Mayoral: “My best memory of Pucela is the ascent”

David mayoral He is only 23 years old, but he has already given time to the military in several teams, starting with the Real Valladolid He arrived very young from his native Ávila to train in his quarry and make his debut with the first team (he played four league games with the first team and two in the Cup), although it was at the Promesas where he managed to shine and where he coincided with Toni or Anuar. A little over a year ago he had to leave the club in search of minutes and finally the Cadiz was made with his services, although this campaign acts on loan in the league of Romania, specifically in the F. C. Hermannstadt.

From the Romanian city of Sibiu where he resides, mayoral told us about his adaptation to an environment that might seem different but is not so different: “I'm fine and happy, I'm adjusting even better than I expected myself, The problem is that with this covid everything is a bit strange since things are a little worse in Romania in recent times “.

The restrictions reach any corner of the world and in Romania they are in that phase: “Romania is not so different from Spain either. I also came thinking that it would be very different and when I arrived in Sibiu I found a city similar to Spain. It is a very touristy city with many restaurants, with terraces … so in that it is similar to Spain. As for the covid, it is supposed to be better than Spain but it got a bit worse and from Monday they will close restaurants and shopping centers and for two weeks the schools have been closed … so in that also it is similar to Spain. There is a curfew, quarantine and closure of many things“.

David Mayoral is now living alone since his girlfriend has returned to Spain “because he was 14 days in locked quarantine and every time it comes it has to be like that and that's complicated. But apart from that, I live well, with colleagues there is a good relationship. Most English is spoken inside the locker room And although I do not control it very well, little by little I defend myself, when the need presses you have no choice. There are also five or six who know Spanish and there is even another Spanish in the team, Angel Bastos that last year he was in Extremadura and I spend a lot of time with him. “The daily routine of a professional footballer is what brings him closer to normality:” We train in the morning and after we usually eat all together. I spend the afternoons watching TV, reading or going to the gym a bit … I also watch football. “

Another of the support that David Mayoral has in Romania is Ruben Albés, a coach with whom he coincided during his time at Promesas and also at UCAM Mucia: “I have a very good relationship with the coach and it is one of the reasons why I decided to come here, I spoke with him and he encouraged me to take the step to play on this team. It helps me a lot in daily work when I don't understand something because of the language … but other than that, he is the coach and distances are maintained … We did not meet for a drink in the street or anything like that. But in what life is like in the team, both he and Iván Cabezudo who is his second or Toni who is the physical trainer, they help me a lot “.

It is clear that the Romanian league is not among the greats but it is still competitive and demanding, especially for a recently created team that wants to find a place among the greats of the country: “It is a very young club, created just five years ago and this year they wanted to go one step further and we are supposed to be fighting for the places that give access to the playoff, between sixth and ninth. We were doing very well, but we had three games in a row against the top guys and we only added one point, but the team is doing well. It's a different league, more physical, more rhythm and the referees are more permissive… and that makes it more complicated because when the ball is in play, the rivals press a lot, there are more fouls and that complicates it, but the league has a level and that has pleasantly surprised me. For example is the Cluj which is the only team that Sevilla failed to win in the last edition of the UEFA League, they drew both games … and then there is the Steaua from Bucharest and the Craiova… they are three teams that are far above the rest that are very even “

The sporting landing was complicated, but after joining the game and knowing more about Rubén Albés's system, Mayoral has taken ownership: “I'm happy because I'm playing practically everything, starting in the last five games even though it was difficult for me to get in at first. In the last game I also scored and it helped us to tie, so happy to have minutes. “

As we remembered at the beginning, Mayoral grew up talking about football in the Blanquivioleta quarry and for that reason he is one more pucelano who right now lives it from afar: It's been so long since I left there. I still have friends, I was talking recently with Toni Villa who is a very good friend of mine and I follow him closely. They have to suffer right now, but I hope that they will move forward from now on. There are many changes in the squad and they have to adapt, hopefully the victory against Athletic will give them that bit of confidence and luck that is needed in some moments for the others to arrive and they can get out of there. “

It is clear that his past at Real Valladolid has marked him, but if he has to choose a moment it would be “the ascentBecause even though I was playing for Promises, I was able to experience it from the inside because I was already in the dynamics of the first team. I went to all the concentrations of the playoff, it was one more in the dressing room of the first team and the truth that it was something precious; the reception against Osasuna, Sporting, the celebration for Pisuerga … they are the most beautiful memories and they are things that I will always carry with me “.

The player from Avila had to fly away from Valladolid to find minutes and he thinks he did it at the right time to continue progressing in his football career: “I do not regret having left ValladolidIt was the moment, although I would have liked to have more opportunities, but things happened and you don't have to look at it anymore. Now I live it from afar trying to support and always wishing the best for the Pucela“.

With Cádiz behind him, David Mayoral's dream is to return to Spain and play in the League: “I belong to Cádiz and whatever happens, next year I have to go back there and the illusion is to make a place for myself in Cádiz, which is the club that bet on me and being able to return to Spain would be the main objective. I have taken too many transfers and I would like to have continuity in a club, but you already know what football is like; The important thing for me is to be able to play and now I'm getting it and that's why I'm happy. “