Roma striker Edin Dzeko admits “it’s not easy” to overhaul Juventus but “these fans deserve a title”.
The Giallorossi finished second in Serie A for the third time in four seasons in 2016-17, setting a record points total but still finishing four points behind the Old Lady.
“It’s definitely not easy with Juventus having it the last few years and not selling, only buying new players,” Dzeko told NBC from the Lupi’s pre-season tour in the US.
Roma striker Edin Dzeko admits “it’s not easy” to overhaul Juventus but “these fans deserve a title”.
The Giallorossi finished second in Serie A for the third time in four seasons in 2016-17, setting a record points total but still finishing four points behind the Old Lady.
“It’s definitely not easy with Juventus having it the last few years and not selling, only buying new players,” Dzeko told NBC from the Lupi’s pre-season tour in the US.
“Last season was really good for us. We were very close but we still dropped some easy points against the small teams and that cost us at the end.
“We’ve changed Coaches and a few players left and others came so we have to gather up to the new style of the Coach and the new players have to learn what it is to play in Italy.
“Hopefully this season can be better than last, but we have to go step-by-step.
“When I went to [Manchester] City and we won the first and second title, the team was probably was one of the best in England where it’s also not so easy to win the title.
“I have another three years contract in Rome and this town and these fans deserve a title. It’s such a shame, every year without a title for this club.
“It would mean everything. Hopefully we will manage to do this in the next few years, but it would mean everything to them [the fans].
“I’d have a lot of good feelings if Roma could manage to win the Scudetto. It would be amazing for all the players.
“They will love us and never forget. The people in Rome, they live for football. They live for us.”
Dzeko scored 39 goals in all competitions last season, having managed just 10 in his debut campaign.
“It was definitely one of the best in my career. When you get up in your years you are supposed to go down, but actually I’ve gone up.
“I felt good and from the beginning of pre-season I trained hard and it was an important season after getting to know the qualities of the teams and players in the league after my first season in Italy.”