and he is now back to bayern...
here is an interview done by fcbayern to ze:Fcbayern.de: Zé Roberto, you’ve been back at Bayern for just over two weeks. How’s it going?
Zé Roberto: “I feel great, very comfortable indeed. I’m
very happy. But I wouldn’t say I’ve had to settle in, I only had a year
in Brazil before coming back to Munich, I know nearly all the players,
so I’m not really new. It almost feels like I never went away.“
fcbayern.de: How do you like your new central role in front of the defence?
Zé Roberto: “I’m more than happy in the position, where I
was very successful for Brazil and Santos. I feel a lot happier in the
middle than out on the wing, I have the game played out in front of me.”
fcbayern.de: How’s your partnership with the man next to you, Mark van Bommel?
Zé Roberto: “Really very good indeed. He’s an experienced
and intelligent player. We talk a lot about responsibilities and
positioning, that makes it easier. It cuts down the amount of running
we have to do. It was close to perfect in the League Cup against
Bremen.“
fcbayern.de: It wasn’t just you and Mark, the team as a whole played well against Bremen, don’t you think?
Zé Roberto: “Yes, it was pretty good, but we’re nowhere
near 100 percent yet. We still need time to acclimatise to each other
completely and get to know each other better. That was just one match,
but we still have lots to do. We lack match rhythm. But we did play
well, especially in the first half. We were all happy with the manner
in which we dealt with a team which is bound to push us all the way in
the league. But to repeat: we’re not where we want to end up, we’re
lacking in terms of organisation and rhythm. We need to improve in a
few areas.“
fcbayern.de: Your next match is against VfB Stuttgart.
Zé Roberto: “Stuttgart are the reigning champions,
they’re a quality team who play disciplined football. But after playing
so well against Bremen, we don’t need to be falsely modest. We want
other teams to rediscover their respect for Bayern Munich. Bremen was a
start, and I hope we can keep it up against Stuttgart.“
fcbayern.de: You’ll be up against a couple of old friends.
Zé Roberto: “Yes, I know Cacau very well, and Yildiray
Bastürk from our time together in Leverkusen, a very good player. VfB
have put together a quality team.“
fcbayern.de: But so have Bayern!
Zé Roberto: “Definitely. I’m certain we’ll give another good account of ourselves.“
