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Spanish Team: Rodri: “The only match I will never watch again is Real Madrid because of the bad memories it brings back”


Rodri HernandezMidfielder Manchester city He was called up in Luis de la Fuente’s first list as coach of Spain, and analyzed it in the programme “El Larguero” from Cadena SER National team news, his dual role as a central or midfielder, the video assistant referee or the excellent performance of his colleague Haaland.

“Our philosophy is to have personality with the ball, to know what to do with it. Every game is different, and there the coach will know what to interpret. I saw the intention to be more vertical and decisive. Maybe this is where it will change a bit, but the quality of our players is specific and clear, so We have to be smart and play what suits us.” Manu Cario On the new style of play in Spain after the departure of Luis Enrique and the arrival of de la Fuente.

Rodri: “I have very positive feelings for Luis de la Fuente”

“I have very positive feelings with Luis de la Fuente. I already knew him, and I think he’s worked with almost all of them before. He trusts us a lot and we’ve already done important work with him in the lower ranks. We know what he wants and that will help us grasp the concepts faster each A coach leaves his mark with his own characteristics and ideas. The philosophy of the national team is difficult to change, but the way matches are dealt with is tactical and in how the message is conveyed, in how the game perceives the game. In inferior games, it works the same way, so we follow a pre-prepared rule.”

Rodri on Sergio Ramos’ withdrawal from the national team: “I don’t want to get involved”

“I don’t want to get involved in the decision of the coach and the captain. I don’t know how the conversation went, but I think they said what needed to be said. For me, Sergio Ramos was a benchmark and he’s an excellent guy who showed a great level here. You have to turn the page, as with All great soccer players.”

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Does Rodri consider himself the successor to Busquets in the national team?

Busquets’ replacement: “I’m proud to come here. I’ve had many years with Sergio Busquets and we’ve worked together, making each other better. Not only has the player gone, the captain, and that’s a role we also have to fill. We have to push those who come from below, with demand. The usual, in order to be able to compete. We have to win the position, as always.”

Rodri’s change from midfielder to central defender: “Luis Enrique found it quickly and consulted me”

“It’s the idea of ​​me playing as a midfielder, that’s my role. When I played in the midfield it was because the coach saw fit. I was excited because I wanted to play, and it’s not bad to be versatile.”

“I think that in football, there are many times when you don’t expect anything and a little bit of light shows that opens the way for a player to change his position, and thus improve the team. There are many cases of wingers who have played a good game for the winger and the rest of his career has been in that position,” Lewis discovered. Enrique quickly and consulted me.

“Central defense is one of the positions in which I see myself as capable of playing, and the team has been strengthened, and that is the important thing. It is also important that you have that responsibility to say whether you see yourself as capable or not, and I know that I see playing centrally.”

Rodri: Haaland is made of a different material, it’s rock, Viking

“Haaland takes great care of himself, he’s with the masseur all day. He’s made of other dough, he’s rock, and Viking. I hope his injury is nothing, but he leaves us alone.”

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“He’s scoring an amazing amount of goals and it’s his first year and he’s adapting. He has room for improvement in the concepts we’re running at Manchester City, and even the numbers he has are incredible.”

Be like Cristiano and Messi? Their key is the regularity they have, but Haaland’s mentality is incredible.

“Haaland is in the best place to grow, although many don’t think so. The best place for him is Madrid? Well, everyone wants him in their team and now we want to keep him.”

If you are upset about the change, Haaland? Scoring five goals is very good, but if you can score in all the games you hand out, that’s very good. Master knows you have to rotate.”

Rodri: “The only match I’ll never watch again is the Real Madrid game because of the bad memories it brings back”

“It’s not an episode (Real Madrid’s return against Manchester City in the Champions League) that I like to remember. In general, I watch all my matches frequently. That match at the Bernabeu is the only one I haven’t watched again because of bad memories.”

“It’s true that the tie was very open, and it was in our hands. It got away from us in the end.”

“It’s all about continuing learning, which is the experience we gain as a team.”

“This year we are in a very difficult team and we don’t think about what might happen in the semi-finals (a hypothetical match with Real Madrid).”

Rodri and Manchester City: “Every year that goes by we want to win the Champions League more”

Every year that passes, we are more motivated to win the Champions League.”

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“We don’t have more pressure, because the Champions League forces you to.”

“We are a team that wants to win, and I think we have a team to claim to win the Champions League.”

Rodri: “The Premier League is like the Champions League”

“I don’t know if it’s an urban legend, but when I arrived I also thought the Champions League was above everything and now I don’t know what to tell you.”

“The Premier League is a very tough competition and brings up a lot of passion in England, so in the end you end up comparing both competitions. Look what happened last year: we lost to Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals and then we won the Premier League with that finish. narrow, and the final whistle sounded as if we won the Champions League.

“The Premier League is like an indoor European cup. Is it a super league? Well, for me, yeah. Every year it’s more difficult with the tournament they’re there.”

Rodri got wet from VAR: “I wouldn’t imagine playing without VAR today”

“I couldn’t imagine playing without VAR today. And it happens to us that when we play the Carabao Cup against a team that doesn’t have a VOR room, you feel unprotected because you’re only relying on a referee’s decision at an appropriate moment. We don’t remember.” Previously, with what the referee described, we didn’t There was no going back. It is positive, although it must also be recognized that it has things to improve. With VAR there’s not much of a problem in England, since referees’ decisions are more respected in terms of I think that’s the right way to go, assuming they can also make mistakes and they don’t do it on purpose.”



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