Joseba Zaldua: “The players would like to have more voice in the return of football”

How do you feel when you hear the Bundesliga return this weekend?

In the end it is good and positive, because if they consider that it is time to resume the league it will be because the conditions are there for it, despite the fact that it is behind closed doors. And hopefully in a month or so we will have that good news.

So you see that in one month the League can be resumed?

From what they have said, yes. That is the intention, to return on June 12 or 20. And if it starts it will be a good sign for everyone, because it will mean that the country's situation will be improving.

How is the daily life of a footballer in this new normal?

They are training sessions a bit strange, different from what we are used to because we work individually, each with his ball and doing exercises that can be done that way. Yes, we miss competing with our teammates, making a game or a round, but we must respect the decisions they have made, we must go through the steps they have told us, and if we go through them and do it well, the return of the league will be closer.

Do the players feel consulted in this process or are decisions made without counting too much on the players?

Yes, it is true that we would like, in part, to have more voice and more determination in those aspects of the return of football, because it does ask for our opinion, but in the end those who rule are others and are the ones who decide when it comes to the truth. In the end, all we have to do is see if we agree with those decisions, but I want to think that the decisions that are made are thinking about the well-being of the players and the health of everyone.

Is there something that catches your attention or squeaks from everything that has been discussed in the last few hours?

Well, it is true that it is all a bit messy and a little strange, in the end there are many things that we must take into account, and also in the aspect that you see that in other sports everything is being canceled and the league wants to play. We are footballers and of course we want to play, as long as our health is safe and in good hands.

Do you like the idea of ​​waiting to play with the public when it is the Cup final?

Yes, I think it is the best and the most appropriate. A final is not usually played in teams like Real and Athletic, so it is a good opportunity for all the fans, so it seems to me a good idea to leave it for when it can be played with the public.

How does your aita's butcher run it?

Well, they haven't stopped. They have been at the foot of the canyon working hard, now it seems that things have calmed down a bit and people are more aware, but they were pretty busy and hard at the beginning, but luckily they did not suffer anything, they are in good health, and that is the important thing.

Have you already had to pass the second test for the coronavirus, this week?

Yes Yes. We passed the second tests on Wednesday, they will give us the results soon and we hope that we are all well and we can continue to carry out the training in Zubieta normally.