How are you? Ready for the semifinals?
Excellent, yes! Ready for whatever comes!
What do you expect from this World Cup? Do you see yourself in the final?
Wow! I see myself doing big and great things, but I know it won’t be easy. I see myself competing against a great team and I see myself feeling again the way I felt the other day.
He is a versatile striker and plays in different positions. Where are you more comfortable?
Let’s see, it’s true that my natural position is in front, straight forward. If I had to tell you a system in which I was more ‘better’, let’s say effective, it would be in Levante UD’s 4-4-2. I am comfortable in any position, both as a winger and as a pure forward, with whom I can be with or talk to well, it works well for me.
You are the top scorer in the F League, how do you work without obsessing over the goal?
Above all, don’t think first, because I think that if you don’t stop thinking ‘I have to put it over and over again’ it’s a barrier that forms in your head that will block you and you won’t release your best version.
As a top scorer in the league, do you feel more pressure in the World Cup?
I don’t take it as extra pressure, on the contrary, I think it gives me a lot more confidence for everything Ive done throughout the season and I think it’s a good motivation for me.
In the national team they have a psychologist, how important is it for a striker?
I think the head is very important. We have a psychologist here, but every player already has a sports psychologist. In my case, I also have others. I think it’s very important to make the mind work because otherwise, if you block yourself from it, no matter how good you are physically, nothing will go well.
When he scores he always celebrates it with the same gesture
Yes, I kiss a tattoo I have here, which says ‘hearts up’, for my uncle
You’re very good at scoring with your head, has it always been like that?
If they tell me that I’m good in my head, I still can’t believe it, but it’s true that most of the goals I’ve scored have hit the target.
Against Sweden, what will matter?
If I had to tell you one thing that was key to the game, Sweden were very strong at set pieces. It’s important to remember that they are very physical, that from the top with aerial balls they can beat us with most balls, but if we get ahead, they can’t.
Do you see any favorites in the title?
There are four good teams left and anyone can win. It’s good to be alive
Are you scared by the fact that Sweden eliminated teams like the USA and Japan?
Scary, no, but it is true that it makes us think that Sweden will not make it easy for us. In the end they had a hard time getting rid of the United States and the United States went home. Japan, who beat us, is a good team that we have seen in previous games that can go to the end and that’s what happened. Now it is up to us to measure ourselves against them, but we know their strengths and weaknesses
How will they handle the game?
With a lot of motivation, I think there is a great team within this team, it has been seen that any player who plays, whatever position she plays, will contribute one hundred percent. We are excited and, above all, very optimistic
And if you had to choose England or Australia, which would you prefer?
Whatever it is, I don’t care. We know the strengths and weaknesses of both, of all the options out there. And what will come if we make it to the final, welcome, we will study to win. No, I can’t tell you now which one, I prefer. What I want now is to spin
You are from Albacete like Iniesta. Does he have any advice for you?
I spoke to him before the World Cup. Obviously, he has a lot of advice but since everyone is asking me, I’m going to keep it to myself. He is a reference for me and it gave me a lot of peace of mind to talk to him
You are one of those footballers who come out to talk to the media. How important is it for a player to talk to reporters?
That’s how I am, I have no problem talking to anyone, the press, anyone. I think the best way to present a player is to be natural and open. I think the press is very important. Without the press, we would not have women’s football in this case in Spanish, where it takes place. It’s important on a general level and I think that without the press there wouldn’t be all this happening
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
