DBasia.news – Paulo Fonseca, AS Roma coach, has a special assessment to his team after going through thr pre-season trial match against Athletic Club Bilbao, Thursday (8/8) WIB.
Roma secured a 2-2 draw at Perugia – maintaining an unbeaten pre-season status – thanks to a last-minute penalty executed by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
Earlier, Aleksandar Kolarov struck a free kick from 32 meters to equalize in the beginning of the second half.
“We made some changes from the previous match, also in anticipation of Sunday’s match against Real Madrid,” Fonseca said.
“I see some positive things – I see courage in how we move the ball and we have more possession than against Lille, although there were mistakes in the first phase where we built the attack. In the second half we improved. There were positive aspects tonight, but in some sectors there is still work to be done. “
Following what Fonseca said about this match on Roma TV …
What is the most positive aspect that you will take from this match?
“The desire of the team to play from behind. We keep the ball better and try to dominate the game. We faced a very good team, who are one step ahead of us in preparation for the new season. The field is not in fantastic condition and that did not help us. Even so, we still have the ball and are on the right track – but there are things that we need to improve on. “
Did fighting the Spanish team who built attacks from behind cause problems?
“I know the qualities they have – I have fought them in the past. The Spanish team is focusing their game on ball possession, so the team deserves praise as more balls are at the feet of our players and gave opponents very little chance. Their first goal was born from our mistakes, but overall, we are good at defending. We very rarely give them empty space. We were able to confine them several times in our own game area. “