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Roma return to Zemanlandia

Word went round that Sensi’s decision to part with Zeman was to resolve a ‘political problem’. The palazzo had apparently spoken. “Someone has placed a veto on Zeman,” wrote Alessandro Capponi in La Repubblica. “Someone has said to Sensi: ‘either you sack Zeman or Roma will never win’. Is it possible?” Not to indulge conspiracy theories, but it’s certainly plausible considering what was learned after Calciopoli and the GEA trials in 2006. Zeman had become an inconvenience to the influential.
 
Sensi’s claim that “we are less the enemies of the palazzo with Capello” added to that impression, though it must also be said that Roma’s new coach hardly adhered to any supposed non-aggression pact. He too would initially show no fear in taking on the system. Disappointed at the turn of events, Zeman all but admitted that he had “followed president Sensi’s advice” to leave. “I am going abroad,” he said.
 
Zeman was exiled. His next job was in Turkey with Fenerbahçe. “They sent him to the Bosphorus on the edge of two continents to make him feel the fear of the precipice,” wrote the lyrical Tonino Cagnucci in Il Romanista. The great Roman crooner Antonello Venditti paid tribute to him in a song about his ‘conscience’. Zeman was out of sight but not out of mind. Expelling the coach was one thing. Banishing the idea of football he represented was another entirely, for “once an idea has taken hold of the brain it’s almost impossible to eradicate.”
 
Nostalgia for Zeman has always been strong. Although he won’t appreciate the comparison, he has a Mourinho-esque ability to inspire the affection and loyalty of supporters at his former clubs. He can’t leave his home in the Fleming district of Rome between Ponte Milvio and via Flaminia without being approached by Romanisti and Laziali wanting to shake his hand and have their picture taken. It’s a rare achievement indeed to be loved on both sides of the capital’s footballing divide.
 
At the end of his first spell at Roma in 1999, Zeman said: “Perhaps one day I will return.” Many had lost hope that it would ever happen. A second coming was “quite close” in 2005. Then Sensi’s daughter, Rosella, was allegedly ‘persuaded’ not to appoint him. The marginalisation continued. Zeman was left high and dry. He’d resigned at Lecce where he’d brought through youngsters like Mirko Vucinic and Valeri Bojinov, and made the team second top scorers in Serie A. As it turned out, it was his last job in Italy’s top flight. Until now, that is.
 
After going back to third division Foggia two years ago, the club where he first established his reputation as a prophet in the provinces in the early `90s with a team including Signori, Gigi Di Biagio and Ciccio Baiano which is still considered one of the revelations of Italian football, Zeman worked yet another miracle this season by winning – yes, winning – Serie B with Pescara. Again, it was considered a work of art with brushstrokes provided by young apprentices like deep-lying playmaker and recent Italy call-up Marco Verratti, on loan Roma starlet Gianluca Caprari and strikers Ciro Immobile and Lorenzo Insigne.
 
Once Luis Enrique had declared his intention to leave Roma, citing ‘tiredness’, the clamor for Zeman to be named as his replacement got louder and louder, drowning out the candidacies of Vincenzo Montella and André Villas-Boas. Responding to reports that his decision had been swayed by popular opinion, Roma general manager Franco Baldini told reporters: “Zeman is neither a second nor a third choice. He is a choice. A year ago we offered him the role of being responsible for our youth set-up.”
 
In many respects, that between Baldini and Zeman is a meeting of minds. Baldini returned to Roma last summer six years after resigning from his post. Back then, he needed a break from football and spent some time out importing coffee instead. He had grown disillusioned and decried how “the best clubs in Italy have, in recent years, scientifically put together a system designed to keep them on top for as long as possible.”
 
Reassured that it has since been dismantled or at least checked, Baldini accepted a role with Roma’s new American owners in 2011 to outline a vision for the club. He brought in Enrique on the basis that he was “uncontaminated” by Italian football. After that, who better to turn to than Zeman, a likeminded individual known as il Boemo – the Bohemian – for his Czech roots and above all, his non-conformity.
 
Flag-bearers of calcio pulito and jogo bonito, their shared intents and purposes bode well for Roma. Enthusiasm is building ahead of the release of what is being called: ‘Zeman Part II: The Revenge’.  A banner was tied to the railings outside the Coliseum congratulating him on going with his heart and around 300 fans turned up at the club’s Trigoria training ground on Tuesday for his official unveiling.
 
What then might people expect from Zeman 2.0?
 
Continuity is to be found in the formation, a 4-3-3 but the modus operandi will be different from last season. Whereas Enrique’s football was based on slow, ponderous ball possession made up of horizontal passes, leading some to harshly quip that Roma might as well have been playing rugby, Zeman’s is quick, hard-running, lung-bursting and direct. “Every coach has their own ideas,” he said. “[Enrique] has his and they’re good. He focuses on ball possession. I don’t, as I have no patience. It’s a question of character, but I always want to get to the goal.”
 
Concerns persist at the other end. Roma let in 54 goals last season and there’s little to indicate that will improve under Zeman: His Pescara conceded 55. “To win you need defenders who are in defence, at least every now and again, not always in midfield above all if for instance, you’re in the lead,” wrote Giovanni Bianconi in Il Corriere della Sera.  “We hope that Zeman remembers this time.” Offering a response, Zeman countered: “It’s normal that every now again you risk something but when you score 90 goals [like Pescara did] it’s not important to see how many you let in.”
 
For all the bluster, there’s a need for realism. The obstacles Zeman once thought were blocking his path to success are more or less gone. If he fails it’ll be his own doing. Even so, it’s hard not to be taken in by the Roman-ticism that lies at the heart of this Roma. “I want to give the people emotions,” Zeman revealed. “I want them to come back to the stadium. In my time, the fans had fun and the stadium was full.”
 
The return of Zemanlandia to Rome is now finally upon us.
 
Bentornato Mister.
 
Roma 97-98 [4-3-3] Konsel: Cafu, Petruzzi, Aldair, Candela; Tommasi, Di Biagio, Di Francesco; Delvecchio [Paulo Sergio], Balbo, Totti
 
Roma 98-99 [4-3-3] Konsel: Cafu, Zago, Aldair, Candela; Tommasi, Di Biagio, Di Francesco; Paulo Sergio, Delvecchio, Totti
 
Roma 12-13 [4-3-3] ?

Иначе, овако Рома почиње утакмице 

Haha, kakva slika.

A ti su lud što si čito tolki tekst. Ja ne bi čito ni da je na srpskom a kamoli na engleskom.

То му у опису посла&професије.

Riječ je o sarkazmu.

Jer je netko ovdje na ovoj temi Romin domaći poraz protiv Bologne objasnio time da ta utakmica namještena, i da je u Italiji to normalno.

A ekipa koja u pet kola osvoji dva boda na domaćem terenu nije kandidat za titulu.

Није ако ти нећеш да буде.

Želio ja to ili ne želio, to je tako.

Moje su želje u tom slučaju irelevantne.

Relevantan je rezultat, koji je indikator forme i kvalitete.

То није тако. Ово је фудбал а прошло је само 5 кола тако да је глупост давати тако изричите процене.

Moguće.


Ali je, slijedom iste te logike, još veća glupost nazivati nekog kandidatom za titulu prije nego šta je uopće bila odigrana makar i jedna jedina utakmica.

У то не бих да улазим. Нисам упознат са Роминим саставом да бих давао свој суд дал је глупо сврстати их међу кандидате за титулу.