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raumdeuter:you see my name for there as the writer? |
raumdeuter:that what happened? |
raumdeuter:that what happened? |
Nihilstjnr:okay. He has already admitted that he is on a poor form. |
Nihilstjnr:ha, you don read the thing finish now now? |
Who has contributed to Roma's Champions League success ahead of their semi-final against Liverpool? We take a look... The sides were drawn together on Friday, with a place in the final against either Bayern Munich or Real Madrid awaiting the winner. Roma booked their place in the semis with an outstanding comeback to knockout Barcelona, meaning they have reached this stage for the second time in their 91-year history. On their last appearance in 1984, they knocked out Dundee United before losing the final to Liverpool. Here we examine the players to watch and other key men behind the Serie A side's successful European campaign so far… Alisson Roma's Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson has impressed this season Liverpool are one of a number of clubs reportedly interested in Alisson, who holds the No 1 jersey for Brazil ahead of Manchester City's Ederson. Aged 25, the goalkeeper has displayed his outstanding shot-stopping abilities this season, particularly against Atletico Madrid and Chelsea in the Champions League group stage, and he has not conceded a goal in five European home games. Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool cannot afford to be distracted by their upcoming Champions League semi-final against Roma Aleksandar Kolarov The former Lazio defender has revived his career at Roma after fading away from Pep Guardiola's starting XI at Manchester City. Kolarov, who scored on his Roma debut against Atalanta, has been a leader and the most reliable option at left-back, prompting Emerson Palmieri's £25m exit to Chelsea. The Serb is a threat going forward with his overlapping runs and his free-kick taking will remain a worry for Jurgen Klopp's side. Konstantinos Manolas Kostas Manolas scored a dramatic, decisive goal against Barcelona Manolas sent 60,000 people wild with his late decider against Barcelona in the quarter-final and burst into tears as fans sang the club anthem at full-time. However, it's the Greece international's defensive work that will be of most concern to Klopp. The 26-year-old was a reported Chelsea target last summer, with the Blues encouraged to make a late bid to sign the centre-back in July . He has continued to impress in Serie A and in Europe, with Sir Alex Ferguson an interested onlooker at the Stadio Olimpico on Tuesday night. Manolas' defensive qualities will be put to the ultimate test when faced up against his former team-mate, Mo Salah. Radja Nainggolan Roma's Belgian midfielder Radja Nainggolan will cause problems Nainggolan is employed in a more advanced position to gain possession further up the pitch, and he puts defenders under immense pressure and has developed into the perfect assist-man. The Belgium international was subject of talks over a move to Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande in January, according to Sky in Italy Edin Dzeko Former Manchester City ace Edin Dzeko is Roma's star striker Other than Dzeko's hold-up play and physical prowess in the box - which Roma have been taking advantage of brilliantly - he offers different options to his team-mates as he runs behind defenders to latch onto through balls, developing into an all-round striker. However, following Salah's departure, Roma have struggled for goal-scoring options aside from the Bosnian and if Liverpool manage to keep the former Manchester City striker quiet, they might have done half the job. Roma owner James Pallotta took a dip in the Piazza del Popolo fountain after his club beat Barcelona 3-0 to qualify for the semi-finals of the Champions League Eusebio Di Francesco After Roma's best points haul in Serie A last season - followed by club legend Francesco Totti and manager Luciano Spalletti's departures - manager Di Francesco walked into the job knowing that he had to usher in a new, successful cycle for the club. He did exactly that, prioritising the Champions League over the domestic race for the top four, giving the squad a new, revitalised European mentality, and finding the perfect balance between experience and young talent. He switches from three to four at the back depending on the opponent, and that does not hinder the team's performance. His biggest asset is his tactical awareness, which is what spurred on the team to run riot against Barcelona - and he will undoubtedly study Liverpool closely to get behind their game play and ensure the best possible outcome for his side. Monchi Liverpool legend Ian Rush and Roma director of football Monchi at the Champions League semi-final draw Ramón Rodríguez Verdejo, commonly known as Monchi, was another summer signing as director of football. The Spaniard is considered as the mastermind behind Sevilla's Europa League triumphs, as he reinvented the director of football role, investing in young players such as Sergio Ramos, Dani Alves and Ivan Rakitic. http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11861/11329190/romas-key-men Cc raumdeuter |
