Nicola Zalewski has not had many opportunities to prove himself in Roma colors so far. so far he has given him the opportunity to play in seven matches for a total of 83 minutes. Zalewski was supposed to make his debut in the first line-up in the match against Hellas Verona (2: 2), but Mourinho eventually gave it up. “Mourinho likes Nicola very much, but it is difficult for him to play in the new 3-5-2 formation. For a winger with the style of play that Zalewski presents, it is very difficult to enter the first squad.”
Nicola Zalewski has a gift for the youth coach. “Special moment”
Nicola Zalewski ran in Roma’s basic squad for the game against Spezia Calcio (1: 0) in the left pendulum position. The Polish national team spent 80 minutes on the pitch and later changed it. – When we did not have the ball, he asked me to focus on the defense, and when we were attacking, he ordered us to attack the opponent without fear. I know how to deal with these situations. We deserved such a game for three points, which we won at the last minute – said Zalewski about his performance in an interview with DAZN.
The Roma player revealed that the coach of the Polish U-21 national team was present at the match, Zalewski has a gift for him. – The coach came to us for, I want to give him a T-shirt from this match as a souvenir. This is a very special moment for me – he added. How did the Pole find out about the performance? – There was not one moment when the coach told me that I would play. This morning I only got information, but this week I was playing in different configurations, so I could have expected it – Zalewski admitted.
Italians write about Zalewski as a “surprise” in Roma’s first line-up
Nicola Zalewski received decent marks from the Italian media for his performance against Spezia. They were mostly “sixes” and the media talked about the show as a surprise. “After the poor performance of Vina and Maitland-Niles, you could say the time has come. After the match against Mourinho, he gave him a chance in a position that is not his favorite. However, he took up the challenge with great humility,” writes forzaroma.info. “His crosses were too predictable. He intertwined good moments with weaker ones,” adds romanews.eu.
“Zalewski had some good forays in the second half, in which he posed a great threat at the goal. He devoted himself to the pitch and fought on the defensive” – stated the vocegiallorossa.it portal. “In the first half, Daniele Verde missed him too easily, and in the second half he lost a physical duel with M’Bala Nzola. Besides, he showed himself well for the offensive,” admitted journalists from tuttomercatówb.com.
Source: Sport
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