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Pjanic hails Roma pair Totti and Garcia

Miralem Pjanic is enjoying his football with AS Roma.

The midfielder is full of praise for skipper Francesco Totti and coach Rudi Garcia.

Pjanic said of Totti: "He plays in a different role and when I decided to come to Roma, I kept that in mind. With Checco we get along well on the field and understand each others' movements.

"This is our fourth season together, so I know how he plays and he knows how I play. When I see him go a little deeper, I push forward. I know how he wants the ball.

"Everyone dreams of being Totti's heir, but how can I be that? Totti is Totti, he is something more than just football. He made history and is a legend. It's wonderful that he always wore the same club jersey."

On Garcia, he added: "In my view Zeman is a good Coach. Perhaps he wanted a certain type of player that he didn't have here," noted the Bosnia international.

"He often asked the midfielders to kick the ball forward and make vertical passes, always. I like to play the way I see the game. That's what Garcia asks me to do now, to control the game and choose which passes to make. The difference is that I feel freer now."

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