“I hope Palma scores another goal and Celtic win”

He Atlético de Madrid received this Tuesday Glasgow Celtic. In the battle of Celtic Park The match ended 2-2. A clash in which Luis Palma particularly shone, scoring the second Scottish goal. Well, at MD we want to get to know you a little more through an interview Emilio Izaguirrethe former Honduran who was at the club, and now serves as sports director at Motagua.

It is a real institution in glasgow. He spent nine seasons, won 14 titles and was named the best player of the season, even though he was a left back. That’s why when he himself recommends Fortunately They didn’t even think about it. “In March I was playing a legends match between those of the Celtic and to those Liverpool. i passed Michael (club director) and I recommended Fortunately and other players like He is either lush. I spoke well Luis, I told him that they will look at him, that he is a player who can be useful for the club. “He is a young 22-year-old player who can have a great season and then sell it.”

And it was that Emilio know the potential of Fortunately for many years. “He was with me in National team of Honduras in 2019. He is starting, I think he was 18 years old when they called him up. A good player, then he is on Life when we want to take him to Motagua go to Aris of Thessaloniki in Greece. And after that he signed the Celtic” he said to MD.

Of course he has no problem praising him: “He’s a very technical player, he’s different. He has a good shot, he has a goal and he can play in up to three positions. He can play as a midfielder on the right, left or as a midfielder. Technically very good. He can make the difference on set pieces or long-distance shots. There are few players like him who have the outline well drawn in their heads. “Having players like that who are capable of scoring goals from 35 meters makes a difference.”

In the past few days he had talked to Luis although their conversation had nothing to do with the games they were playing. “We are always in contact, but we don’t talk about the game. We always talk about the club or the city. “I don’t talk about football with other players.”

A 2-2 in Celtic Park what have you been seeing since then? Honduras. “He’s new Athletic Unfortunately, he only got one point Celtic. They won 2-1, a difficult match for Atlético. It was a very even match where everyone knew how to manage their times. I think he is Celtic He competes at a high level and can get a positive result, because in football I believe that anything can happen. In 2012, we were leading 1-0 Camp Nou with a purpose Samaras he is new Barçatied up Iniesta and in injury time he scored Jordi Alba. We are about to beat them. These are game situations, and in football you never know what can happen. I hope he is Celtic get the three points.”

For the party of Metropolitan He has a clear wish: “I hope Palma scores another goal and the team wins.” Celtic.. Football is about moments, if Celtic take their moment from set pieces with tall men, they can win. I believe these are moments in games when things go well and until the referee blows the whistle at the end you never know what could happen. They will fight and hopefully it will happen.”

His career as a sports director

Trained with Spanish ‘professors’

He Atlético-Celtic of Metropolitan it can be seen again from Tegucigalpa. City where he plays Motagua, where he is now the sports director. A position where he trained with Spanish teachers. “I am studying different courses in sports management, one of them Spain together GM Football AcademyThen enter CONMEBOL and now I am the sports director at Motagua. At the time my dream was to play football for 20 years, I made it come true and now I hope to achieve something similar as a sports director. Right now I’m still studying. Now we are in charge of all categories from U12 to the first team,” he confessed.

Manchester United and Liverpool have inquired about him

Finally, Emilio Izaguirre He told us the anecdote why he passed on Premier League, and how he decided to stay at Celtic. “They have a lot of questions about me Manchester United as Liverpool I was the best full-back in the Scottish League with about 20 assists. Many equipment offers came. Even my people told me at the beginning of the season not to play because I had settled with an England team, but I broke my ankle and Celtic He’s great to me. They renewed my contract, and then I was so grateful to Celtic that I didn’t want to leave the club,” he concluded.