On October 14, Beijing time, in the fourth round of the Europa League group stage, Roma played against Real Betis away. In the 34th minute of this game, Betis player Canales made a long shot, and Roma fell behind. In the 53rd minute, Roma equalized the score, and Belotti's goal helped the team draw Betis 1-1.
After both sides scored one point, Betis advanced, while Roma ranked third in the group, they were behind second place Ludogorec 3 points, and the qualifying situation was relatively pessimistic. Based on the game process between Roma and Betis, Roma lost goals and points in this game, and the main midfielder Matic is to blame.
Before Betis scored, Spinazola made a mistake in passing. Of course, Matic also had the opportunity to get the ball, and then gave the ball out, or destroyed it to prevent the opponent from counterattacking. However, because Matic stopped in place before receiving the ball, and had a misjudgment, and the speed was too slow, he missed the ball, which directly caused Betis players to obtain the ball, and finally launched an attack and pierced through Roma's goal. Spinazola has some responsibility for conceding this goal, and Matic has a big problem.
Because Matic did not form a good protection at the top of the penalty area, the team's front of the penalty area exposed a huge defensive hidden danger, causing the team to lose the ball. In addition, Matic had 0 steals, 0 passes, 0 shots, 0 threatening passes in this game, and was passed twice by his opponent, and got a yellow card due to a foul.
Because Matic performed poorly, he only played halftime and was replaced by Roma coach Mourinho . After the game, Matic's score was 5.5 points, which was the lowest score in the game. Matic's performance made Roma fans very dissatisfied. Matic has played 13 games for Roma, and he has no goals or assists, and has received 2 yellow cards.
Judging from Matic's performance in Roma, he cannot take on the position of main midfielder in most games, because Matic is slow and lazy, has limited coverage on the field, and the lack of defensive strength in the midfielder position, which is also one of the biggest problems faced by Roma this season.
Obviously, Roman jokes! Treat what others don’t want as treasures, and now recognize the reality: take advantage of small gains and suffer big losses. Manchester United let Matic go this summer. Roma did not pay the transfer fee and signed Matic without permission, and was complacent. Little did he know that the 34-year-old Matic has already declined and cannot gain a foothold in the top team. Roma still plays him as the main player. It is speechless. The stingy Roma team paid the price for this.
