A lovely brace against Northern Ireland yesterday in the 5-1 win over Northern Ireland Red Furies. Barcelona midfielder Pedro González López, aka Pedriis warming up his engines in view of the official start of the European Championships in Germany 2024, which for the national team will begin on 15 June, in the first match against Croatia by Luka Modric.
The player born in 2002 presented himself to journalists in the mixed area dedicated to the Estadi de Son Moix, in Palma de Mallorca, to comment on his performance: “I am very happy. Today the coach told us that we had to try from outside the area”, the first words collected by AS. Then flow into the story of the relationship established with the technician in chief: “I have had a relationship with De la Fuente since the Olympics and the Under 21s. He gave me a lot of trust from the first day I was with him and I am very grateful to him because this trust gives you the strength to come back stronger (after the injury to the rectus femoris of the right thigh, ed.)”.
How to start again. Encouragement and mental strength are the two secrets to starting again after an important stop like the one Pedri had: “I received several calls, especially during the stop due to injury. He gave me a lot of encouragement (De La Fuente, ed.), to stay calm, to work to get to the best.” Then moving on tounderstanding on the field with two national team players in particular: “Today (yesterday, ed.) with Nico and Lamine, who give that verticality. You know that a ball in space will arrive and it’s very comfortable to play with the two of them.” Finally a comment on next challenge: “Every time I play it’s about trying to win. Above all, it’s about taking one game at a time. Now it’s Croatia’s turn and we have to try everything.”
