Former sporting director of the Italian “Roma” Walter Sabatini commented on the Ukrainian striker of the club Artem Dovbik in an interview with Il Tempo.
— Do Dovbik’s difficulties in “Roma” remind you of those that Edin Dzeko had in his first season in “Roma”?
— No. Dzeko had a poor first season here solely in the context of a small number of goals scored (10 goals in the 2015/16 season; Dovbik has so far scored 11 goals this season, — note of the editor.) Otherwise, he was fine as a forward, as he later proved by scoring more than 100 goals for “Roma” (119, — note of the editor.).
Dovbik still has to master the right movements as well as ball reception, which is not always ideal for him. Nevertheless, I saw him making several promising runs, including supporting his attacking teammates.