Ferran Torres, friend of the coach’s daughter, says they both know how to distinguish the family relationship from the professional one and it doesn’t put extra pressure on him
Ferran Torres hasn’t had the starring role he would have liked in Barcelona this season, but he is a fixture in the national squad and his starting spot next Wednesday in their debut against Costa Rica looks assured. However, he opts for caution and prefers to focus on day-to-day practice and does not take events that have not yet happened for granted. “With Luis Enrique, there is no one indisputable,” he declared minutes after morning training at the Spanish headquarters at the University of Qatar. The Barca winger believes that the youth of La Roja’s squad – on average just over 25 years old – added to the dressing room association is far from a handicap, but a force to face an event which is as demanding as that of Doha. “We are a progressing team and young people are very hungry.”
Last night, during his second stream in the tournament, the Asturian coach was ironic when asked which football player from the concentration he considers to be his extension on the field, just like Sergio Busquets with Vicente del Bosque. “Ferran Torres,” he launched quickly, “or my daughter will kill me.” And it is that the Barça winger is the partner of the coach’s daughter. In his appearance to the media, they asked him about it: “The gentleman is a prankster,” he stated with a smile. Later, already in a more serious tone, they asked him if his close relationship with the coach puts even more pressure on him: “No, not at all. We know how to perfectly distinguish the family relationship from the professional relationship, that of a footballer and that of a coach,” the Barcelona player replied.
Versatility is one of Ferran’s virtues, although he admits he is more comfortable playing on the right wing. “Here I gave my best football.” However, he has no problem switching to the left flank and even playing ‘false 9’ if the game script calls for it. The Catalan is convinced that while Spain does not have a clear star, it has top quality reeds to play a good role in Qatar. He does not even rule out that it could be the surprise of this World Cup.
Source: La Verdad
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