Dzeko: ‘I wasn’t being critical’

Edin Dzeko is “sorry my words were interpreted as criticism” after Roma’s 0-0 draw with Atletico Madrid.

The striker said after the match that “a team like ours cannot keep playing like this for the final 20 minutes” and admitted to feeling isolated up front.

“Yesterday’s was a very difficult game, fought ball-by-ball,” Dzeko wrote on his Instagram page.

Edin Dzeko is “sorry my words were interpreted as criticism” after Roma’s 0-0 draw with Atletico Madrid.

The striker said after the match that “a team like ours cannot keep playing like this for the final 20 minutes” and admitted to feeling isolated up front.

“Yesterday’s was a very difficult game, fought ball-by-ball,” Dzeko wrote on his Instagram page.

“I wanted to make a bigger contribution but it’s not always easy in these kind of games and that’s why I wasn’t happy at the end of the match.

“I’m sorry that my words were interpreted as criticism though, I think what the Coach [Eusebio Di Francesco] is teaching us are the right things, and by following them we’ll get the results we want!

“Daje Roma!”

 

Quella di ieri e stata una gara molto difficile, combattuta pallone su pallone. Avrei voluto dare un contributo maggiore ma in gare del genere non è sempre facile, per questo a fine gara non ero molto soddisfatto. Mi dispiace però che le mie parole siano state interpretate come una critica. Penso invece che gli insegnamenti del mister sono quelli giusti e impegnandoci al massimo otterremo i risultati che vogliamo! Daje Roma!

A post shared by Edin Dzeko (@ed_dzeko) on Sep 13, 2017 at 4:59am PDT