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On today's edition of Five-a-Side Friday, Franco Ficetola provides his all-time dream Roma five-a-side team.
Name: Franco Ficetola Location: Rome, Italy Team: Franco Tancredi - The only goalkeeper short enough to fit a five-a-side goal among his top-class colleagues, Tancredi was a unique blend of brain and muscles and, for this reason, he’s the perfect starting point for a calcetto team. Attilio Ferraris - Despite having been through a period in which his physical shape was not up to standard, in his heyday the 1934 World Cup winner was one of Italy’s finest midfielders. Powerful, smart and with a big big heart, Ferraris would be ideal as the first man in front of the goalkeeper, with his great ability in both destroying the opposite game and building up his own team’s from behind. Hidetoshi Nakata - In a 1-1-2 formation, the first Japanese in the history of Roma would serve as the man in the middle, instrumental in linking Ferraris with the two forwards. With his great technique and vision, the Asian player is perfect for a small pitch, and his famous long-distance efforts would surely have no problems in piercing a smaller goal too. Francesco Totti - I guess no participant to ‘Five-a-side Friday’ can avoid writing this name, but let’s try and make it interesting by finding out why Il Capitano would be useful in such a team. His competence in dealing with the ball is known to everybody, plus he’s got a great shot, and he likes to entertain spectators with his skill from time to time. On the other hand, he’s not a high-octane player, an aspect that can be easily overlooked when playing five-a-side. Mirko Vučinić - Vučinić was terribly good at kicking the ball (and scoring goals) with the toe, which would be a good reason in itself to include him in a five-a-side team, but he was also merciless in the front of the goalkeeper, very nimble in the six-yard box and more aggressive than the average centre-forward. All these things, paired with the talent that made him a joy for the eyes to see, explain why the boy from Nikšić should be staple in every team like the one we’re talking about.
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