Rudi Garcia got everything right, from the starting lineup to the substitutions. And on Tuesday, Real Madrid comes to Maradona Stadium.
Here we go again, in Rome the same old game is back: jumping on and off the bandwagon at lightning speed. In the hours following the Italian champions’ victory in Lecce, the majority of the Giallorossi fans are praising Rudi Garcia, forgetting that just a few days ago many were calling for the French coach’s dismissal. However, there are still some who resist with their usual extreme pessimism. As it often happens, calmness and level-headedness are needed in the analysis, avoiding both snap judgments and excessive enthusiasm.
Today, the coach surprised everyone by starting Lindstrom and Simeone instead of Politano and Osimhen. This decision paid off. In the first half, the team took the lead with Ostigard and came close to doubling the score with Cholito. And even in the second half, the coach made all the right substitutions: Politano and Osimhen came on and both found the back of the net. In short, Roma seems to be following the path set by Spalletti last year, but with Garcia gradually finding the right balance. Yet, instead of enjoying the moment and analyzing the facts, there are those who continue to make sweeping statements like “Roma is not cured” and “the team does whatever it wants, disregarding the coach”, waiting to see whether to stay on board or jump off the bandwagon. And the same old lesson remains there, waiting to be learned.