“I don't care to stand out while the team wins, being a leader is not my perspective”
BARCELONA, Jan. 20 (SportsFinding) –
The new player of the RCD Espanyol Leandro Cabrera has assured that although he had a very good situation in the Getafe CF, which fights for European positions, he has accepted the “challenge and challenge” of the blue and white club “without fear” because he believes that they will achieve the permanence and, in the long term, it is attracted by the 'parakeet' project.
“My situation in Getafe was very good but I take it as a challenge and a challenge, I take it very seriously because it is one of the most important steps in my career. I agreed to come without fear because I believe in this club,” he said. in his presentation in the auditorium of the RCDE Stadium.
In this sense, he valued the effort of the club and the moods of the wardrobe to achieve to remain in the elite. “The club is making a commitment to move this forward, I hope to respond from day one. I was lucky to meet my teammates, and they convey optimism and good energy, what it takes to get this through. From now on I am a parakeet. 'more, “he said.
“If I do not see the classification, I would not say that this team goes so low, there is a very positive atmosphere. I do not know what the costumes were like before, but today when I arrived I was surprised for good and for how happy they were to win,” he said on how he has seen his new teammates after the key triumph in Villarreal.
The defender denied that, seeing the mood of the group, it seems that they are still colistas. “The goal is very difficult, it can be one of the most difficult challenges of any team in the League, but the attitude and feelings that my teammates transmit and I felt today reinforce that I made a good decision,” he said.
Cabrera said that what attracted him most to the 'perica' offer is the history of the club. “The strong point is Espanyol itself, it is a very large institution, with a lot of history and weight, with a hobby that yesterday showed how committed it is to the team. It is a long-term project that looks a lot,” he acknowledged.
“In this team I see a great quality, it competes very well and I come to contribute something that I feel that characterizes me, which is to compete aggressively and always be a support on and off the field for my teammates,” he said about the news football team.
On the other hand, asked about the previous signing of Raúl De Tomás, he stressed the ambition the club has shown to have. “When a club makes a bet of this type, things are expected. I know Raúl from Castilla, he loves challenges and does not weigh adverse situations and I feel the same, with the same character,” he said.
“To stand out does not matter to me while the team wins, which is the most important thing. Being a leader is not my perspective, but I do feel that I can help everyone. Physically and emotionally I am very prepared, I come to help and the coach will say when I should play and when not, but I am fully available and willing, “said the defender.
For his part, the club's professional football director, Rufete, thanked the center for accepting the challenge. “Thank you Leandro for the willingness to come from a club that is in a much better and better situation than us. He knows what is coming, at what moment we are but he also knows how big this club is. Welcome to the challenge of getting the objective, they are taking steps forward, “he said.