Outside Basel Richard Calafiori contacted Sky Sports on his new adventure in Switzerland after moving from Rome: “The trip from Rome to Basel is different, it’s two different beauties. Basel is good, more peaceful and less chaotic, but aesthetically it’s a beautiful city. Differences between football in Italy and in Switzerland? You can’t compare them… They are completely different, in Italy there is a lot more tactics and attention, like in the Premier League, with attack and defense, attack and defense and a higher pace. It’s more fun. What does he do in his free time? Around the city, in the center is very beautiful. The Premier League does a lot there, I always look at it the same way I look at Serie A. I have always sympathized with West Ham. How do you feel after a serious knee injury? On a physical level, the knee feels better than before, I don’t even remember the operation. My goal was to play as many matches as possible and Basel gave me that chance. I have played 10 games in a row since October, this has never happened to me and I feel great. What do you remember about your debut with Fonseca? I only have a good memory. It didn’t make me feel like I was 17 or 18, and it didn’t make me feel like I was playing important matches in the Europa League. Relationship with Edin Dzeko? It drove me crazy, incredible elegance. He is an idol for me. Then, when I met him, he was even better, a great professional, after the assist he called me to hug him, and it was beautiful. Do you remember when Mourinho studied the team before coming to Roma and you were in the photos? I remember very well, I received 10,000 notifications. I have a good relationship with him, contrary to what you might think. I had to play Roma-Sassuolo with Vina, who was in the national team. Then he played, and I played in the Conference with an assist on Pellegrini. Conference win? I played three games, so I also won… Childhood idol? I was a striker, Vucinic drove me crazy. But in Rome he becomes a defender because we had too many attackers. At first I suffered, but then I got lucky. Relationship with De Rossi? As everyone knows, he went from being my idol to being almost an older brother. He took my hand, he helped me a lot, I often feel it. Dream for the future? In the short term, 2-3 years, being able to play for a top club in Europe and in the Premier League would be ideal.”
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