Roma vs Atalanta #2429

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Roma is in a Relegation Battle for Now

Roma fell At home on Monday night against Atalanta As their situation has gotten significantly worse. Roma after showing some sign of growth in midweek in London against Spurs. They put together a less-than-stellar performance against the side from Bergamo. Although they managed to play them close for a significant portion of the game. That was largely due to their inability to finish in front of coal. Roma offered very little in the attack and despite a very obvious penalty that was not given to them in the first half, Roma attacking-wise didn't offer very much. Atalanta attacked Roma from start to finish. Even though Roma was able to hold them off, it still turned out to be a disastrous finish. A big deflection on the 1st goal and been an excellently placed header on the second. Roma ended up falling with a 2-0 defeat to make the winless run continue. Roma have not won a game since October 27th. This has been the worst start to the season that Roma has had since 1979. Although they finished 12th in 1997 They collected more points in 1997 than they have this season or in 1979. In the 1979 season in a 30-game season, they only ended up winning six matches. Through 14 games. This season Roma has only won three. In all competitions, they have only won four. Meaning only on four occasions. Did Roma go home happy while what has occurred, this season is a bit surprising and hard to explain. The reality is clear. Roma are far too talented To be relegated, there's no doubt about that. However, based on the information and the points that they have this season, it's hard to ignore the obvious. Until further notice, Roma is in a relegation battle. Like I said they will not get relegated. They're too talented to do so. However, it's hard to ignore the point total that they currently hold this season. Roma have only 13 points. They have a goal difference of -7 and are only two points in front of the relegation zone. They have a favorable schedule over the next few weeks if I have an opportunity to separate themselves from the relegation zone in their next two League matches. However, that being said, it doesn't completely ignore the fact that they are sitting in a relegation battle. They will play against Lecce and Como than Parma. That very well could be three victories. However, given how things have gone this season, That's easier said than done. There have been countless times this season in which a Roma side has gone through a favorable part of the schedule and come out of It with maximum points. There have been a few different stretches this season where they had three or four games in they should have gotten maximum points or close to it and they have fallen short. Roma has failed to end up with maximum points against Monza, Empoli, Cagliari, Genoa, Verona and Barley beat Venezia. Their three victories. This season has come against Udinesse, Venezia & Torino. Roma has gone through Three different managers already. They have developed no consistency and with the talent the team has nothing. This season is not making any sense. However, undoubtedly at this very moment, they are sitting near the relegation zone and it would be silly for us to say that they aren't in the battle because they truly are. Roma Did have to deal with Napoli and Atalanta out of the break which seems cruel. However, hopefully, the difficult part is already over and they'll have some opportunities to pick up some points. The expectation this season was to qualify for the Champions League. Then the expectation was to qualify for Europe. Then the expectation became finishing the top 10. Now the expectation is to survive and finish as high up in the table as possible. Through every difficult situation this season, it's a very difficult moment. The situation continues to worsen. There's not a true way to explain this. I think all of us don't understand what's happening. Although we do know is Roma should not be in a relegation battle, until further notice they are.

