La sfarsitul anului trecut, dinamovistul Dennis Romanovs a avut prilejul sa stea de vorba cu Rio Ferdinand, una din legendele vii ale celui mai iubit club din lume, Manchester United.
In ultimii 4 ani, Dennis Romanovs, portarul echipei Dinamo, si-a facut obiceiul de a petrece in orasul Manchester, din Anglia, o minivacanta la fiecare sfarsit al lunii decembrie. El are in aceasta parte a Europei mai multi prieteni, pe care nu are ocazia sa-i vada in restul anului. Daca la Riga sau la Bucuresti evita sa mearga prin cluburi, baruri sau discoteci, Dennis isi permite acest lux pe taram britanic. De ce? Pentru ca in astfel de locatii, letonul are ocazia sa ii cunoasca indeaproape pe fotbalistii clubului Manchester United. ‘M-am intors acasa cu o amintire placuta din Anglia. Un prieten mi-a facut cunostinta cu Rio Ferdinand, fotbalist pe care eu il admir de multi ani. Mi s-a parut un tip foarte cumsecade si cu capul pe umeri. Sper ca intr-o zi sa ma intalnesc cu el si pe terenul de fotbal, macar in cadrul unui meci amical, daca nu oficial’, a povestit Dennis Romanovs pentru ziarul Libertatea.
In varsta de 29 de ani, Rio Ferdinand joaca pe postul de fundas central la Manchester si a strans 64 de selectii la echipa nationala a Angliei, cu care a participat la trei turnee finale de Cupa Mondiala. In 2002, cand s-a transferat la Manchester United pentru 33 milioane de lire sterline, a fost cel mai scump fotbalist britanic din istorie.
Suparat ca nu joaca
Despre situatia sa de la echipa, de vesnica rezerva a portarului nationalei, Bogdan Lobont, Romanovs a aratat: ‘Intr-adevar, este frustrant sa fiu de cele mai multe ori rezerva, dar asta e situatia. Bogdan este portarul numarul 1 in Romania’.
Sufera de singuratate
Dennis Romanovs trebuie sa indure singuratatea, la Bucuresti. Sotia sa si fiul lor, Daniel, in varsta de 5 ani, au incercat sa-i fie alaturi in Romania, insa nu au reusit. ‘Familiei mele nu ii place deloc la Bucuresti, pentru ca e un oras zgomotos, aglomerat si agitat, spre deosebire de Riga (n. r. – capitala Letoniei), care este mult mai linistita’, ne-a marturisit portarul. Cei mai buni prieteni sunt papagalul Roco si cainele Lucky, insa chiar si acestia locuiesc in indepartata Letonie.
Isi trateaza chelia in Romania
La 29 de ani, Dennis Romanovs se confrunta cu una din cele mai des intalnite probleme ale barbatilor: chelia. ‘Impresarul meu, Cornel Teodorescu, mi-a prezentat-o pe Oana Turcu, despre care am inteles ca e specialist in frumusete. Ea mi-a recomandat un tratament impotriva caderii parului, in care am foarte multa incredere’, a marturisit Dennis Romanovs pentru ziarul Libertatea.
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