Busquets: “I try to help everyone and be an example”

Captain Sergio Busquets This is the generational hinge of the Spanish team. And the only player who can win two World Cups. “Of course I thought about it, but when the ball starts rolling, I just focus on the game. You have to go step by step, but of course it’s a beautiful circumstance”. Now he is the veteran of the dressing room, which everyone especially respects. “I’m trying to help everyone feel important and be an example. We’re on the right track”commented the Barcelona midfielder.

But the youth of the group is not a problem for Busi. “We played Eurocups and big tournaments. Lack of experience can be replaced by other things. In the end, our mixture was very good. Let’s all support”he explained. The Spanish captain put himself in the position of the debutants and recalled how he lived that moment of its premiere. “I remember a lot of enthusiasm, more nerves… The World Cup is still a unique competition, the biggest event. I have told my teammates that we have to be faithful to our style.” A hero-based way of playing: “Having the ball and getting it back quickly. The wingers are the first to start that pressure and they are very important. That’s why we are so many and so good.”

The Spanish group had the highest ambitions. “We are sure to win”Busquets insisted. “We know it’s difficult, but the final is still far away. You have to go step by step in Costa Rica first. In all the World Cups I’ve played, we haven’t started winning any of them,” he recalled.

Regarding proper names, he emphasized the state of the form of Ansu Fati. “I saw him well. Maybe he hasn’t gotten all the minutes he wants or needs, but the coach’s call has given him more confidence.. Since then I have seen him well all week”. And he also spoke Peter Y Gavi, who aims to play alongside him in midfield. It’s like in Barcelona. “It’s going to be a team effort than individual work. But I hope they give their best performance.”