Gasperini analyzes Roma’s first defeat of preseason | OneFootball

Roma boss Gian Piero Gasperini analyzed the Giallorossi’s defeat in today’s friendly with Aston Villa.

In his post-match interview, the Italian technician remarked, “Our commitment was commendable, there’s nothing more to say. We always tried to play as hard as we could. At times, we did some good things, but we weren’t incisive.”

“However, we played well and won the ball. Unfortunately, we conceded goals where we were given a defensive break, but credit must be given to our opponents, who are one or two steps ahead. In August, you shouldn’t get excited when you win, but you shouldn’t get depressed when you lose either. We have to do better.”

“Cherubini had some good ideas in going forward, as did Soulé. We struggled for a while. We did some good things in terms of build-up play. When they got going, they put us in trouble. Some performances were good. Of the new players, I liked El Aynaoui a lot. We need to take some good things and apply ourselves as we’re doing.”

“Villa have some fast players that have caused us problems. We tried to hold the field, and even with the negative result, there were never any moments of discouragement, and that’s very positive.”

“Wesley? He did not play well, he made a mistake on the technical level. He’s a lad with a good engine, you can see it.”

“Ghilardi? He’s been sidelined for a while, he hasn’t had any training. But he’s one of those young players who can grow.”

“The market? There’s still three weeks left. Let’s see what happens.”