The battle for the Europa League play-off places is heating up. Tottenham are looking to strengthen their grip on the top of the table, while AS Roma are desperate for points.
My thoughts:
Tottenham continued their inconsistent season in the Premier League, but this time on a positive note. The team thrashed Manchester City 4-0 away, moving up to sixth in the Premier League. The win continued a clear pattern of Spurs being at their best as underdogs while being a clear favorite doesn't seem to suit the team, as seen against Crystal Palace and Ipswich this autumn. At their best, Spurs attack with real pace and quality, and the team has several players in the top third of the pitch who execute the game wonderfully towards the opponent's goal. Attacking is strongly in the team's DNA, but defending should be made even tighter if the team wants to win its first trophy in a long time.
Spurs have performed well in the Europa League in the autumn season. The team's balance is 3-0-1, which places them in seventh place and in a direct play-off place. The team has won against AZ Alkmaar, Ferencvaros and Qarabak FK, the loss came in the last match away to Galatasaray with a score of 2-3. The game is mostly okay and there is power, if the team can adjust the field balance a little more tightly, the results could be really good. The team's progress to the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup is also good, Manchester City also fell in the previous round. The squad situation is a bit of a concern before the busy weeks of December,
Team news:
Spurs are without goalkeeper Vicario and stopper van de Ven, in addition Lankshear, Moore, Odobert, and Richarlison are absent. Another centre-back Romero is unlikely to be fit to start yet due to his injury. With three pillars of the defense sidelined, this is a BIG minus!
Roma have a weak start to the season - and coaching changes!
AS Roma's season has not started in the best possible way. The team is only 12th in their home Serie A, and the team does not seem to be able to join the top of the series anymore. The team has only achieved one win in the last six matches (1-1-4) and due to the poor results, club legend Daniele De Rossi had to step aside and, among others, Claudio Ranieri, who led Leicester to a surprise championship, arrived to lift the traditional club. The start of the season has been weak, but Roma has players who can lift the club up under the right guidance. The Europa League has also been weak, with the team only in 20th place, and four points outside the direct play-off spot.
Roma have only beaten Dynamo Kiev 1-0 in the Europa League this season, but have lost to Elfsborg away, fought a 1-1 draw with Athletic at home and with Union Saint-Gilloise at home. The games have been even and low-scoring, but the results in general have been weak. Under the new coaching staff, the team has potential, but it will take time before the performances. Or will it? Perhaps Ranieri is just what they needed?
Team news:
The lineup is good, with only Saelemaekers and Shomurodov on the sidelines, and possibly Hermoso.
Spurs are always a difficult team to assess, as they are still inconsistent in their performances. The basic level is good, but the performances within the matches themselves vary a lot, and the team sometimes collapses into defeats in matches that they should win.
The absence of the first goalkeeper and the two central defenders is a bit of a minus, but on the other hand, a strong performance against City raised expectations again. AS Roma has had a weak start to the season, but Ranieri's arrival as coach will lift the team. Tottenham can play with rotation here, the match on Sunday vs Fulham is their highlight of this week.
Good luck!
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欧联杯附加赛席位的争夺正在白热化。托特纳姆热刺希望加强他们在积分榜上的地位，而罗马则迫切需要积分。
我的想法:
托特纳姆热刺继续了他们不稳定的赛季，但这次是积极的。这支球队客场4-0大胜曼城，在英超排名上升到第六。这场胜利延续了热刺作为弱者的最佳状态，而作为一个明显的热门似乎并不适合球队，就像今年秋天对阵水晶宫和伊普斯维奇一样。在他们的最佳状态下，热刺以真正的速度和质量进攻，球队有几名球员在球场的前三分之一，他们出色地执行了对手的进球。进攻在这支球队的DNA中是很强的，但如果这支球队想要赢得很长时间以来的第一个奖杯，防守就应该更加紧密。
热刺在秋季的欧联杯中表现出色。球队的战绩是3胜0负1负，排名第七，直接进入附加赛。这支球队在对阵阿尔克马尔、费伦茨瓦罗斯和卡拉巴赫FK的比赛中都取得了胜利，但在上一场客场对阵加拉塔萨雷的比赛中以2比3输掉了比赛。游戏基本上还可以，而且有力量，如果团队可以更紧密地调整场地平衡，结果可能会很好。球队晋级联赛杯1 / 4决赛的情况也不错，曼城也在上一轮中失利。在12月繁忙的几周之前，球队的情况有点令人担忧，
团队新闻:
热刺门将维卡里奥和后卫范德文缺阵，此外兰克希尔、摩尔、奥多伯特和理查利森也缺阵。另一名中后卫罗梅罗由于受伤还不太可能首发。由于防守的三个支柱缺阵，这是一个很大的缺点！
罗马本赛季开局不佳，教练也换了！
罗马本赛季并没有以最好的方式开始。这支球队在他们的主场意甲联赛中仅排名第12位，球队似乎再也无法跻身系列赛的榜首。球队在最近的六场比赛中只取得了一场胜利（1胜1负4负），由于成绩不佳，俱乐部传奇人物德罗西不得不离开，而带领莱斯特城出人意料地夺得冠军的克劳迪奥·拉涅利也来到这里，重振这家传统俱乐部。本赛季开始时表现不佳，但在正确的指导下，罗马有球员可以提升俱乐部。欧联杯的表现也很弱，球队仅排在第20位，距离直接附加赛名额还有4分的差距。
罗马在本赛季的欧联杯中只以1-0击败了基辅迪纳摩，但在客场输给了埃尔夫斯堡，在主场1-1战平了竞技，在主场战平了圣吉卢瓦兹联盟。这些比赛都是平分秋色，得分很低，但总的来说，结果都很弱。在新的教练组的领导下，球队有潜力，但要真正发挥还需要时间。或者会吗？也许拉涅利正是他们所需要的？
团队新闻:
阵容很好，只有塞勒梅克斯和绍穆罗多夫在场边，赫尔莫索也可能在场边。
热刺一直是一支很难评估的球队，因为他们的表现仍然不稳定。基本水平是不错的，但是比赛中的表现变化很大，球队有时会在他们应该赢的比赛中失败。
第一门将和两名中卫的缺阵是一个不利因素，但另一方面，对阵曼城的强劲表现再次提高了人们的期望。罗马本赛季开局不佳，但拉涅利的到来将使球队振作起来。热刺可以在这里轮换，周日对富勒姆的比赛是他们本周的高潮。
好运！
