Their pressing and marking switches are well drilled.
“Dall'altro lato, la Roma si conferma una squadra forte e in forma, con dei principi ormai assimilati da tutti i suoi giocatori: il pressing, quando eseguito, è gestito bene; i cambi di marcatura son sempre fatti alla perfezione; inoltre, i movimenti in catena stanno portando tanti frutti in termini di creazione di occasioni.”On the other side, Roma confirm themselves as a strong side in form, with principles every player has absorbed: the pressing, when they do it, is well managed; the switches of marking are always done perfectly; and the combinations down the flanks are creating plenty of chances. our translation
Roma go man for man all over the pitch, so every player on the ball has someone on his back.
“In fase di non possesso, Gasperini non scende a compromessi: la Roma adotta una marcatura a uomo feroce e asfissiante a tutto campo.”Out of possession, Gasperini makes no compromises: Roma use ferocious, suffocating man-marking all over the pitch. our translation
Every Roma player picks up one opponent and follows him, so the whole team ends up camped in the other half. When that marking holds, the game barely leaves the opposition's half.
“Le due punte sui due centrali in fase di possesso prevedono come conseguenza l’innalzamento degli esterni fino ai terzini per uno schieramento immediatamente sbilanciato in avanti che porta come naturale conseguenza, se le marcature ovviamente funzionano, a giocare nella metà campo avversaria, cosa che la Roma ha fatto praticamente per tutta la partita.”With the two forwards on the two centre-backs during the build-up, the consequence is that the wide players push up onto the full-backs, giving a shape immediately tipped forward, which naturally leads — if the marking is working, of course — to playing in the opponents' half, which is what Roma did for practically the whole match. our translation
If the other manager changes his line-up, Gasperini changes his to match within minutes, so every Roma player still has one direct opponent. Watch the shirts pair off all over the pitch.
“Dopo un po’ altro giro, altra corsa: Mandragora in campo al posto di Atta, 433 per i viola, 352 per la Roma, con i centrali sulle tre punte, i due esterni di centrocampo sui terzini, i tre centrocampisti a duellare con i dirimpettai e i due attaccanti davanti.”After a while, another turn of the wheel, another lap: Mandragora on for Atta, 4-3-3 for Fiorentina, 3-5-2 for Roma, with the centre-backs on the three forwards, the two wing-backs on the full-backs, the three midfielders duelling with their opposite numbers and the two strikers up front. our translation
New signing Rodrigo Mora plays as the one creator behind two strikers, and the front three keep swapping places rather than holding position.
“Per Gasperini nasce così un’altra Roma possibile: Mora numero 10, due punte davanti e continui scambi di posizione”So another possible Roma is born for Gasperini: Mora as the number 10, two strikers in front of him and constant swapping of positions our translation