How did Roma's new boys fair?
If anyone watched them.
course i did
we played well. the tactic is not completely implemented yet, but i've seen some wonderful movements i haven't seen in a while by the guys. we lack in finishing, that's sure. but i'm confident we're going to sort that out. and we were unlucky. cagliari scored their first in the first chance of the second half and the second one is your average counterattack goal against a 10 men team
anyway, want to know about the new boys?
bojan - 4/10, didn't seem to be on the field, got substituted on 57 min and was not missed. disappointed, i thought he could have changed the team
osvaldo - 5/10, he tried. A LOT. still, wasn't capable to change the game and perhaps wasn't lucky enough
stekelenburg - it's hard to judge a keeper who stands almost workless for most of the match and then lets two goals in. couldn't do much about them, to be honest
borini - 6/10 the guy has got it. he comes in for osvaldo and scores after 10 seconds. that would have meant sudden beatification, if heinze's header wasn't offside. yet, he showed he's got quite the killer instinct
heinze - 7/10, here's someone not ashamed of hitting hard. was good as CB and decent as LB. plus, he was dangerous on set pieces a couple of times. already a fan favourite with the nickname "The Bone Collector"
pjanic - 7/10, in a never-tried-before midfield he did quite well. his only fault was not shooting on a one on one with agazzi which could have been the 1-0
gago - too short of an appearance to judge
jose angel - 8/10, would have been 9 if he didn't help conti score and 10 if he wasn't sent of. BUT, BUT, BUT, the guy is IMMENSE. high stamina, good positioning and a technique we are not used to see in what is a "common leftback". i reckon he might be the purchase of the decade for us.
