Marc ter Stegen He confesses his great admiration for his partner Frenkie de Jongwhich he considers to be the main part of the present FC Barcelona. In an interview with ESPN, the Barca goalkeeper explained that the Dutch midfielder “contributes a lot to the team”. “I think very highly of him, but I also expect a lot from him because he is very talented. He sees and feels football in a different way. He’s someone like players Gavi either Peterfor example, they can watch,” said Ter Stegen.
The German goalkeeper is more forceful when talking Dejong speaking about the attempts of united last summer to acquire the services of the former Ajax footballer. “I was hoping he would stay because, in the end, this is the type of player I want on my team. Of course, there are a lot of rumors and discussions and whatever, but I’m happy he’s here.” “I think someday I will put something here [hace un gesto para atarlo] to keep it here always, forever, and I hope it’s here for [un] long [tiempo]”, he stressed.
In addition to praise for Dejong, Ter Stegen, as the fourth captain of the current squad, He also had high praise for Gavi and Peter, At the same time, he advised them to improve their performance even more. “Even if people don’t see it, there are situations where you can improve. They work on videos individually and that’s what I like because, at the end of the day, it doesn’t matter if you’re 30 or 18. You want to grow and develop in what you do. I don’t want them to be relaxed about what they have achieved, it’s crazy and I’m so happy for them. But of course they have a responsibility at this young age to the team and themselves. take care, sleep well… those are the small details. And I admit, it seems like they’ve been in this business for a while.”
Ter Stegen stop praising Gavi. “He is as aggressive in training as in games. He doesn’t care if the person next to him is two meters tall, he fights every ball, which is nice to see,” he said. “This is what we need and that’s why it’s very different from the types of players we had before. That’s why it’s very, very important for the team and for the group,” he added.
For the German goalkeeper, the team lacked that quality Gavi. “Maybe it’s a little bit because of his mentality. He didn’t worry too much [cuando ascendió a la selección absoluta] and this makes him stronger because he doesn’t think about the consequences, which is good.” This is what we need.”
The leadership of Araujo and Lewandowski
After the withdrawal of Pique, Ter Stegen considering that the players want Araujo either Lewandowski they rise to become team leaders in the field. “[Con] the goodbye of Piquewe had to have players step up to fill the void, which was really difficult because he left quite a lot of space in the dressing room and also on the pitch as captain,” he said. Ter Stegen. “[Araujo es] one of the players who have [tenido] to step in to fill the gap. That’s him but also like that Lewandowski, which has just arrived but is expected to be there. He is very good [con el idioma ] From the beginning. Now you can talk to younger players and of course if Lewandowski He talks to you like a younger player, you can hear him. You must listen!”, alert.
The secret of his flaw
In his amazing moment of form, after conceding just seven goals in 21 games in The league, Ter Stegen confessed that it is key not to go this summer to League of Nations. “Oh, [ese descanso fue] very important,” he explained. [el Barça] he understood the situation and he supported me saying: ‘Hey, look, it’s good to take a break sometimes,'” he said. “It was the right decision. I am very happy that I can decide at the right time when I should rest. It’s hard to find,” he added.
Xavi’s plan
Finally, Ter Stegen also gave a lot of merit to the work done by Xavi in front of the bank of Barcelona. “It’s been more than a year since he came. Xavi and many things have changed, perhaps also the mentality and the way of defense”, affirm Ter Stegen. “Everyone has a different approach. I wouldn’t say that before it was worse or better, just that approach that has changed a bit and right now we are in a good moment defensively,” he said. “This makes us very strong at the moment. [Xavi] you have a plan, it may take longer than expected, but the results are visible step by step. We have a better idea of what to do on the field and that is the key to success, because it happened to win the Super Cup,” he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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