Anyone who decides to accept the challenge to face him risks crashing against rock, but not just any rock, but the “Breton Rock” of the Royal Society.
In the summer of 2016, and with the help of Eric Olhatsthe forever discoverer of Antoine Griezmannamong others, arrived at the facilities of Zubieta, a tall boy, less than twenty years old, “despised” by the Stade de Brest, from his homeland, and hungry to grow up, even though he had to do it away from home.
Respond to the name of Robin Le Normand, although since then, he has acquired a whole collection of nicknames, each more descriptive. His first impression on us, at the end of his first training session at Zubieta, could not have been more disappointing: he does not feel quality enough to play here. Acknowledgment is such brutal honesty that it deserves at least a chance to reverse it. And what happened next is history, the history of Robin Le Normand as a Real Sociedad footballer, who keeps reporting new episodes with each passing day.
I’ve said it many times: I’ve been wrong in the future projection of various footballers…but in Robin I was not wrong! It is not a question of placing medals, because then you have to give back more than what you will receive, but the Robin Yes, I’m wearing it. I remember his beginnings in the reserve team, when he stood out for his physique, but where notable shortcomings were evident in other areas, seriously compromising his future. But there is something that really caught my attention about him, and it is his constant desire to learn, to develop, to understand everything that can contribute to his development. His ability to concentrate during a game continues to be one of his main virtues today. He never leaves the game, he is always attentive, trying to read the keys in the game correctly. Its growth is so great that only recognition is possible.
THE WAR HAS COME TO THE STADIUMS
When the devastating effects of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict continue to be felt in all their brutality, a new front opens in the Gaza Strip, with Israel and Hamas on both sides of the trench. Football, of course, is no stranger to what is happening around it, and the first incidents have already begun to take place, seriously compromising the leitmotiv of this sport, which unites people, not alienating them. So, the British government has warned that waving the flags of either side in the conflict could be considered a crime. A German deputy has called for the expulsion of the Bayern footballer Mazraoui, for his statements of support for Hamas. And we can go on for a long time. These days I remember some events that took place in the 80s, when rival fans of Ajax Amsterdam – a club with a long Jewish tradition – chanted an aberrant slogan: “Hamas, Hamas, the Jews to the gas chamber”, while whistling in imitation. the gas passage flow. Football has always been an effective vehicle to send messages of all kinds, and this will be no exception. Hard days await us, but harder for the victims of war. sad
THE STRONGEST, THE WEAKEST AND THE NEEDED
A double clash with Benfica awaits Real in the coming weeks, on matchdays 3 and 4 of the Champions group stage. They have already faced the supposedly strongest of the group, Inter, who came out relatively successful, and the weakest on paper, Salzburg, who they beat far and wide. Now it’s time to face the team in the middle, Benfica, and from there we will draw almost certain conclusions.
NINE MINUS ONE
The casting call for the “nine” position at Real was very tight, with several candidates, all of them presenting important endorsements. But for some reason that escapes us, that position at Real seems to be affected by some sort of curse in recent times. neither Carlos Fernandezneither Sadiqnot even now Andre Silva They seem to escape this curse. The last to suffer it, the Portuguese.
DID YOU KNOW…?
– Mallorca’s last victory in San Sebastián in a Liga match dates back to 2003-04, with Luis Aragonés on the Balearic bench, 0-1 and a goal from Eto’o.
– Imanol’s record against Mallorca as a coach is 2 wins, one in the League and one in the Cup (both 1-0), and 1 draw (1-1).
– Last year, in the run-up to Real-Mallorca, a 75-year-old Real fan died. It was the second of the same circumstances that year.
Source: La Verdad
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