“I cry with happiness to take advantage of the minutes”

Joaquín gave his first goal assist against Alavés at the age of 40, something that no one has achieved in LaLiga so far in the XXI Century, and he could not hide his satisfaction with how things finally rolled out in Mendizorroza, where he jumped onto the field in on 64 ‘- along with Tello – to try to blow up the game, which the Betic captain achieved with an excellent assist to Borja Iglesias after receiving a no less magnificent deep pass from Fekir. “It was a counterattack play, in which Héctor (Bellerín) got me a very good ball. Thinking I was offside, I slowed myself down a bit, then I shot a little bit and the second play is when the goal comes. A pass from inside the magician Nabil (Fekir), I start strong and I see that Borja makes the movement of staying behind. I am used to seeing those movements after so many years. Happy with the goal seeing the minute it was, “explained the Betic captain after the match.

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Joaquín has not started yet in a league game this season – he has been in both of the Europa League – and in Mendizorroza it has been where Pellegrini has given him the most minutes, almost half an hour. The portuense always wants to play, but he understands that it is a law of life that he is more and more dosed, so that his excellent quality shows more, as has happened this Monday: “For me it is always important to enjoy minutes. It is true that this year no is being important to me, but you work to take advantage of the minutes you have. In my case it is more a law of life. I am happy to return to play in LaLiga and assist a teammate to take us the victory. It is what I dream of the most and I want the most, to enjoy the work of each day and not lose the illusion, regardless of my situation. Nobody is going to take away the illusion “.

“It is easy with 40 years that I have, with that demand and the illusion to play, come down and that the chip changes. So, I cry with happiness because I return to play and take advantage of the minutes that the coach gives me, and that for me is super important. And much more for giving Borja that assistance and taking the points in a game as important as today. In this type of game, when you play well, it’s a shame not to win it, “said Joaquín about the emotions he feels every time he plays. “It is not easy for a footballer like me, who I have enjoyed all the years that I have played. I am not used to being so much on the bench. I knew it was going to be a year in which I was going to enjoy, but it was going to be difficult . Against it I fight, against the day to day and my mind “, added the portuense.

In these happy moments, Joaquín indicated that he remembers “all those people who for so many years have been by my side and those unconditional people who have always believed in me. Somehow, I stay alive and I thank them In the good and in the bad, I feel privileged “.