De Rossi after Roma win over Al-Shabab: ‘Mid-week friendly upset our plans’

Daniele De Rossi insisted that he was proud of Roma’s pleasant win over Al-Shabab, however did admit that the sport ‘upset our plans a bit’.

The Giallorossi flew off to Saudi Arabia capital Riyadh to face Al-Shabab in a mid-season pleasant on the Al-Awwal Stadium, profiting from the nine-day break between their league matches with Hellas Verona and Salernitana.

Roma secured a tense 2-1 win over Al-Shabab, taking the lead within the 54^th minute by means of Joao Costa earlier than Yannick Carrasco responded for the Saudi facet 24 minutes later. Romelu Lukaku proved the saviour within the 85^th minute, avoiding any attainable embarrassment within the pleasant.

Talking in a press convention by way of TMW after the match, De Rossi first reacted to Roma’s win over Al-Shabab.

“We’re good, we’re working nicely. Clearly this midweek pleasant has upset our plans a bit, however we’ve identified that for a while.

“We’ve misplaced somewhat little bit of our work programme, however we’ve gained information. We spent a little bit of time collectively, in retreat, which by no means hurts, and we had a brand new expertise. So, I’m proud of this.”

He spoke about his choice to play lots of youthful gamers or second-string choices.

“Sure, I’d have additionally preferred to make them play extra, however the journey affected us. Yesterday we educated and tomorrow, after a 12-hour flight there and again, we gained’t be capable to do virtually something. So those that didn’t play tonight would have been stopped at the moment and tomorrow too.

“So, I needed to make our gamers do it for half an hour. We introduced in some guys, who bought some satisfaction and in addition confirmed that they educated very nicely within the Primavera.”

Lastly, De Rossi mirrored on his and Roma expertise in Saudi Arabia.

“Nice, sadly brief. It’s a distant nation, it’s a six-hour flight. You by no means have time to go to it as a lot as you’d like, as typically occurs while you go away. It’s a rustic in nice evolution at a soccer degree, we’re all curious to see what what’s taking place.

“And possibly later we could have the chance to go to it extra calmly. The folks listed here are loopy about soccer and loopy about Roma, we discovered folks with tattoos of Roma. So, it’s a pleasing shock.

“They’re making loopy investments with soccer, possibly in a number of years we’ll return and discover much more superior infrastructures. In any case, an excellent expertise.”