Marten De Roon gave an interview to Idealista.it during which he mentioned his arrival in Rome.
“When the coach known as me, I already knew it might be a troublesome transfer, partly due to the historical past of Roma and Atalanta, partly due to my historical past with Roma on social media; however at a sure level we had decided, I had no doubts. The pitch speaks for itself. I had no doubts; I wished to show on the pitch my need to be right here. Gasperini can also be demonstrating this; info depend, there’s time.”
The Dutch midfielder defined how he experiences soccer: “In two other ways. On the pitch, I need to win in any respect prices. My major high quality, what I love to do, is to see the sport. I’m tactically ready, it’s my power: I see the place we will assault properly, the place we will defend higher. From midfield, I prefer to handle the crew, name the markers. Off the pitch, I prefer to joke, speak, and, above all, observe. I like attempting to assist my teammates; I’m knowledgeable, and even off the pitch, I attempt to be useful, given my age and expertise.”
The previous Atalanta participant spoke concerning the Giallorossi dressing room: “There are plenty of good folks. I’m nonetheless discovering my function, so I don’t joke round an excessive amount of, however the environment is wholesome; it looks like an ‘straightforward’ dressing room. Years in the past, I believed it was a really troublesome dressing room, even taking part in in opposition to them; now I’ve are available and I’ve seen that it’s wholesome, heat, and welcoming. I already knew a few of them, clearly Malen, Rensch, Mancini, Gollini, and Cristante. This clearly helps; it’s made issues simpler.”
De Roon gave a behind-the-scenes have a look at how he regarded for a spot to reside within the capital: “I spoke to the blokes right here within the locker room, Pellegrini helped me get to know town, he gave me a hand with so many issues, along with the membership.”
Marten De Roon spoke about his relationship with Gasperini: “We spent eight years collectively, we had the perfect time with Atalanta, we fought so many battles collectively, and I’ve all the time thanked him. Our relationship is above all skilled; if he’s your coach, you don’t see him off the pitch throughout the week. Final yr, he known as me now and again, asking about Malen, however greater than something he wished affirmation; he was already satisfied. I had no doubts. He’s doing fairly properly, proper?”
