Chelsea fan Justin Rose admits he was “star-struck” when he discovered Gianfranco Zola is part of Europe’s Ryder Cup backroom team.
Zola is vice-captain Francesco Molinari’s desginated on-course buggy driver throughout the week at Bethpage Black in New York.
The Italian, who is a keen golfer and plays off 1.5, is a long-time friend with his countryman and has been invited into Luke Donald’s backroom team.
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Yeah, I mean obviously you know Chelsea legend clearly I’m a Chelsea fan. Um I didn’t know he was coming this week so it was a huge surprise and literally one of the first people I bumped into. I was coming around the corner of the hotel to the to the lifts and bumped into him. you know, just saying out there, you know, I meet a lot of really cool people in my life through the game of golf, but I was like, whoa, wow. Hey, Jim Franco, like, you know, it’s like I was starruck, which is amazing. Uh, you know, football hits different, especially back at home. And, um, you know, obviously the career he’s had clearly, you know, I mean, listen, I’ve become more of an engaged football fan in the last decade, I would say. I have a 16-year-old son who’s mad about his football, so it’s really been more of a thing that we connect with now. So I’d say my history of football and really like knowing greatest hits and highlights I’ I’d be not quite there. But I mean I think his energy what he can provide. I mean I think he’s here just to sort of in a sense not you know like let’s call it fly on the wall but I think if there’s a moment that he observes and can kind of chime in and can can understand the pressure or can understand momentum or you know locker room mentality then obviously there’s probably going to be something this week where he can relate relay a really powerful message. So hopefully he has that opportunity because I’d love to hear it.
