While Roma is very beatable, we're not really that different prospect in an one off game. Yes we improved and have an identity that we play more sustainable style, and maintain more consistent level. However, we're worse off in term of individual brilliance/talent than yesteryears. Mourinho's bus parking tactic is about containing opponent teamwork, so opposition individual brilliant moment is often required to break it down.
Ole team may often struggle with inconsistency and low quality teamwork, but due to having many talented fit players, the players can turn up having world class equivalent performance. There is a reason Ole team is full of freak result/scoreline going both way. Right now, even when we play well, we don't exactly slay team easily. The close scoreline against Barcelona when we clearly played better is one example. If Mourinho Roma turns up and contains our best players (they can be better than Barcelona at this) them nicks a soft goal or two like Barcelona, we may likely have more trouble than against Barcelona.
So my point being, in cup competition, in one off game, our current team is not that much greater than the latent quality of Ole team. Having much individual (attacking) talent in itself is a good thing in one off game, which we lack right now.
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