THE Kostas Manolas returned to Serie A after 2 years, after he accepted her proposal Salernitana for cooperation until the end of the season.
The Greek stopper spoke to “RADIO MANA MANA SPORT” about his return to the Italian league, saying that his dream is to compete again in Rome, in which he lived his best moments. In fact, he revealed that there was a conversation with the “jalorossi” but he stayed there.
At the same time, he referred to both Francesco Tottisaying that… it’s Roma and she can’t see him away from the team, as well as in Daniele De Rossiwho has made an excellent start on the “glamorossi” bench.
On his relationship with Roma: “My relationship has always been good, I’ve had incredible times here. Roma fans still text me every April 10th. When you knock out a team like Barcelona and overturn the result at home, it’s pretty good. I have lived an unforgettable night, a night that I will never forget and that will always remain in my heart.”
On the development of Lorenzo Pellegrini, with whom they were teammates at Roma: “When I was there he was a boy who was in the youth team, his first game was in Cesena, he came off the bench, the coach was Rudy Garcia. You could see he had the quality and the personality to be a good player, this year he had some criticism but since Daniele came in he has performed differently. Roma have been playing different football since Daniele arrived. Fun football that Roma fans love, I can only wish the best to my former captain who was already a great coach on the pitch, I had no doubt he would become a great coach.”
For Daniele De Rossi: “Daniele was always a very serious person, he always felt that he wanted to win matches even if he was playing against the best opponent. I could never say a bad word about Daniele, I had a great relationship with him, we shared the dressing room for 5 years and I was lucky enough to be there at the end of his career, as I was with my first captain, Francesco Totti. What I can say about Daniele is that he lived for football and still lives for football. Now he has his ideas as a coach. He had them when he was a football player and he will not change them as a coach. He will have an important career.”
On whether he’s ever seen De Rossi angry: “Of course, he happened to be mad at me or himself. Daniele always put the team above everyone else. He didn’t care about the rest. He saw the good of the team and that’s why he makes all the players feel important, that’s the right spirit! The ability of the player must be to take advantage of the opportunities that the coach gives you.”
On the rumor of a return to Roma: “When I was free I didn’t listen to any team, I wanted to go back to Roma. Above all for the love of the fans and the city. I had my best seasons in Rome, I would have even returned for free, but there was nothing concrete, just a chat. Now I’m here in Salerno, where I found a stable club and I thank the people who gave me this opportunity to return to Serie A.”
On whether he is surprised by Totti’s absence from Roma in any position: “Of course! I can’t see Totti outside Roma, I lived Totti in Roma, the love of the world and the city and the whole world. I will be very happy to see him hugging Daniele De Rossi on the pitch. Totti is Roma. He made Roma a famous team all over the world. Totti is Totti and for me he should always be at Roma.”
???? Salernitana, Manolas: “Ritorno in giallorosso? C’e stata solo una chiacchierata, sarei venuto anche gratis. Non posso vedere Totti fuori dalla Roma”
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Source: Sport Fm
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