Totti happy in Rome, says Enrique

Roma coach Luis Enrique claims Francesco Totti is happy at the club despite the veteran striker stating he had considered leaving.

The 35-year-old has endured a tough Serie A campaign so far and has failed to score a goal this term, missing a penalty in Monday’s 1-1 draw with Juventus.

However, Totti has since come out and said he will stay at the club he made his debut for in 1993 and Enrique has moved to calm the situation before Roma’s clash with Napoli on Sunday.

“I have seen Totti at the level he always was. I have seen he is happy at Roma and didn’t notice any change,” the Spanish coach said.

“It’s always said this club is a difficult place to work so we have to carry on together. He will also continue to be the penalty taker.”

“I saw the best version of the captain this week and expect a great deal from Francesco as he can still beat many records. I have a special, different rapport with him. If we talk about statistics, it’s impossible to think Francesco won’t score. He just needs to continue like this and the breakthrough will come.”

The former Barcelona man then spoke about Sunday’s opponents and revealed his admiration for Walter Mazzarri’s men.

“I love watching Napoli’s trident and the way Edinson Cavani helps out the defence. That is a fantastic mentality,” he said.

“Napoli are already a solid team unit of a very high level. They are dangerous on the counter-attack and I think they will try to take advantage of our mistakes to go on the break.”

“There was a great deal of intensity against Juventus while I expect similar against Napoli. I always play on the attack, while the strikers must change mentality when we are in defence. In this sport you need to attack and defend, so they roles are changing.”

Roma sit in 10th place in Serie A after losing six games this season.