- Aug 10, 2004
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I went to the game. It's one that was hard to describe. We scored 5 goals but we really didn't look like we were that pushed, Roma seemed to want to defend for 90mins. A lot of the time it was pretty boring, to be frank, pretty unusual in a 5-0 thrashing.
Roma were pretty cynical and would foul any player that was about to start a break. I wasn't surprised when that guy got sent off, it was inevitable. I can't remember what the first yellow was for though.
Bentley was the stand out player for me. I loved that the fans cheered as he came over to take a Free kick at the start of the match. He turned round to thank them then went over and scored! I believe he also put the brilliant through ball to Dos Santos for Lennons goal.
Good to see the fans getting behind Zokora, I think it was one of his best games today. He's a lot faster than many people realise and he made some important challenges. Can't see why he got booked for the melee, didn't the other guy kick him or something?
The only thing I'll say is we look a bit dosy defensively. Dawson had to scramble to catch someone who had got through on goal and one of their players dribbled through, without resistence. Luckily Gomes made a stop from a soft shot.
Some people will dismiss it as "only Roma" but we can only play the teams that are put in front of us. Apparently Roma finished 2nd in Serie A last season and of course they've played, like Celtic, in the CL. This season, we'll have to beat "only boro" and "only stoke" as well as "only everton" and "only portsmouth", so as long as we're thrashing "only Roma" I'm pretty confident that we'll be in the right frame for the trip to the Riverside.
Roma were pretty cynical and would foul any player that was about to start a break. I wasn't surprised when that guy got sent off, it was inevitable. I can't remember what the first yellow was for though.
Bentley was the stand out player for me. I loved that the fans cheered as he came over to take a Free kick at the start of the match. He turned round to thank them then went over and scored! I believe he also put the brilliant through ball to Dos Santos for Lennons goal.
Good to see the fans getting behind Zokora, I think it was one of his best games today. He's a lot faster than many people realise and he made some important challenges. Can't see why he got booked for the melee, didn't the other guy kick him or something?
The only thing I'll say is we look a bit dosy defensively. Dawson had to scramble to catch someone who had got through on goal and one of their players dribbled through, without resistence. Luckily Gomes made a stop from a soft shot.
Some people will dismiss it as "only Roma" but we can only play the teams that are put in front of us. Apparently Roma finished 2nd in Serie A last season and of course they've played, like Celtic, in the CL. This season, we'll have to beat "only boro" and "only stoke" as well as "only everton" and "only portsmouth", so as long as we're thrashing "only Roma" I'm pretty confident that we'll be in the right frame for the trip to the Riverside.