Mile Svilar to increasingly act as Roma’s playmaker in De Rossi’s gameplan | OneFootball

Daniele De Rossi wants to involve Mile Svilar more in Roma’s action.

The Serbian goal-keeper has been increasingly relied upon as a key passer for the team in their construction from the back during Roma’s first three friendlies of the summer.

According to Corriere della Sera, this is not a coincidence or merely a temporary solution: De Rossi is determined to make Svilar a focal point of Roma’s movement on the pitch.

This explains why Svilar touches a lot of balls so far under De Rossi: his teammates are obliged (tactically) to start from him if there are no credible alternatives.

It is not a question of backward steps as an easy solution in case of danger, but the continuous search for a reasoned and patient construction the back.

This, moreover, allows the team to raise the defense line, and therefore distance the opponents from the penalty area.