Guillamón: “I got to see more outside than inside Valencia”

Hugo Guillamón will be valencianista until 2023. The canterano che renewed his contract on July 23 after some long negotiations They started in January and have come to fruition largely due to their desire to continue wearing black and white.

The defender serves AS in an interview in which acknowledges that he came to see himself “more outside than inside” and who had fear of injury when its renovation was not yet closed, but also notes that he was always “very calm” because the I wanted to continue and he was convinced that sooner or later “everything would work out.”

Naturally and while you arrive at the place where the interview is carried out, the youth squad acknowledges that he “wants to disconnect” a few days after a end length of season but that he “cannot wait” to return with the tranquility that comes from knowing that he will be a Valencian at least until 2023.

At last, it has cost, but has renewed with Valencia

Yes, yes at last. I wish it was all over before, I'm not going to lie to him, but well in the end I'm happy because I wanted to stay here.

What an effort to stay at Valencia. Although it has not been a good year for the club, a busy summer is anticipated, the negotiations were slow in coming…

Yes, but I have been here all my life, and I have always said it, that my first option was to be here because I hope we have a good season and do a good project.

The history of its renovation is not short. What exactly was it like? Because they contacted you in January …

The truth has been long. The contacts began this same season and it seemed that we did not reach an agreement, that I did not want or that they did not want … But in the end we have solved it well.

Did you ever see yourself more outside than inside? Because the days passed, they did not call him …

Yes, I will not fool anyone. When you see that it stretches so long, you really think that an end may come that you don't want but it's the one that plays. I told my agent, that the first option was always Valencia and that we waited for what was necessary, but that fear was indeed there.

In other words, he was turning his head many times thinking about whether or not they would call him …

Yes, you want that you do not always think about it because you have been here for many years and you want to continue, but there comes a point where you really put yourself on a stage of leaving the club because you see that things do not progress.

And with all that situation and after a confinement, the Levante party arrives and embroiders it.

I think I played a good game that day, it was my debut at Mestalla and although we did not get the three points I think the team did not do anything wrong.

Footballers tend to say they are a bit oblivious to the environment, but tell me the truth. After that game, did you notice the support of people in networks? Because an avalanche of fans unfolded asking for its renewal.

I did notice it a lot and it was something I appreciated.

At that time the club had already called you to renew?

Well, we were in contact because we had to extend the contract in order to play the LaLiga final.

But everything was not as on track as in the last weeks …

No, far from it.

He had to play several LaLiga games then with only 15-20 days of contract and without being completely clear if he would reach an agreement. Did you fear an injury to be without a contract in summer?

Yes, it is a part of football that can happen and I thought about it, I admit it. But I also tell you that I was calm because I left everything in the hands of people I trust and I could only dedicate myself to doing my thing, playing soccer.

In which game would you say you have felt more comfortable?

Well, maybe the day of the debut and the day of Madrid too, especially the first part. It was against a great team and especially against a great striker like Benzema and during a long stretch of the match I felt very comfortable.

Tell me a bit about how you have seen your season finale, because you have excelled in a team that has not performed as expected …

I think that not only here, but in many teams it has been complicated because the season has been very long due to the number of games in a short time and the legs have noticed it. We have to self-criticize and come back stronger next year.

Do you think that in this end of the year football has not been fair to the team?

Well, when you enter a dynamic like we were in, it is very difficult to change it. It seemed that everything was going against us and that we could be hurt very easily even though we tried.

You were starting with Celades, who made him debut, but then you are fired, Voro arrives and your minutes are reduced. Did you explain why?

Yes, I already knew him from the club because we have been together for a long time. We did talk because he was a close coach with all the players, he understood that others had to play, so the reasons were only sports.

Let's talk about the future Valencia. For a player like you who has just established himself in the first team, what is better: to start a preseason like the one to come, with many changes in the team, or to enter an already consolidated squad although with defined roles?

Well, like everyone else, I think that in a preseason we all have to earn our place whatever the situation. Now the coach who comes will see us all and will have to decide, I really want that day to come.

What does Guillamón expect from the 2020-2021 season?

That we achieve our objectives, that there is a good atmosphere in the locker room and on a personal level help in everything they need me.

For a team to work, a good atmosphere in the locker room is necessary, as has been noted in this campaign finale.

Yes, a united locker room is seen on and off the field and I think it is essential to achieve the objectives.

For you, who have very specific game characteristics, to what extent can the arrival of Javi Gracia be decisive?

Well, a technician will come who will have what he has in mind and we will have to adapt everything. Whatever you are looking for, I will adapt to stay in the first team.

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For a footballer coming from the quarry, what does the club suppose is trying to do a “quarry project”?

It is very important that the kids in the lower categories see that they trust people when they arrive, because there is a lot of talent in the house and if they are given opportunities they will surely stand out.

Get wet. Who can be the next 'Hugo Guillamón' to join the first team?

There are many, this season Esquerdo and Adrià Guerrero have also debuted and I think there are many to come. Perhaps, Pablo Gozálbez comes to mind who has already called a couple of games and has trained with us throughout the season finale, I have trained with him for many years and have always seen him do things that make him stand out.

We are going to make an assumption: Five years have passed and you are already established in the first team, there is a youth squad who, like you, stands out, but his contractual situation is similar to yours and it is not clear whether to stay or leave because he has done a good season. What would i say

The first thing I would say is to focus on football, training and games, when you are calm then you perform much better. I would also tell him that if he really wants to stay, wait and hold on because if he wants to continue, they will surely reach an agreement.