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Totti reveals ideal partner Monday 10 December, 2007

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Roma idol Francesco Totti has given the latest on his injured foot and chosen his dream strike partner.

The Giallorossi captain has returned to action, but has still not fully recovered from a series of injuries.

“It’s a bit of a strange time for me,” Totti explained to Sky Sport Italia.

“Naturally it’s horrible for a player to be out injured as nobody wants to be out of the team, especially when the side is doing so well.

“Between the ages of 16 and 29, I never had any serious injuries, but between 30 and 31 I have had two – the first was very serious and I needed an ankle operation and the second was just a blow to the foot

“I need time to heal, but I’ll need to grit my teeth and get on with it.”

Despite the weekend’s disappointing draw with Livorno that allowed Inter to pull five points clear, Totti is delighted with his teammates’ efforts and has big ambitions.

“The squad is very strong and can compete with the strongest sides in Europe, I’m hoping that we get to the Champions League Final next year and beat Liverpool on penalties at the Stadio Olimpico.

“The January transfer window? I would like two or three more players, but that’s just for me,” Totti admitted.

“If I could choose I’d pick Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Thierry Henry. But the striker I’d most like to play alongside is Ronaldo, even if I know that is almost impossible as I have another three or four years on my contract.

“Antonio Cassano? I speak almost the same language as Cassano, in footballing terms. I have always got on well with him. He is a player with so much quality. Sooner or later he will show his true value.”

an interesting news piece coming from our il capitano.il comment on it later