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Udinese forward Nicolò Zaniolo praised Roma coach Gian Piero Gasperini as one of the best but noted he demanded too much from him during their time together. Zaniolo acknowledged his own struggles contributed to his underperformance in recent years.
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Udinese forward Zaniolo: ‘Roma coach Gasperini one of the best but demanded too much’
Nicolò Zaniolo has opened up on the difficult chapters of his career, admitting his own failings contributed to years of underperformance while singling out Gian Piero Gasperini, now Roma coach, as one of the finest managers he has worked under, but one who pushed him harder than he was ready for at the time.
Speaking to SportWeek, via TuttoMercatoWeb, the Udinese forward reflected candidly on a career that has only recently found stability after spells in Turkey, England, Bergamo and Florence failed to deliver the breakthrough many had expected following his early promise at Roma.
BOLOGNA, ITALY – FEBRUARY 23: Nicolò Zaniolo of Udinese Calcio during the Serie A match between Bologna FC 1909 and Udinese Calcio at Renato Dall’Ara Stadium on February 23, 2026 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)
Nicolò Zaniolo described Gian Piero Gasperini as one of the best coaches he has worked with but mentioned that Gasperini's demands were too high for him at the time.
Zaniolo's career has faced challenges, with periods of underperformance attributed to his own failings and the pressure he felt while playing under Gasperini at Roma.
Before joining Udinese, Nicolò Zaniolo had spells at Roma, as well as clubs in Turkey and England, and faced difficulties in achieving his expected breakthrough.

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“In recent years I have not performed enough, it is true, but the fault is exclusively mine,” Zaniolo said.
“On the other hand, you have to earn love with performances on the pitch and attitudes off it. I do not think that on my first day at Udinese, everyone loved me. There were doubts and reservations about me, I had played little or nothing for two or three years and the label I carried was not positive. But from the start I promised I would sweat for the shirt like never before and the rest, love included, followed.”
“I had just had foot surgery at Bergamo, so I arrived late in pre-season,” he said. “With Gasperini there was a relationship of mutual respect, he is one of the strongest coaches around, but at that moment he was demanding too much of me.”
His subsequent move to Fiorentina, a club where he had previously felt comfortable, also failed to produce the expected results. “I thought I was in my comfort zone, but it did not go well there either. I do not know why,” he admitted.