Drawing 1-1 with Turin in the final moments, Roma were so lucky. After losing 1-0 to the same city derby Lazio in the last three Serie A rounds, Roma have drawn twice in a row, 1-1 away to Sassuolo, this time at home to Torino, three games with two losses and one draw to lose seven points, which is too unfortunate. Luck and misfortune are only a thought, and the bitter fruit of Rome's defeat is the cause of the evil sown by itself.
No hard work, no fighting spirit, the first and second half of the judgment of two teams, is this playing a magical version of the metamorphosis adventure? There are too many such games, there is no desire in the first half, routine running with the opposing player, losing the ball with three passes and two kicks, playing for half a day but unable to find the ball. If you come to Pep Guardiola's Manchester City, which are mainly in possession, it is indeed understandable. But when it comes to Sassuolo and Turin, whose strength is not as good as their own, it is incomprehensible to kick this side and can't find the southeast, southwest and northwest. Poor state, and not generally bad. Although it is true that the players have brought a lot of fatigue to the double game in a week, and the super large number of injuries has also caused Mourinho's formation a lot of trouble, this should not be an excuse for Roma to continue to drop the chain.
Tammy Abraham's form has indeed fluctuated a lot compared to last season. In particular, the goal-scoring super striker has now become a nominal bunker, and at first glance, Abraham is also too miserable. But as long as you have seen the Roma game, you should also be sorry for Abraham. The Roma centre-forward scored inefficiently, but what was even more pitiful was the fact that there were few chances to shoot, the ball could not reach his feet, and most of the energy of the whole game was spent on hand-to-hand combat with the opponent, but he couldn't fight back a few good chances.
The cooperation of the whole game was even more miserable, there were few decent passes and runs, and after two kicks, the ball reached the feet of the opponent. Good counter-attacking opportunity, the ball was lost for no reason. People just want to hold their heads against the wall. Who is to blame? You can only blame yourself, and Mourinho as well. I really don't know how Uncle Bird usually trains this gang, and how the basic skills compete to compete with the Chinese Super League.
To be honest, Roma's defense is already okay. 14 goals conceded is only better than Napoli, Juventus, Laziodo, at the current level of Roma defenders, to this point, there is nothing to blame. However, once the secret is neglected, the tense nerves of defense under long-term high pressure will inevitably have flaws, which is understandable. The problem is that his goalscoring ability is so poor, with 18 goals only two more than Torino in the top 10 of Serie A. If it cannot be attacked, if it cannot be defended, Rome can only eat its own consequences.
And this home game in Rome against Torino, as everyone knows, has become the object of referee's care, and last season's referee's shadow once again shrouded the Olympic Stadium. Turin handballed several times, which was cancelled by VAR and the referee; Bellotti was violently thrown and the referee turned a blind eye; Dybala's penalty from a brutal tackle was more or less a result of Mourinho's red card. Otherwise, how could Turin get so many and so obvious fouls to be so easily turned away by the referee? On the contrary, Roma's foul, even an inadvertent touch, will become a thorn in the referee's side, a thorn in the flesh, and even Dybala has a yellow card very unjustly because of his protest.
Mourinho's presence is now truly brilliant, with almost every substitution to work wonder. Nemanja Matic's goal proved this once again. But more important is the appearance of Dybala, as soon as the little devil appeared, he immediately activated Roma's front-court attack, even if Turin was fully defensive, Roma still found a few opportunities. Had it not been for the missed penalty, Roma would have turned defeat into victory and ended their pre-World Cup finish with a 2-1 match. But then again, Bellotti's mood to advance in front of his old club is understandable, the main penalty is understandable, and there is no need to settle the account after the loss of a penalty, after all, the long-term battle formation is not in good shape, and there is a love for the old club.
The Serie A match came to an end, Roma's draw did not surprise the fans, and the position of seven up and eight down was still so unembarrassing. Just waiting for the World Cup to return, the wounded to return, Mourinho will surely bring the red wolf back to life with blood and the beast out.