Football in Rome,

Roma go into this game without Francesco Totti and this would possibly not be as bad a situation as a few of the people might think for the simple reason that Totti barely plays well against big sides in big matches.

On the other hand, his influence on the side can't be discounted especially at home and although he may not be a serious element physically, psychologically it might be a blow for Roma. The simplest way to explore the town of Rome is booking Ferienwohnungen Rom.

A larger miss for me is the powerful running of Simone Perrotta that would be missed tonight as he is postponed for this tie and he was badly missed we=hen Roma was beat last season as he also missed that game due to suspension.



I'd be very stunned if Roma get through this tie because Italian teams, AC Milan apart, of recent times seem to have issues with the English form of play especially in midfield.

Italian teams always appear to want to win matches with minimal effort and though they're technically superior, they appear to not put the required effort in some games.

Technically Roma can match United but what they cannot match them with is the rate and aggression that players like Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo bring to the pitch. This is 1 of the explanations a Roma victory over 2 legs is doubtful.

Roma have been honored for their 2-legged victory over Real Madrid but in the 2 legs, they were terribly lucky because in the first leg they may have been out of view if not for some profligate finishing by the Spanish side.

By the following leg, Real had a lot of main players out and Roma still rode their luck regardless of if at the end of the match they played moderately well. Roma have troublesome areas so far as I'm concerned as I still do not think they've a top class goalkeeper.

Alexander Doni is a good goalkeeper but he isn't first-class and he is intensely suspect in the air. He is also the only goalkeeper that I'll recall that gets hurt whenever he is making a good save and that isn't inspiring. Why not booking Apartments Rom.

They have issues in midfield because they do not have a real holding midfielder as most of their midfielders are ball passing players with great technical capability though not enough steel. David Pizarro is a very enormous puny link for me as he is 1 of those players that I'd term as sumptuous.

I had never understood why players like Roberto Baggio or Gianfranco Zola were named splendid players as they can produce a moment of magic to get you a goal at any time but Pizarro and Guti in my opinion can be termed sumptuous as they're only useful if their teams are playing well.

They do not help defensively and Pizarro particularly is not that helpful in the attacking third especially when he isn't playing well. He gives the ball away far too cheaply and against Manchester United, that could be lethal.

Roma are not that bad at the back if Juan and Philip Mexes are in the beginning line-up but they don't seem to be as solid as United and in attack, they might have done with options than Totti and Mirko Vucinic.

Unless Roma play without fear and that must come from manager Luciano Spalletti, who does not always get it right tactically, because of his being too cautious, and they take their possibilities when they come their way especially in the first leg then I do not see them going thru.

There is not any doubt that they are good enough to beat United but they should accept that they can do it and I do not accept that they do because like most Italian teams away from home, they have an inclination to want to avoid defeat more than going all out to win.