Zaniolo’s Goal Doesn’t Prove Roma Wrong

Nicolo Zaniolo was once adored by the Roma faithful. The young Talent spent five seasons in the Italian Capital. He scored the winning goal in the conference League final. There was a time when he was a fan favorite at the Stadio Olimpico. However, that moment has far past. Since he departed From Roma he has been a toxic individual that has soured his relationship with Roma. He returned to the Stadio Olimpico On Monday and delivered his moment. He got an opportunity to respond to the Roma fans that been abusing him ever since he came onto the pitch. He scored an excellent header that flew into the back of the net to more or less solidify maximum points for Atalanta He certainly earned his stripes with his goal. It was a significant moment for him. As a chance to deliver against his former side. However, just because he scored that goal does not erase the story or change the words. Zaniolo was not a victim at Roma. He wasn't let go because he was somehow treated poorly by the club. He was let go in the end because he ended up being more problem and it was worth. He disrespected. Roma in every possible way. Optically this entire situation and story is being spread as if he was somehow done wrong by the club. Just because he scored that goal does not make him right. It also doesn't necessarily mean that Roma made a mistake in letting him go. It was the right decision at the time and there's no evidence to suggest that that was The wrong thing to do. Roma have been going through their most difficult season since 1979. Some mistakes have been made by the club pretty consistently over the last decade. However, Zaniolo is not one of them, and the way the Italian media is spreading this saying somehow that the goal itself justifies the means. That he was somehow treated poorly and this was his bounce-back moment and he got to deliver against his formal Club. And by the way, celebrating in a very pompous sort of way. I don't blame him for his celebration at all. He was very disrespectful towards the club and of course, scoring against them. Was only going to galvanize himself in that moment. It was a sensational goal. However, it doesn't prove anything. It certainly doesn't prove him right. Zaniolo came in In the swap deal with Inter Milan for Radja Nainggolan. At the start, it looked like a truly unique talent that Roma had their hands on. His first season. He was outstanding. I still remember the goal he scored against Sassuolo. Around Thanksgiving time. His first season under Mourinho was also very good, although it had some issues, with eight goals and seven assists. During his time at Roma, he also dealt with an ACL tear Rama was very supportive towards him, and honestly up until the point he left was still very highly regarded by Roma. I took issue with his overall attitude and decision making but understandably it was clear that there was some sort of talent there. I found his playmaking very effective at times Very selfish. Always trying to score the goal even when the Best option was an open pass. However, up until the last year and a half, I didn't have a problem with him individually. Outside of his play. The relationship began to sour His second and last season was his best season actually with the club. But again it was down to some attitude issues and decision making. He was supposed to be a critical part of Roma Tammy Abraham has the new center forward at the time off of one of the best seasons of his career. Tammy wasn't able to live up to the expectations that came after that. Great First season, however, it felt like Roma had something with the talent of zaniolo and a new center forward in Abraham. Neither one is at the club. Now it shows how Roma has kind of fallen since the Conference League. He scored the goal that won that trophy and in that sense, he will always be appreciated even if it's slightly. The interest in Juventus was always there. That summer it seemed as if that was going to happen. The deal was almost done. It ultimately collapsed during the weeks leading up to that deal in preseason. He refused to sit next to his teammates on the bench. He also was disrespectful towards the club in many ways after his eventual departure. Everybody wanted him gone because his behavior was so appalling. He did spend half that season at Roma scoring twice. However, there was a point where he went against Mourinho in a huge way which caused him to be dropped. There were even a few instances. He refused to play and asked to leave very early on that season. Then he leaves and starts pedaling Roma with nasty comments talking about the club, talking about his teammates, talking about the coaches, everything. He started disrespecting Roma for no reason. If he wanted to leave the club after that season he could have done it in a way where he didn't come across as a total child. Back to the point he scores this goal against his former side side. He has been blatantly disrespectful and nasty towards her. So from his perspective, he gets that moment where he delivers and he gets to have that sort of. I told you so moment. However, is he really better off now than he was before he left. Proving Roma wrong would suggest that he has gone on to be one of the best young players in the world has won trophies and has been individually spectacular. In his second and last season, he had eight goals and seven assists. That's the last full season he had. Since then he has played for three different teams Galatasaray, Aston Villa & Now Atalanta. He has played 61 matches since he left Roma over that time. He has scored 10 goals supplying one assist. He has also been sent off twice. At his best when he was at Roma he was getting picked for the national team. Now he very seldom gets selected and hardly plays. He has played a couple of games for the national team here or there, but this special talent that he wanted perhaps certainly isn't any more at Roma, dealt with two major injuries. In both cases. Rome supported him and backed him up. He scored the goal in the conference League final Roma supported him and backed him up. Mourinho backed him his teammates backed him and through all that instead, he decided to be disrespectful and nasty to the very people who were supporting him. So he gets that goal Monday night against his former side. But it certainly doesn't make a difference in the grand scheme of things because his performances since he left Roma haven't proved that they made the wrong decision. If anything as bad as Roma has been this season it is still clear that letting him go was the right thing to do.