
Bove praises Gasperini's Roma and reflects on his return to football at Watford
Former Roma midfielder Edoardo Bove has said Roma have great potential, pointing to their high tempo and suffocating, man-marking style in Serie A at the moment. Speaking to Rai's Domenica Sportiva, Bove said: "In my opinion they have great potential. Especially in Italian football, right now, they have a very high tempo. They defend by attacking, they have an almost suffocating game, man-to-man." He added that he had faced Gasperini when he was in Italy and remembered well the type of football his team played and how much it troubled opponents. "But that Roma are positive, I certainly don't need to be the one to say it," he added. Bove, who now plays for Watford, is confident in the strength of the squad and believes it can aim high. He was at Rai's studios to promote his film, 'In un Battito', and the conversation moved from Roma to his own return to the pitch. He described how he now plays differently. "Of course, I play in a different way now. I prepared during this long period before my return, I knew I would find difficulties mentally, including in my relationship with my heart and its beat. Sometimes there is the fear of remembering. That is also why it was important to face everything, to go through an inner journey that helped me manage it. On the pitch now I am calm, but the difference was made by working with professionals who allowed me to overcome everything." Looking ahead, Bove said being in England made him happy, as it was a dream he had. "I don't hide the fact that I have one eye on Italy."


