Seydou Keita Turned into a very wanted player by the barcelonismo by his stage in the Barcelona team when Pep Guardiola was trainer. When it decided to go of the FC Barcelona, did the cases to undertake a new adventure in the ACE Rome, the rival of the Barcelona in Champions League.
"The Barça is favourite to win the Champions, but it is necessary to have him respect to the Rome"
In an interview for Sportive World, spoke on the duel that confronts to his two teams: "Before beginning the competition, no only in this eliminatory, the Barça is favourite to win the Champions, but it is necessary to have him respect to the Rome, as in the quarter-finals already are only the eight better teams of Europe".
The ex African player warned on the potential of the Italian team: "In the phase of groups remained by in front of Chelsea and of the Athletic, so this already is significant that it will be a hard rival. Unlike other years, where was better in the League and afterwards was more toneless in Europe, this year is just the other way around, see it stronger in the Champions and less attentive in the Series To".
Gerson and the loss of Nainggolan
Radja Nainggolan, one of the most important players of the ACE Rome, fell of the announcement by injury, something that Keita also commented: "it Is a very strong player, physically incredible, so if it can not play, for me the Rome will lose to one of his best players".
The ex African player also spoke on Gerson, a player by which the Barça had option of purchase but that finally went to the Rome: "I Coincided with him in his first year. The first six alone months could train because it still did not have the 18 years and saw him a lot of qualities, but still had to adapt because it was all new for him. Now I am seeing his evolution and is playing very well, quality has".
The task of Monchi
Finally, elogió the task of Monchi, the sportive director of the Rome and that in his moment commissioned of fichar to Keita for the Seville: "Monchi is a person that knows very well the football and with his arrival already has achieved to contribute new things to the Rome. I do not know if it will attain to do the same that achieved in the Seville, but expect that it go him very well because it is a person to which have him a big affection".