Bryan Zaragoza, the young Granada player, passed by the press room of the Ciudad del Fútbol in Las Rozas this morning at the Spanish national team’s concentration with a view to the official matches against Scotland and Norway to qualify for the European Championship in Germany. His speech was that of a young man who came to take on the world: “Since I was little I have played soccer in the street. I would leave training and go play soccer in the street. That is my strong point,” he said. .
The 22-year-old winger, who scored two goals against Barcelona on Sunday, is clear about who his idols have been: “My idol as a child was Leo Messi. If I’m honest, there have also been times when I’ve watched videos of Ronaldinho. A For me, my game comes out on its own even though I sometimes look at players like Neymar or Vinícius,” he said.
Zaragoza still doesn’t believe very well that Luis de la Fuente, the senior team coach, called him: “The advice he gave me is to be me. To do what I do at Granada, to take the ball and do what “The same as in my club. The first time I spoke with De la Fuente, which was yesterday, he told me that I came because I earned it and to be daring and shameless.”
And he added: “For me, being able to make my debut in Andalusia (on Thursday in Seville against Scotland) is very special because it is with the national team and in my land. And it will also be special because my family will come to see me,” he said.
The Granada striker explained that he doesn’t care about playing on one side of the attack or the other: “I don’t care about playing in attack on the left, right or as a second striker, but I feel more comfortable as a winger. The second cut to Koundé was because “I wanted to make sure by throwing right-handed. The first thing I think about when I go out on the field is enjoy. My body asks me to do what I always do, but enjoying is the first thing,” he commented.
Bryan Zaragoza does not want to talk about his future. (His termination clause is 14 million): “I can’t talk about my future. Right now I only think about these two games with the national team. The future will decide. My challenge is to continue learning day by day and improving. And from There, go higher. I work day by day to be prepared. My promotion has been very fast, but I am prepared for everything. Granada’s game is different, but I think I will adapt well,” he said.
The player had words of praise for his teammates: “All my teammates have surprised me. I can’t tell you who is special because we haven’t done anything as a group. But as people, they all surprise me,” he concluded.
