Roma won 4-0 against Brighton after a great performance. Fast play, verticality in spaces, and an offensive mentality allowed Dybala, Lukaku, Cristante, and Mancini to get on the score sheet. There's now a significant advantage secured for the return leg of the Europa League in England, and De Rossi can take great satisfaction in having beaten who is ideally his mentor. At the end of the match, the Roma coach was interviewed by Sky Sport, here are his words:
How did you manage to change Roma in just a few days? "Every team has its downturns. I didn't do anything special. I just channeled everything in the best way possible. I'm very happy, but I think the players are strong and are winning the matches they need to win. We have players that other coaches dream of. I try to train them, to play this type of football you have to run a lot. I treat them as human beings and they respond accordingly."
Roma overwhelms Brighton 4-0, De Rossi's lesson to his "master" De Zerbi
You're doing great things. "Yes, and I'm happy about it. I don't downplay this victory. I also saw many things I liked but also others that push me to improve. Even in the second half, we had to attack more even though we are better at staying low. Yesterday, I nagged them a bit, yesterday's preparation didn't last as long as other matches, we were playing against a different team and it is coached by a different coach. There are those who don't love him but I do, playing against such a team makes you realize how strong it is because it takes twice the time to prepare for it."
Regarding the renewal "The performance shouldn't be tarnished with these discussions. Right now, it's the last thing on my mind, I'm happy about the victory. I'm doing the job I like, in the place I like, with players that satisfy me and on which I wouldn't have bet. In two days, we play against another very well-prepared team with a special coach. In a week, we'll go to Brighton and if we think we've already passed, they'll turn it around on us."
Where did you think you could hurt Brighton? "We prepared it like that, attacking from the left because there was a significant physical gap between Leo and Buonanotte. Spinazzola's condition made me think that was a possible way to score goals besides attacking depth."
Did the team perform as well as you had prepared for defense? "These matches are prepared by respecting the opponent. De Zerbi's teams are strong in possession and you need to be able to put them in difficulty. The result is a bit misleading, they could have done more, but our goalkeeper was good. We judge the performance as almost perfect because the players were almost perfect. I've never seen Lukaku and Dybala run so much."
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