Saud Abdulhamid discusses his first months at Roma: “I feel like I’m in school again.” | OneFootball

Roma right-back Saud Abdulhamid discussed his first months in Italy following his move from Al Hilal to Roma in the summer.

In an interview with YouTube channel Koora Break, Abdulhamid stated, “Coming to Serie A was a big step for me, it’s an important league, a new experience, different fans.”

“I know I won’t start the games, but the opportunity can come with time. I can play 10 or 20 minutes and give my contribution to help the team. This is what I’m focusing on every day: working hard during training.”

“Sometimes, when I finish the training session with the team, I go to the gym. I have to live up to the choice I made, but obviously it’s not an easy process in a European league.”

“I wake up at 7 in the morning, but before that I get up at 5 to pray. Then the driver takes me to Trigoria around 8:30 and I stay there until 14:30.”

“I spend almost the whole day with the team. The difference is that in Europe we train in the morning and it’s the first time for me.”

“They put me in a WhatsApp group in Italian and another big problem was translating the chats into English or Arabic. Sometimes I asked to write to me in English to make the translation easier.”

“Will I learn Italian? Of course, I have already arranged with a teacher to learn the language. I have to do it to integrate. I chat with my teammates, but they don’t speak English fluently. 6-7 of them speak English.”

“It’s a great moment in my life, but getting used to training in the morning took time, I have to go to sleep between 9 and 10 at night. It feels like we’re back in school, but now I’m happy with this life program, it’s healthy, having adapted has done me good and I feel the difference in training.”