 

41 minutes ago, bennytwohats said:

You should report it to the club mate. No room for this at the club and posting on here ain’t going to fix it.

Yes, it does seem unlikely that somebody on here is going to say: “…. oh, yes I’ve checked my ticket…. that was me… I’ll tell you what I won’t come again” 

[CosbehFox]

2 hours ago, ElusiveEd said:

According to BR during todays post match interview both KDH and Madders need to be assessed during the week before being considered.

 

Gulp

Dr Needle be on it don’t worry 

[Foxhateram]

Reckon Vardy will get us well up for this!!! Come on!! 

 

[Jaspa]

These kick off in an hour against Bologna in Rome. Team sheets immanent

[Harpenden Fox]

17 minutes ago, Jobyfox said:

 

Yes, it does seem unlikely that somebody on here is going to say: “…. oh, yes I’ve checked my ticket…. that was me… I’ll tell you what I won’t come again” 

I know, it’s a fair point. Not only did I post this in the wrong thread I am also guilty of over venting. This stuff just pees me off. 

[Sunbury Fox]

1 minute ago, Jaspa said:

These kick off in an hour against Bologna in Rome. Team sheets immanent

Shame they're not playing Lazio in the derby.

[Jaspa]

22 minutes ago, Sunbury Fox said:

Shame they're not playing Lazio in the derby.

 

Bologna beat title chasing Inter the other evening, should be a decent game. Roma still reasonable to qualify for Europe through Serie A.

Edited 1 May 2022 by Jaspa

[Jaspa]

https://mobile.twitter.com/OfficialASRoma/status/1520822591891587073/photo/1

 

They've rotated quite abit. Nice to see El Shaarawy play after spending the whole night on Thursday running up and down the sideline and stretching out his calves.

[StanSP]

Abraham, Spinazzola, Smalling, Pellegrini, Karsdorp, Zalewski all benched. 

Mkhitaryan not in the squad at all due to injury. 

[Steve Earle]

51 minutes ago, Sunbury Fox said:

If they're both out we'll be playing Hamza and Soumaré in midfield, alongside Youri. 

Hamza would only play if KDH, Maddison, Tielemans, Soumare, Perez & Co are all missing. Even then, probably at CB…

[Sunbury Fox]

4 minutes ago, Jaspa said:

https://mobile.twitter.com/OfficialASRoma/status/1520822591891587073/photo/1

 

They've rotated quite abit. Nice to see El Shaarawy play after spending the whole night on Thursday running up and down the sideline and stretching out his calves.

Assuming Veretout starts against us given the injury to Mkhitaryan, I make that 5 changes from their likely starting line up on Thursday. So much less rotation than us.

Edited 1 May 2022 by Sunbury Fox

[st albans fox]

4 minutes ago, Sunbury Fox said:

Assuming Veretout starts against us given the injury to Mkhitaryan, I make that 5 changes from their likely starting line up on Thursday. So much less rotation than us.

But more than expected given that they have dropped to seventh ….. they really want to win this cup !

[Lesterlad]

2 hours ago, Hammo said:

Roma have lost only one of their last 28 European home games - to Real Madrid - and won 20 of them.

 

If we emerge victorious at the Stadio Olimpico and reach the final, it’ll be one of the club’s all-time great results.

 

I just wish we were going into the game with more players in form… and a manager whose tactics were less predictable.

 

Still, Rodgers and co surprised us once, in Eindhoven. Fingers crossed they can do it again in Rome.

Wish I hadn’t read that 🥲

[Sunbury Fox]

Bologna more than holding their own v Roma here.