21st Century Cracks: Navarro

Robert Navarro (Barcelona, ​​2002) is one of those footballers called to prolong the style of play that has given the Spanish National Team so many successes in this century. In a more and more physical football, this fine playmaker retains the cheek of the players with duende. “I learned to haggle with YouTube videos,” he confesses. That is one of the virtues that make him unpredictable. His football is touch, associative, but he has a devilish one against one. In fact, although his favorite demarcation is behind the end, he likes to frequently fall to the bands to face the rivals.

He grew up admiring Iniesta's football and soon followed in his footsteps entering the Barcelona school, always guided by his ex-soccer player father (he played many years in Sant Andreu and L’Hospitalet). It was precisely the job demands of his father, born in Pamplona, ​​that forced him to change his air: he returned home to start a family business. Robert then entered Osasuna, where he shone and reawakened the attention of Barcelona in children.

After several seasons at La Masia, Barça did not finish making a determined bet for him when he closed his stage as a cadet. Navarro packed his bags again and left for Monaco. In the principality Henry made him the youngest footballer in history to debut in the first team from Monaco, but with the departure of the French, the commitment to young people was reduced and this summer, after a year out, he decided that the best thing was to return to Spain. With multiple offers on the table, he opted for Real Sociedad, which offered him an ambitious project for the future.

Now he curte in the San Sebastian subsidiary under the command of Xabi Alonso, in group II of 2ªB. Despite his youth (he is still in Youth age), He has played 16 matches this year in the bronze category (two goals and two assists). It is a key piece in the proper functioning of Real Sociedad B (fifths to three points in the playoff).

This experience is helping him to become a much more complete player. Robert Navarro increasingly joins his exquisite technique with an athletic ability that allows him to compete against strong rivals in the physical field. Looking to become a total footballer. He still has a way to go, but his name is marked to give continuity to the style of La Roja in a few years …