Rome, August 18. (LaPresse) – "The stroke and two ischemic episodes have greatly weakened him, but he is progressively improving thanks to a lot of physiotherapy. He will certainly need to continue for a long time." This is what Karel Zeman, the son of Zdenek, the former coach of Lazio and Roma, said in an interview with 'Il Corriere della Sera'. Zdenek Zeman was hospitalized at the Gemelli Polyclinic last February due to a stroke. "What is he doing now? I'd say he's being a grandfather, enjoying my daughter Gioia, who is three years old. He sees her often, even here in Sicily where we are spending the summer between Marsala and Mazara del Vallo, and he says she brightens his day. Does he still smoke? No, no… he quit after being hospitalized at the Gemelli Polyclinic in February 2025," Karel added. "The phrase Zdenek tells me these days? He encourages me: 'Now that I'm resting, show that you are the real Zeman,'" he concluded.