On December 15, in the match of the 16th round of the Italian championship, Como defeated Roma at their stadium with a score of 2:0. Fans of Roma did not hide their disappointment with the team’s performance and the not-so-bright display of Ukrainian forward Artem Dovbyk:
Lino Banfield: “How stupid are the Roma players? Dovbyk is on the bench, and everyone is tossing and throwing balls into an area where there is no one... Dovbyk comes on and just throws, like a club.”
GinoAntifaJazzBacci: “Too soft in the first half, disappeared in the second, Dovbyk needs to be fiercer, but they make him just fight, no sprints, no successful game moments, this is impossible for a striker.”
Obryk: “By the way, how is it possible that right after Dovbyk (almost 1.90 m aerial beast) came onto the field, we suddenly stopped delivering the ball into the penalty area?”
Alessio: “Passes at 3 km/h in defense, opponents raise the press, and boom — here it is, a long pass to Dovbyk, who first has to have three boxing matches, and then maybe he can put the ball on the ground. And do teammates make overlaps or movements?”
Popi: “Dovbyk is not in shape either physically or mentally after two devastating months of Yurich. But from this moment to the claim that he is a bad player and deserves Serie B... You have to be an idiot to even think about it. And I think he says this today, he is worth any Abraham in attack.”
DDL: “I understand he wanted to put Dovbyk on for acceleration, but a coach with such experience cannot make such an assessment. You found a balance and break everything after the break, it’s nonsensical. Either you risk and put 4-3-3, or you put 3-5-2, or you make a Dovbyk/Dybala substitution.”
Temporal: “Dovbyk, the Ukrainian with wooden legs, who cannot create combinations, cannot hold the ball, cannot apply pressure, doesn’t score goals, doesn’t help, doesn’t step back to receive the ball, doesn’t help in defense, damn it, a deal for 36 million.”
