Unai Simón’s happy birthday

Unai Simon It was the highlight of the game against the Czech Republic. The goalkeeper of Athletic Club de Bilbao celebrated its 25th anniversary in stylewhich was on Saturday, the day before the game against the Czechs at La Rosaleda in Malaga.

The Vitoria goalkeeper, when the game was still 0-0, was key with two providential saves that they prevented the visiting goal and that the game turned uphill, as it already happened in Prague.

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Luis Enrique forever claims that it has three starting goalkeepers, but he always ends up opting for Unai Simón, who ended any type of debate in goal after years of knowing who would be the definitive replacement for Iker Casillas. The Asturian coach has it very clear. He even defended him after he made a mistake that didn’t go any further in the last minute of the match in Switzerland that almost cost him two points. “Unai never makes me nervous. With none of the three goalkeepers. We need the goalkeeper to generate the first superiority. He does it spectacular. He makes mistakes like Pepe, Lucas, Manolo el del Bombo… I don’t know any other way to play and I don’t want to. It is what it is”, stressed the coach.

Ayer Unai fulfilled as many caps as years. 25 already. Since his debut against the Netherlands on November 11, 2020, he has only missed two games, both friendlies. The rest, always headline. Always Unai Simon.