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Astori blasts Garcia: ‘Sousa is better than him’
Talking to the Italian Football magazine Il Guerin Sportivo, the former Cagliari full-back was adamant about admitting that working with Paulo Sousa makes him feel a world away than under Roma’s boss.
“I prefer Sousa to Garcia. Sousa’s idea of football really fits the Italian mentality. He studies our opponents week by week and he can read game situations days before the match, he is a real strategist. In addition, Sousa has also played for one of the greatest Juventus squads ever, which I guess, gave him a winning mentality.”
“On the contrary Garcia brought to Roma a foreign mentality.”
The 28-year-old has also revealed which are Fiorentina’s targets for this season as at the beginning of the season none would have expect La Viola to be the Serie A table leaders, neither after only 12 games played.
“The team was not build to win the title, but out target is qualifying for one European competition. Now, I don’t know which one of the two targets we’ll be able to snatch, it is really up to us now.”
Talking about his new teammates, Astori has included Federico Bernardeschi among the team’s centerpieces.
“He is the most versatile player of our team. He is an attacking winger but he is also carrying out defensive duties. At the same time I think that Josip Ilicic is our most unpredictable player right now, while Nikola Kalinic is the perfect modern striker.”
“Unfortunately, Giuseppe Rossi has not returned to his top form yet, but there is no need to say what it will be like when he’ll be 100% fit.”
