Totti set for new derby role Saturday 25 February, 2006
Francesco Totti is out with a fractured ankle, but says he’ll spend all day with his Roma teammates and cheer on from the sidelines against Lazio.
“It will be like playing as far as I am concerned,” he told newspaper ‘Il Messaggero.’ “I’ll be with my teammates from the morning, eat lunch with them, sit in the locker room for the pre-match talk and watch the game from a seat next to the official bench.”
The Giallorossi captain will be out of action for around three months after fracturing his ankle against Empoli, but hopes to celebrate his side’s all-time record 11th consecutive Serie A victory.
“I can’t picture it now, but when I get to that pitch and look my teammates in the eyes, I’ll know everything they’re going through. I’ll sit on the sidelines with my physio Vito Scala and Bruno Conti. I’ll make my voice heard and give advice, but don’t tell the Coach!”
There is certainly no love lost between the two city rivals and Totti expects no sympathy from the Lazio supporters.
“I know they’ll make fun of me, but there’s nothing unusual there. After all, I remember the Roma fans even wrote a chant about Paul Gascoigne’s injury, so I can hardly complain at the same treatment.”
However, Totti did aim a sideswipe at Lazio’s form in the current campaign, as the Biancocelesti remain unbeaten at the Stadio Olimpico.
“I’d say that 70 per cent of Lazio’s points are down to goalkeeper Angelo Peruzzi. He has earned almost all of it. They also have some good players, like Massimo Oddo, Fabio Liverani, Tommaso Rocchi and Valon Behrami.”
Totti will be at the Sanremo music festival next week, co-hosted by his wife, Ilary Blasi.
“I have already tried on a new suit that will fit around the cast on my leg,” he joked. “I am embarrassed to be on stage normally, let alone in this condition!”
发表于 2006-2-26 06:18:00
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