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BTW, i dont know who Atalanta owner is, but how happy do you think he is this past few years?

Every year they manage to gather bunch of nobodies and sell them the next year for serious money. All that while getting impressive results year after year
 

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Roma will still get at least a point tbh

Good half but won't last

Fair play Atalanta though
 

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RnB football experts at work (dont take it the wrong way, just messing with you :) )

This was never going to be easy for Roma, but i am impressed with Atalanta.

This is literally their second team - even Pessina is starting (yeah, that one), and they are killing it. Could have scored 2 more.

I like to jinx :o:eek:
How the fuck is Gasperini doing this?!

And now they get the third!

I like to jinx ;)
 

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Regardless of this match, but you have to love a club like Atalanta who is not afraid to give a chance to youngsters. Obviously when you are as big as Milan you cannot afford to do it regularly, but one would expect that more teams who are not fighting for Europe (or relegation) take this approach. OK not everyone has Atalanta level academy, but there are plenty of young talents in lower leagues and in the youth sectors of the big teams who are not getting the playing time to show their worth.
 

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Roma will still get at least a point tbh

Good half but won't last

Fair play Atalanta though

I dont know about that, but i do expect Romas response.

But if Atalanta can keep hitting them on the counter, this could get ugly.

Anyhow, im definitely watching this one before ManU- Tottenham.
 

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Juventus is probably going to run away with the title again, their squad is too strong.

But the likes of Fiorentina, Atalanta, Torino are going to give the so called top 4 contenders (Milan, Roma, Inter, Lazio, Napoli) a really hard time.

Getting a top 4 finish is going to be really hard this season.
 

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so pessina is playing better than biglia these days?

admit it haters,

im right like 95% of the time when I tell you a youngster in italy is good/ bad.
 

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atalanta deseve so much respect.

they're from a rich northern city

they have an excellent coach

excellent youth academy

excellent scouting

they have bought their stadium and intend to demolish it soon to build a new one.

get results in italy and europe.

turn a profit.
 

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Love it when RnB hype a team and it falls apart immediately.

I love what Atalanta is doing, their approach to football regardless of the result here.

Great match though!
 

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Serie A gonna be very fun this year. If top italian coaches would stay in the league, it would get much better results in European competitions
 

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Roma changed their system from 4-3-3 to 4-2-3-1 with Pastore in the hole and Nzonzi with De Rosi in the middle.

Nzonzi is going to be important for Roma this season, really gave them the boost since coming on at half time.
 

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atalanta deseve so much respect.

they're from a rich northern city

they have an excellent coach

excellent youth academy

excellent scouting

they have bought their stadium and intend to demolish it soon to build a new one.

get results in italy and europe.

turn a profit.

What does that have to do with it?
 

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Roma changed their system from 4-3-3 to 4-2-3-1 with Pastore in the hole and Nzonzi with De Rosi in the middle.

Nzonzi is going to be important for Roma this season, really gave them the boost since coming on at half time.

something we should of done last game, instead of putting bakayoko in the fucking middle of the midfield
 

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something we should of done last game, instead of putting bakayoko in the fucking middle of the midfield

The difference being that Roma has pace (and allot of it) on the flanks in Under and Kluivert. We dont, that why every team press us high, because we dont have pace up top to beat the high line of the defenders.
 

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Florenzi out injured, replaced by Schick.
3-4-3, Roma going for it
 

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