De Rossi: "Kalah Telak dari Bayern Seperti Ditusuk Pisau Belati"
De Rossi: Bayern Humiliation Like a Dagger to the Heart
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
DANIELE De Rossi meminta maaf kepada fans Roma setelah dibenamkan Bayern Muenchen 1-7 di kandang dalam lanjutan Liga Champions pada Rabu, (22/10), dini hari WIB.
Juara Liga Jerman ini menunjukkan penampilan mengesankan ketika masih babak pertama di Roma dengan mencetak lima gol yang disumbangan dua gol Arjen Robben, Mario Gotze, Robert Lewandowski dan Thomas Mueller.
"Kami meminta maaf kepada suporter," kata De Rossi. "Rasanya seperti ditusuk pisau belati. Seluruh kota menunggu pertandingan ini."
"Bayern memiliki 90 persen tim yang memenangi Piala Dunia, tetapi kami bisa melakukan lebih baik lagi," katanya, seperti dilansir Yahoo Sports.
"Mereka secara fisik lebih baik dari pada kami."
Roma membaik setelah jeda dengan Gervinho mencetak satu gol, tetapi Muenchen menyerang lebih lanjut lewat pemain pengganti Franck Ribery dan Xherdan Shaqiri, yang menyempunakan kemenangan 7-1 skuad The Bavarian.
"Hasil seperti ini bukan kebetulan dan menunjukkan kami masih memiliki jalan yang panjang," kata De Rossi.
"Tetapi masih banyak jalan di depan musim ini dan kami masih bisa mendapatkan hasil positif."
Garcia mengambil tanggung jawab atas kekalahan timnya dan mengakui strategi menyerangnya memberikan kontribusi terhadap kejatuhan mereka.
"Kesalahan terbesar itu adalah saya, saya membuat kesalahan taktikal," katanya.
"Cara kami bermain seharusnya lebih defensif. Salah satu berita baik, yakni Manchester City bermain imbang malam ini. Kekalahan ini menunjukkan bahwa kami harus bekerja untuk menjadi salah satu klub penting di Eropa. Kami menunjukkan kebanggan di babak kedua, dan tanpa (Manuel) Neuer kami bisa mencatak dua gol."
Kemenangan Bayern ini berarti mereka memilki poin maksimal sembilan poin dari tiga laga di Grup E. Roma berada di posisi kedua dengan empat poin.
City berada di tempat ketiga dengan dua poin setelah bermain imbang 2-2 dengan CSKA Moskow yang berada di dasar klasemen, Selasa, (21/10).
DANIELE De Rossi has apologised to the Roma fans after their 7-1 thrashing at home to Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Tuesday.
The German champions produced a magnificent first-half display in Rome to blow away Rudi Garcia´s men, with Arjen Robben (2), Mario Gotze, Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller all scoring before the break.
"We are sorry for our supporters," De Rossi told Sky Sport.
"It was like a dagger into the heart for them. The whole city was waiting for this game.
"Bayern have 90 per cent of the team who won the World Cup, but we could have done better."
"They were physically better than us."
Roma improved after the break, with Gervinho pulling a goal back and hitting the post, but further strikes from substitutes Franck Ribery and Xherdan Shaqiri completed an emphatic 7-1 scoreline.
"A result like this is no coincidence and it shows that we still have a long way to go," De Rossi added.
"But there are still many roads ahead this season and we can still achieve positive things."
Garcia took full responsibility for his side’s hammering – admitting his attacking approach had contributed to their downfall.
"The big mistake was mine, I made a tactical mistake," he said. "Our way of playing had to be more defensive. The only good news is Manchester City´s draw tonight. This defeat is a demonstration that we have to work to become one of the most important clubs in Europe. We showed pride in the second half, and without [Manuel] Neuer we could have scored two goals."
Bayern´s victory means they now have a maximum of nine points from three games in Group E. Roma remain second on four.
City are in third with two points after they drew 2-2 at bottom-club CSKA Moscow earlier on Tuesday.
