De Rossi 4-3-3 Roma Tactics

Opting for the more progressive 1-4-3-3, Daniele De Rossi allows his defensive line to remain compact but offers an additional element of creativity, with both the left back and right back given increased freedom to impact play in the final third.

His system has appeared to reinvigorate the majority of Roma’s creative talents (Pellegrini, Dybala), playing nicely into their strengths and observing a significant increase in attacking output as a result.

Since De Rossi has taken the team, Roma’s attacking successfully recorded 2.85 goals per game (Gpg) since first match in charge against Hellas Verona, this significantly trumps the 1.5 gpg recorded under Mourinho’s watch in 2023/24.

This upward trajectory of their statistics is only reinforced by their expected goal figures, with a non-penalty goals(npG) minus non-penalty expected goals (npxG) figure of +11.5.

In simpler terms, Roma are significantly exceeding their ability to find the net despite not having produced a corresponding amount of optimal goal-scoring opportunities.

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