Radja Nainggolan spoke to Retesport to comment on the success of the Rome in the Conference League also comparing the current team with the one in which he played. These are his words:
How much do the Romanists miss you? “I miss Roma too, but this is life”.
Your coaches in the Giallorossi? “I have always found myself well, I had an excellent relationship with Spalletti, Di Francesco and Garcia, I was thinking about my job and doing well with the Giallorossi shirt, but I undoubtedly have respect for all three. Spalletti changed my position, approaching the goal and I scored many goals in that fantastic season, he certainly completed me as a footballer. “
Would you have been perfect for Mourinho too? “We should ask him. Several years ago, he sent me a message and told me that he would call me back but then he didn’t, at the time the coach was in Manchester. “
Have you recently been to Trigoria? “Yes, I came by to greet my friends in Trigoria, I didn’t have the opportunity to meet the coach and the team.”
Is there any similarity between this Rome and your Rome? “I see a united group, we also saw it in the final, I saw Real Madrid win with a great group, the same thing in Rome, I saw great character from the Giallorossi. The credit is certainly also from Mourinho ”.
Would you return to play in Italy? “I’m fine here in Belgium, but I spent 17 years in Italy, it’s not something to throw away, if someone called me I’d think about it but I’m fine here”.
Did your Roma lack a Mourinho or a present property with different sports strategies from those implemented by Pallotta to win? “Maybe we needed a championship more close at hand, because we met a crazy Juventus who won, even though we had scored 87 points in the standings”
Do you see in Roma a midfielder similar to Nainggolan? “No with the same characteristics no, the Roma midfield is assembled in a different way, in general Veretout in terms of characteristics is perhaps the one that most resembles me”.
Pilgrims? Are you happy with his growth? “Some time ago they asked me if he was the right captain for Roma, I replied that he lived in the right locker room with Daniele and Francesco, he was still young with us, he played little, but he learned a lot, as a Roman and a Roma player he understood the value of that band and today is the right captain for Roma. He deserves it, because despite the age of 26 he seems to be a much more experienced player ”.
May 31, 2022 (change May 31, 2022 | 21:42)
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