Roma’s Gervinho has heaped praised on teammate and club legend Francesco Totti, insisting his job is a lot easier when playing with him.
The 26-year-old scored the decisive late winner in last week’s Coppa Italia semi-final first leg and also thanked Coach Rudi Garcia for his continued faith in him.
Roma’s Gervinho has heaped praised on teammate and club legend Francesco Totti, insisting his job is a lot easier when playing with him.
The 26-year-old scored the decisive late winner in last week’s Coppa Italia semi-final first leg and also thanked Coach Rudi Garcia for his continued faith in him.
“I really am happy to play with Totti,” Gervinho has said to Rmc Sport.
“In attack, we can be very difficult to play against between us.
“He is not one who speaks that much but he knows that saying good things about me has given me great motivation.
“Thanks to his assists I have good opportunities to score, and thanks to Rudi Garcia I’ve got that feeling of trust back which I was missing.”
The Ivorian then commented on his experiences of the Lazio-Roma derby.
“It really is passionate,” he reflected. “It is something else.
“I have played in Arsenal-Tottenham and Lille-Lens games but this game is something else because there is even more expectation.
“I was a little disappointed by the result as it was a chance to close the gap on Juventus.
“I was also disappointed because it was a derby and the fans always want to win this type of game.”