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Squad value€498.4m
Squad value€253.3m
Key playerDonyell Malen
Key playerOlivier Giroud
Head coachGian Piero Gasperini
Head coachDavide Ancelotti
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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
Lille do not need much of the ball; they are built to break quickly.
“Alors que le LOSC est l’une des équipes qui affichent le plus faible pourcentage de possession de balle en Ligue 1 depuis le début de saison, l’équipe de Davide Ancelotti possède le profil idéal pour exploiter ces failles en transition rapide.”While Lille are one of the sides with the lowest possession in Ligue 1 this season, Davide Ancelotti's team has the ideal profile to exploit those gaps on the fast break. our translation
Lille invite you forward, then hit the space behind with quick wingers.
“Le gusta iniciar la jugada desde atrás, atraer al rival a campo propio y castigar los espacios con extremos verticales, con un rigor sin balón y una velocidad en las transiciones que ya eran innegociables en el Real Madrid donde colaboró con Carlo Ancelotti.”He likes to start moves from the back, draw the opponent into his own half and punish the space with direct wingers, with discipline without the ball and speed in transition that were non-negotiable at Real Madrid, where he worked with Carlo Ancelotti. our translation
Their most dangerous attacks come down their right side, where right-back Tiago Santos runs past Ethan Mbappé to join the attack. Against PSG every big chance came from that side.
“Les plus grosses occasions lilloises sont d’ailleurs passées par ce côté gauche de la défense parisienne.”Lille's biggest chances did in fact all come down that left side of the Paris defence. our translation