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El Shaarawy reveals what Roma lacked after shocking Udinese defeat

El Shaarawy reveals what Roma lacked after shocking Udinese defeat

Roma suffered a shock 1-0 defeat against Udinese today and after the final whistle, striker Stephan El Shaarawy spoke to the media and talked over the reasons for the defeat away from home.

"We create a lot of opportunities, but in front of goal we are not precise enough, this has made the difference. There was a lot of effort, but we have to be more concrete. In the first half, we did a lot. A goal would have changed the game and after their goal we tried to open the game, but we did not succeed," he said.

"They defended very well. It hurts us not to have been able to score. It was difficult to find the man between the lines, so the coach asked to move the game on the wings to look for numerical superiority.

"Little personality? The personality was definitely lacking today, but we have also tried different ideas. My shot in the first half could have changed the game if it went it. Usually, I do not miss in these situations. I repeat, there was the commitment, but we missed the goal," El Shaarawy concluded.