Zdenek Zeman outlined his philosophy at Cagliari and why his return to Roma was “strange, never with the right mentality.”

The Coach is turning the Sardinians into another Zemanlandia, as in recent weeks fans witnessed a 3-3 draw at Napoli, a 4-0 home defeat to Fiorentina and 4-4 Coppa Italia result after extra time against Modena.

“Cagliari belongs to all of Sardinia and it’s great to have the people support you, who want to see something entertaining,” Zeman told Sky Sport Italia.

Zdenek Zeman outlined his philosophy at Cagliari and why his return to Roma was “strange, never with the right mentality.”

The Coach is turning the Sardinians into another Zemanlandia, as in recent weeks fans witnessed a 3-3 draw at Napoli, a 4-0 home defeat to Fiorentina and 4-4 Coppa Italia result after extra time against Modena.

“Cagliari belongs to all of Sardinia and it’s great to have the people support you, who want to see something entertaining,” Zeman told Sky Sport Italia.

“I want to work, then it doesn’t depend on me. As long as Presidents keep giving me their teams and I can physically stand on my feet, I will continue.

“My victory as a Coach is making a side that is appreciated by the people and gives emotions, then the results do not always reflect what happened on the pitch. I can lose a game 4-0 and be happy and vice-versa.”

The lack of results proved decisive when Roma fired Zeman in February 2013.

“My last year at Roma was strange. I returned because I was convinced that I could give something to the club, but unfortunately from the start there were problems. It wasn’t necessarily with the team, but more a problem of mentality, of how to go forward.

“We never worked with the right mentality. It’s a shame, as despite everything Roma reached the Coppa Italia Final and launched players like Marquinhos, Lamela and Osvaldo.

“It’s a pity about the results, because I am convinced the team could’ve done as well as Roma are now if we’d had the same vision.”

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