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In a very honest interview from Roma’s English trip, Angelino speaks. The player states that he is very happy to continue in the Giallorossi.

In a live radio interview from England (where Roma is making final preparations for the start of the Championship, with a series of friendly matches), Roma’s full-back Angelino lets loose with some remarks.

Now the team is preparing for the upcoming match in England against Everton on August 9th at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, 4:00 PM (Italian time), and it will be seen whether the slip against Aston Villa was just a minor setback or if the coach needs to fix a lot of things.

ANGELINO’S GOAL (PHOTO BY SALVATORE FORNELLI)

Angelino never thought about leaving Roma

The Spanish player, born in 1997, was among the possible departures in this transfer window, and it was thought that the player already had his bags packed to bid farewell to the Giallorossi.

Instead, from his own words, a very different situation emerges where the desire to stay was never in question. Especially, it seemed almost certain that he was moving to Arabia, but now it is clear that these were just rumors.

“I was on vacation. I saw it in the media. I had nothing to do with it; Roma was my only goal. My family and I are happy here. The only option was Roma.”

The player continues talking about the immediate connection he felt with the city “From the first day, I felt good; we are happy in Rome. Maybe we will stay to live here after football. We try to work every day to show that we can be here.”

The Spanish player has witnessed both the change of coach with Ranieri’s arrival and will now see Gasperini’s era, speaking about it as follows: “We started badly but when Claudio arrived, everything changed. […] We have a new coach with a lot of experience. We have been working with him for 4 weeks. The team is working hard; following his ideas. We need to keep going like this and be ready.”

Of course, the defeat against Aston Villa didn’t help, but Angelino talked about it in these terms: “The team needs to adapt to the new coach; the legs are not at 100%. There is work behind it. When the season starts, I think we will be more than ready.” But the real absentee was Dybala, and his absence seems to have been felt: “100%; when he is on the field, I participate more. He sees things that others don’t. His foot always finds you; I play better when he is on the field. He makes me play better.”

Finally, the interview turned to his own perception of his physicality compared to the new coach: “In the end, we play football; whether you are 2 meters tall or 1.70 meters tall doesn’t matter.”

And for his position on the field: “I have to play where the coach says. I prefer to play as the fifth. I am more offensive, but I always try to help the team.”