MADRID, 12 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Athletic player Iñaki Williams confessed this Friday that the “opportunity” to play for the Ghana national team is “a train that passes only once” on which he has ridden, a decision he has made “with maturity” and the help of his family.
“I have been thinking about it for many months, my family helped me make the decision, the president of the Federation has pushed for me to be with Ghana. It is an exceptional situation, the opportunity has come to me, the trains only pass once and I I’ve ridden. There are more good things than bad and the decision I’ve made has been mature,” the forward told a press conference.
Williams announced on July 5 that he will play with the Ghana team, the country of his parents’ birth, as a way to meet his “roots” and to be able to play the next World Cup in Qatar in the absence of calls from the Spanish team. absolute.
“It means representing the country of my parents and where I feel loved, I need to return the joy they have because I go, I will give everything for Ghana. “I do not regret my decision, I will enjoy it sportingly and personally,” he added.
The forward pointed out that Ghana contacted him “several months ago” to offer him this “opportunity”. “I had a pending trip to see my family, but it was not clear to me, the trip helped me a lot to decide. When all the people encourage you to be a ‘Black Star’ I feel that I have made the right decision. I am in full sporting maturity and it is the best moment, I am not going to regret it”, he explained about how his election was conceived.
On the other hand, Iñaki Williams valued the team’s ambitious goal of reaching the European positions next season. “It’s something talked about internally, we put the focus on it every year, it’s not something we don’t know about. We’re going to try to hit the table and go back to Europe, it’s where we want to be,” he said.
“Iñaki Williams will always be demanded because people know what I am capable of, I am the first to be demanded. Regardless of the position, I know that I will have many eyes on me”, he commented on his performance.
Thus, with the arrival of Ernesto Valverde on the bench, the player has spent most of the minutes on the right wing, where he has been “comfortable”. “I hadn’t played anything on the right wing for a year and a half. I’ve enjoyed it and I’ve tried to contribute my virtues: unchecking and breaking,” he said.
“Last year we had a different idea than today, that we push harder and try to play more in the opposite field. That made the rival come to San Mamés more uncomfortable, we are recovering it,” he celebrated about what Valverde contributes.