The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 manager clarified any misperceptions that arose from his comments on De Rossi, and stated that Francesco Totti is an extremely special player.
Zeman replaced Luis Enrique at the Stadio Olimpico outfit as the AS Roma head coach, after a very inconsistent campaign under the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 B team coach. He arrived from Pescara where he won promotion for the Serie B side
into the Serie A. Even the legendary Arrigo Sacchi complemented the style of play adopted by Pescara; a style which the Wolves’ faithful would hope to have emulated at the Olympic Stadium.
The 65-year-old went on to state that his views on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Daniele-De-Rossi-c10112 were misconstrued and in an attempt to make his point clearer, Zeman mentioned what he meant to say was that De Rossi is not in the Andrea Pirlo mould. What he
meant was that De Rossi bought a nice equilibrium to the centre of midfield, and his versatility was a great asset for the Giallorossi.
He further went on to state:
“There was a misunderstanding. In my view De Rossi is not an Andrea Pirlo-style ‘regista,’ as he is more of a central midfielder who can give balance to the side. Of course he can play in all three midfield roles, but that’s a
different matter entirely.”
The former Delfini boss also reflected on the time he spent at the club, when he used to coach Roma thirteen years ago. He conceded that the Roma captain, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Francesco-Totti-c13940, was the most talented player that he had the pleasure of
coaching. He further went on to state that such technical players playing in the attacking third tend to get tackled on a lot which has affected his career along the way.
He was talking to the Roma channel, and was quoted to have said:
“Totti is the best player I ever worked with. He had talent and showed it off. He changed role, becoming a centre-forward and therefore more susceptible to getting fouled, so the two major injuries have taken their toll.”
Zeman has warned the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 stars not to expect anything easy when they come back from their holidays, and mentioned there would be double training sessions when training resumes.
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