Roma captain Francesco Totti hails teammate Miralem Pjanic

October 14, 2011

Roma captain Francesco Totti has told reporters that summer-signing Miralem Pjanic’s lack of pace is not an issue due to his ability to see openings. The 21-year-old Bosnia and Herzegovina international was an 11 million euros deadline-day capture from French giants Lyon. And his captain has taken the time to praise him for his performances in his first six weeks at the Stadio Olimpico club. “Pjanic is technically formidable, even if he seems a little slow on the outside. He thinks a second quicker than you and that makes it very difficult [for opponents],” the 35-year-old Roma legend stated. …