Rodrigo Hernández, player of Manchester City and the Spanish National Team, gave an extensive interview to the BBC in which he spoke about his recent successes, his importance in the systems of his teams and his vision of football . Regarded as one of the best midfielders in the world, he is one of the strong candidates for the Ballon d’Or after winning the European Championship and his fourth successive Premiership with City.
In an interview with Joe Hart, Rodrigo also explained what it means to win the Champions League in 2023 with his goal in the final in Istanbul against Inter Milan after years of chasing it. “I am very proud to be part of the history of Manchester and City, also because of these players, who have been chasing it for six or seven years,” said Rodrigo, explaining why the Champions League is different from the others.
The characteristics of the Champions League
“It’s a volatile competition. You need experience to know how to win and now we have that experience. It’s not about playing well or being better on paper. It’s a competition of moments. It’s about being solid, not conceding and being very effective up front,” pointed out the Spanish international.
The example of Madrid
“Look at Madrid, for example. In a tie against Liverpool (first leg of the round of 16 of the 2022/23 campaign, at Anfield) they lost 2-0 and I saw their faces and thought: ‘these guys’ t worried.’ “I said to my colleagues: ‘Guys, do you see their faces?’
Win the Champions League
“This kind of calmness is given to you by experience, but it’s a complicated competition in that sense. I don’t know if I can explain it, it’s something you have to live with. When you win, you realize if how difficult the Champions League was when we won the Finally we were favorites on paper, but in the game they managed to win and it was because of a detail that we won, so yes, it is very complicated.
Source: La Verdad
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