Well known for his sanguine temperament, Roberto De Zerbi caused a lot of talk with his rants, even during his very short career at Olympique de Marseille. And his former player Kévin-Prince Boateng recounted a new episode, going back to the time when the two lived together in Sassuolo.
When he signed with theABOUTeveryone got excited about Roberto DeZerbirenowned for its slick possession-based football. But the Italian is above all a big mouth who fits rather well with the image of the Marseille club and his rants have already been talked about since his arrival in France.
“He seemed to be expecting this conversation”
In the podcast Off Topic Footy, Kevin-Prince Boateng recounted another episode concerning Roberto De Zerbi, whom he had as a coach at Sassuolo. « We had gone to go green in the mountains and I called De Zerbi aside to talk to him. He seemed to be expecting this conversation. I explained to him that I wanted to leave Sassuolo. He asked me the reasons for this choice, and I responded by saying that I felt a lack of passion in the club » explained the former Ghana international.
“When I told him I wanted to join Fiorentina, he got very angry”
« At that moment, he replied: “But I’ll give you the passion! What else do you need? If you lack passion, I will come to your house every day to give you some if you want. Where do you think you're going? No one will train you like me, you should stay here” » said Boateng about the current coach of theABOUT. « When I told him I wanted to join Fiorentina, he got very angry and replied: “Ah, Fiorentina… Well, go ahead! But remember: when we play in Florence, you will not see the ball” ».
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