Genoa coach Daniele De Rossi praises his former Roma teammate Nicolò Zaniolo: ‘He’s an excellent man and a very good participant; typically we needed to beat him up in coaching as a result of he was too robust.’
De Rossi’s Genoa will go to Zaniolo’s Udinese on Monday, and the Grifone’s boss previewed the sport at a press convention on Saturday.
GENOA, ITALY – NOVEMBER 29: Daniele De Rossi, head coach of Genoa, appears on previous to kick-off within the Serie A match between Genoa CFC and Hellas Verona FC at Luigi Ferraris Stadium on November 29, 2025 in Genoa, Italy. (Photograph by Simone Arveda/Getty Pictures)
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Zaniolo and De Rossi performed collectively at Roma, and the Udinese striker has had a convincing begin to the season in 2025-26 with 4 targets in 11
“I believe he made the appropriate alternative. He’s gone to a form of pleased island, the place you’re employed with severe folks and there’s house for nothing else than soccer,” De Rossi stated, through
De Rossi: Zaniolo ‘a wonderful participant’
PARMA, ITALY – NOVEMBER 29: Nicolò Zaniolo of Udinese Calcio appears on through the Serie A match between Parma Calcio 1913 and Udinese Calcio at Stadio Ennio Tardini on November 29, 2025 in Parma, Italy. (Photograph by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Pictures)
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“I’m glad he’s again at his bodily ranges. Bodily, he’s a beast, an animal like Norton-Cuffy. I met him when he was a child, then we form of misplaced observe of one another, even when we’re nonetheless in contact. He has unimaginable potential, he’s such a pleasant and humble man, typically we needed to beat him up in coaching as a result of he was too robust.
“I’ve an excellent reminiscence of Nicolò, careers take limitless pathways and segments, and typically you lose tempo a bit,” continued the Genoa boss.
“Maybe it occurred to him, too; he was anticipated to have a distinct profession. He was unfortunate together with his knees, however he began working once more. I want him to realize what he was anticipated to when he arrived at Roma, as a result of he’s an excellent man and a very good participant.”