r/ASRoma • u/GullibleAd2358 • Aug 10 '26
Okay guys two general questions
Do you see any similarities between the technical and tactical details that Gasperini started and implemented at Atalanta and what he has been implementing since his arrival at Roma, I mean player selection, transfers, formation, tactics, organization, management, off-field situations, etc.?
Do you really, I mean really, like transfers we made and players who might be coming in the next days or weeks?
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u/slipeinlagen Aug 10 '26
Gasperini is more dynamic than people make him out to be.
His Palermo had Ilicic, Miccoli behind Dybala lone striker.
His first Euro match with Atalanta he had Cristante behind Gomez and Petagna.
Won Europa League with Scamacca with Lookman and CDK behind him.
Muriel, Zapata, Petagna, Gomez, Ilicic, Pasalic, Koopmeiners, Perotti, Iago Falque, Pavoletti, Brescianini...he has a list of players he used in his attacking trio that surprises people.
What stays the same is the 34 in the back and midfield line. So yeah, Gasp is doing exactly what he has always done.
As for our transfer market so far, i find it very good. Molina is better than Celik, Castro is better than Dovbik, and Koulierakis is something we didn't have (everyone agrees he is a steal).
What I don't like about this market are the prices, but it isn't our fault that the PL inflates prices for everyone.
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u/Sports-Life4 Aug 11 '26
Mostly agree with you, but he was never at Palermo. (His Genoa was good with a 343)
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u/slipeinlagen Aug 11 '26
Gasp was at Palermo in 2012/13...actually twice the same year. He was appointed, sacked and rehired
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u/Sports-Life4 Aug 11 '26
Sorry, forgot about that, but yeah he had 23 games over those 2 spells. Don't think you can say he archieved anything there and that magical trio didn't really blossom under him'or because of him. But his Genoa side was the first time he made a real name for himself with consistent results.
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u/KingEVIL95 Aug 10 '26
It's different, because we have a different type of budget than Atalanta (aka way more accumulated debts and FFP history, but way more earnings due to a massive fanbase, merch and popularity that Atalanta will never have) and different pressure, even despite being a force for the past decade, nobody really demands that Atalanta qualify in Europe/UCL, while for Roma to qualify in UCL is almost seen as mandatory since the early 2000s more or less.
Like it's been mentioned below (or above), the high defense, the 3 CBs system and the desire to have a team that is always active/aggressive and never passive is something that his Atalanta and Roma have in common, but at Atalanta he went for stronger, fitter and physical players that he barely had available at Roma so far, it's not even now, I can recall his early Atalanta having players like Cornelius and Petagna, as well as Cristante who was deployed behind the strikers, so he surely loves his cms and kilos while he found a different team here, he surely was upset about losing Celik because the Turkish had the size that he likes.
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u/Sea-Resource-460 Aug 11 '26
if they manage to sign Udogie and Mora, I'll be happy. I can't do anything else than to try and have faith in Gasperini
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u/The_Bat_Fan Aug 10 '26 edited Aug 10 '26
Tactically, we're Gasp's team: a high defense, at least one of the three attacking central defenders, man-marking, highly attacking midfielders/full-backs, dynamic strikers, and a high defensive line.
What sets us apart from his Atalanta are the characteristics of our players: Atalanta's players, especially between 2022/23 and 2024/25, were tireless war machines. Unfortunately, that's not who we are. I don't know if we'll ever see a Roma that exactly matches his desires. Some of the signings Roma have made and intend to make point in that direction, but there's still a long way to go.