In the video, Giorgia Cenni’s interview with Francesco Totti, present at the Global Soccer Awards as ambassador of the Lega Serie A. From the joke about the World Cup without Italy to the Scudetto predictions up to his Roma and a background on the meeting in Dubai with Fabio Capello : “I told him that I dreamed about him the other night…”
Unusual, like seeing Rome without the Colosseum. This is the analogy used by Francis Totti to talk about the World Cup in Qatar where Roberto Mancini’s Italy won’t be there. “The World Cup without Italy is like Rome without the Colosseum – tells the former world champion to Sky Sport, guest of the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai as ambassador of Lega Serie A – It’s unusual, for us Italians it’s more than negative. These are things that happen and must be taken in the right way. We will follow a different World Cup, but it remains an important competition with great teams”. A different World Cup in terms of placement on the calendar, but the same for the candidates for the final victory: “It’s always the same: France, Brazil, Argentina, Germany and Spain – adds Totti – There isn’t one in particular, anything can happen at the World Cup. Also, playing in November and December, you don’t know how the players arrive physically.”
“Napoli impressive, I hope Roma return to the Champions League”
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Speaking of Serie A, however, Totti commented on the first part of the championship, dominated so far by Napoli: “The Italian championship is always beautiful, from start to finish. This year Napoli is going beyond expectations and is doing great things. Were it to continue like this, the chances for the other teams to recover would be minimal. Milan, Inter and Juventus, however, never give up. Until the end it will be a beautiful and combative championship. We have to see how the players will return after the World Cup. If Napoli maintain this continuity, however, I think it will be difficult to stop them”. If Spalletti’s team is the favorite for the Scudetto, on the other hand Totti is hoping for a return Rome: “I hope he can climb back up and get back to the top. The main goal is to return to the Champions League because it’s the stage it deserves”.
The anecdote about Capello: “I dreamed about him the other night”
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Among the many insiders found in Dubai by Totti there is also Fabio Hair, his coach at Rome for five years. An encounter with a background: “It was unusual because the other night I dreamed of Capello – says Totti – In the dream he asked me if I was ready to play and I replied that I couldn’t take it anymore. An ex-footballer’s nightmare.”
“Haaland can do better than Messi and CR7”
Finally, Totti praised Erling Haaland:”It’s impressive, he doesn’t look that young. He has expressed himself at a high level with Dortmund and is doing some extraordinary things with Manchester City. Having a team behind him that supports him in the best way, everything becomes easier. But then , it is not easy to realize all the opportunities that arise. Were it to continue like this, it would go beyond Messi and Ronaldo“.
Totti and the anecdote about Capello: ‘I dreamed about him last night’. VIDEO