Miralem Pjanic was stunned after Roma’s 4-4 draw with Bayer Leverkusen. “Our problem is we only react, we don’t take the initiative.”
The Giallorossi only woke up once they went 2-0 down after 19 minutes, then went on to lead 4-2 until the disastrous final six minutes.
“You can’t draw a game like this. We had it in our grasp and then conceded two goals at the end,” Pjanic told Mediaset Premium.
Miralem Pjanic was stunned after Roma’s 4-4 draw with Bayer Leverkusen. “Our problem is we only react, we don’t take the initiative.”
The Giallorossi only woke up once they went 2-0 down after 19 minutes, then went on to lead 4-2 until the disastrous final six minutes.
“You can’t draw a game like this. We had it in our grasp and then conceded two goals at the end,” Pjanic told Mediaset Premium.
“Our problem is that we only react, we don’t take the initiative or command from the start. We shouldn’t have allowed a comeback like that. We dropped two points.
“Today compared to the BATE game we actually played and were superior to our opponents. When 4-2 up with 10 minutes to go, you cannot concede two goals.”
Pjanic’s theory is reflected in the statistics, as apart from those two late strikes, Roma have conceded six Champions League goals and they were all in the opening half-hour.
They were trailing 3-0 to BATE Borisov before mounting a comeback for 3-2 and in Germany kicked into gear after going 2-0 down in 19 minutes.