Gianluca Petrac hi introduces himself to the Roma fans and does so with an opening to Gonzalo Hguain:” Who he is talking about a madman, in Rome he can retrace the footsteps of Batistuta . The new sports director explained his vision of football, the relationship with Franco Baldini and with the new coach Fonseca. Here is the complete
press conference
I am very happy to have arrived here in Rome, for me it is an honor. Whatever my colleague does this job aims to get into a prestigious company like Rome. I want to thank the grenade people who supported me in these 10 years of work, I didn’t do it before because I didn’t give my official statements. From today a new challenge starts with the ambition to do well .
First impressions . I knew the sports center because in one of my very first negotiations I did with Rome I did in Trigoria. I took Cerci when I was at Pisa and Ljajic when I was at Turin. Now that you’re redoing the look and looking even better. Trigoria gives the idea of the greatness of this society “.
Fonseca . I was very impressed by Paulo Fonseca, I followed him in the last few years because there was a Shakhtar player that I wanted to bring to Turin. Looking at those games I understood the size of the coach, you could see a short, aggressive team with immediate ball recovery. A mentality that I love and since I was a footballer, even if not of prestige, I can say that if I had a coach like Fonseca I would have another career. He is not a fundamentalist, he is not fixed in doing the same things, elastic and attentive to the players he has. His determination has bewitched me, Fonseca can give Roma fans a clear identity of how the team plays on Sunday. When people see the first few games they will realize, it will take time but I am optimistic. We have clear ideas we often compare and we have the same vision of football .
Market strategies. “We need to be realistic, today is zero. It is a team that must start with values and principles and the awareness of bringing players who have moral qualities and not who has a full stomach or who think only of the god of money. I try to choose men rather than players first. To raise the level of this team we need this kind of message, I read about all these pseudo-waste coming. The Roma is not a branch, those who come to Rome must have enthusiasm as Spinazzola who did not leave Poggibonsi but Juventus. I want this enthusiasm in everyone. They must bring enthusiasm. Last year there was no sense of belonging “.
Dzeko . “You must not pass the message that not one wakes up, decides to leave and blackmails us: Rome must not be blackmailed by anyone. If someone doesn’t want to stay in Rome, he shows up with the team that pays the right amount and can go. I do not like to be taken by the throat, strangled as they say. I don’t care if a player has reached an agreement with another company, I want the player to know that he doesn’t have to think about staying at home, but he has to lend a hand to that house to make it live well: he’s not the boss. It is the property that decides and Rome as a society will not be throttled by anyone: we will make the best choices and I believe that the first solutions found have a logical and footballing sense. The release of Manolas is the daughter of a footballer who wanted to leave: his agent had shown me the idea. I told Raiola that they had to pay me the clause, otherwise the player was here. In reality, Napoli has made an important proposal and in the technical counterpart we have taken a player who needs trust and who has that profile that we said before, a boy with motivation and desire: yesterday Diawara called me and told me he is ready not to take holidays to make the retreat. This is the sense of belonging and enthusiasm that I want to find in every player “.
Higuain . “Whoever discusses Higuain is a fool. Maybe he lost a bit of self-esteem but it’s not up to me to judge him, he can be useful to Rome if Dzeko goes away. If something should be opened with Juve he should be the first to believe it. I will try to bring players with this desire and the champion will not put the salt in my eyes. To find himself, Higuain cannot find solutions better than Rome. Here you can follow in the footsteps of Batistuta who left an indelible mark. These are market things that will be evaluated later “.
From: Il Mattino.
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