Cruxifizio:don't worry. There is no need for us to continue to argue over it. The match don pass since. |
Cruxifizio:you don dey mention hazard now. You go still tell us say hazard form activity for first leg against Barca. Oga, my post was about last night and has nothing to do with first leg. If the penalty they got was lucky at that time, how is it not an opportunity for ronaldo who scored the goal not to take all the shine and headline of the night? |
Cruxifizio: Nihilstjnr: Cruxifizio:i am sure you did not see anywhere in my post where I said he did not work hard. I saw his hard work and I also saw how they got lucky to get that penalty at the last minute and present ronaldo with the opportunity to take the whole glory of the night. If it is only hard work, did Juventus players not work hard enough to deserve to go through or even play extra time? What i meant by my post is this, in the mind of the Madrid fans, the will be saying, 'ronaldo our saviour again' then all the work of the Juventus players will be thrown to the bin. Diggz, you were talking of forming activity. If forming activity according to you means, not scoring or assisting, can i ask this question. If the match has happened to end 0 - 4 after extra time, will you say ronaldo was forming activity all night? Nihilist, if the match had ended 0 - 4, would you have said Mandzukic was better than ronaldo that night? Knowing that even with all his hard work they were losing. Do you believe that when 2 parties work hard in a competition that a lucky opportunity that will be taken by one party that didn't work as hard as the other can give the party the victory? |
Cruxifizio:yes. The 2nd half. |
Cruxifizio:yes. The 2nd half. |
Ronaldo, one lucky guy. Opportunities presenting themselves to him so he can shine. Just look at how he is going to take the glory of all the work this Juve players did tonight. |
airmark:hahaha |
Cruxifizio:it won't stop a top team cuming 4 his signature when he decides to leave and u can't argue that he wl nt strength the team he goes to. |
airmark:truth is, i cnt even trust chelsea to beat kwara utd now. |
raumdeuter:okay nah. June no far. |
Ibime:lol. Oga ibime, pity this guy nah! I no wan read news of person wey go on shooting spree. Na so that ATM fan 4 US go dy kill ppl after chelsea beat them. |
Cruxifizio:i talk am say them fit no win their next two matches after the united defeat. If spurs beat them, the man fit confuse o begin do bonanza. I would like to see this man city next season and see if they wl have the pep season. Oh! I forgot. 500m wl be spent to prevent it. I just hope our hazard wl nt be part of that 500m, becus the way Roman is goin down, he won't mind doin that business. |
Chelseafan1:he assisted the one goal they scored |
airmark:lol. This mane na goat o. |
Unlimited22:i purposely did nt want to talk abt it, becus i am nt like raumdeuter that uses a single mistake or few to bash a player. the truth is, that was a counter and there was only abt three liverpool players in front nd two mancity players. There was a time that was good for him to release that pass during that run, bt he didn't b4 he was dispossessed. Maybe, he probably wanted to gv the pass when the player wl just have to tap in. Moreover, other countries wl hv to watch out for that boy and hazard in the world cup. |
Nihilstjnr:true. Even Nigeria winning it is nt beyond the realm of possibility. |
Nihilstjnr:which world Cup Portugal won collect? Make them go steal am nah |
Ibime:oga Ibime!!!! I dey hail o |
lalaboi:the truth is, thunder will fire that skirt wearing keeper that was opening torus for that midget to be putting ball through. That Barcelona has nothing special. They are beatable than ever. |
Nihilstjnr:that is problem with the way you view the game. |
raumdeuter:like i said, you know the truth, but you want to make the lie a fact. It is only someone who wants to lie to himself that will say that conte enjoys the kind of freedom and money Pep has to point and kill. Shalom. |
Nihilstjnr:L from where? Even in this match, KDB was better. Salah did nothing except scoring that goal. He was quite all through, but he has scored and you think he is better. No, I don't rate like that. Salah's job today was just to run into space when pool has the ball. The only thing he has over kdb is goal scoring instincts and the coach is using it to maximum effect. |
Nihilstjnr:na me and I still stand on it. |
Oga Ibime, I find it funny that you continue to argue with raumdeuter on this transfer matter. The man knows the truth, but he wants to make it look like Conte has the same freedom like fraudiola to point and kill so that he can use against conte in his subsequent ridiculous arguments. I know his way. |
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