Roma face a tough test in the Champions League tomorrow as they are set to face CSKA Moscow. It is an important match for the giallorossi, as they need a victory in order to surpass the Russian squad in the group table. CSKA had an impressive win against Real Madrid. Roma's manager, Eusebio Di Francesco, spoke ahead of the match at this pre-match press conference: "Saturday against Spal the approach was very good. In the second half we lost connection from the preparation. Now we must work on the mental level more than the game."
Tomorrow's possible eleven? "I think we can recuperate Kolarov, De Rossi and Schick, even if they train today it will give me a definite response. Schick had a bit of an inflamed muscle, but I think he will be called up.Dzeko? He can't be happy after the loss to Spal. We have the opportunity to play tomorrow and return to winning. To do something important. He must be one of our protagonists. We must be good at engaging the fans. We need them and we must change their attitude with the right approach."
"4-2-3-1? I consider it important to continue with this model, to get the best out of the player's characteristics. Roma struggles to overturn a result? It's a characteristic that we must improve. CSKA? It's a team that has more talent than Viktoria Plzen and less physicality. They are a young team, but with a lot of quality. When you play a team you must attack their negative components. We must make the most of the set pieces."
"We must demonstrate on the field to be at a high level. If we only thought about the Champions League I would have changed many more players. The objectives are those to do the best possible and arrive in the Champions League. We can't continue to make the same errors."
