Álvaro Negredo, Cádiz forward, spoke to the club's official media and spoke about the current season. The Madrilenian is happy in Cádiz and affirms that when he arrived he felt “respect and admiration” for his career. Regarding the permanence, Negredo affirms that “we are not saved, but we are very close to the goal.”
The team. “I am seeing the team well, the team is eager and excited to achieve the goal as soon as possible. We had a very good first lap, the second did not start as we wanted and the important thing now is to depend on yourself. We have people who are behind and it is important to depend on our own results ”.
Balance so far this season. “The balance is good, nobody expected to see a Cádiz so serious and with such a clear idea to get out of the bad moments. We are going to try to get salvation because that is the desire of all the members of the squad and also for the fans, who deserve to be with us on the field and in the First Division ”.
Very marked style of play. “It is important to believe in the style of play. When you think that what you do, you do it well, you try to exploit it to the fullest. It is a virtue of this team. For many, maybe we did not play the most beautiful football, but the coach was looking for a solution to be able to continue for many years in the first category. If the team, the coaching staff and the fans back him up, it's important for everyone ”.
To be a forward in Cádiz. “It's difficult, but in many moments of the games you can get bored in a certain way, but in my case, with my age and my experience, I know what the team needs in many moments and I try to give it to them. I know that I am not going to score 15-20 goals per season, but I will score just enough to achieve the goals, which is important. Cádiz is not going to have very large results, but we are not looking for that. We defend well and then the results will come ”.
Adaptation to Cádiz. “The dressing room received me very well, the outsiders had doubts about my possible performance, but I have always tried to do my job in the best possible way. I'm going to continue like this until my body endures, my head wants to continue, wants more, and I have to enjoy everything I can. I know little about the City because of the Covid, but I hope I can be here for a long time to get to know every corner of Cádiz well and enjoy the City with the people ”.
Arrival to the changing room. “When I arrived I felt good respect, more admiration than anything else. It was a very important detail. Many did not know me and did not know what I could give. When that happens, I have to act so that they continue to treat me with that respect and I have no complaints from any teammate or from the coaching staff. We have made a good group and the truth is that there you can see the day-to-day atmosphere in the dressing room. You can see how the team works in training and in games ”.
Good atmosphere in the team. “We know when to separate the moments. We know when work starts. There are moments of training with humor, but we know that discipline is very important. The team knows how to respect every moment and the coaching staff too. They know the joke in the dressing room and I think everything can be put together very well ”.
Relationship with Cervera. “At first he seems very shy, but when you meet him and interact with him you realize that he is a great guy, that he has a lot of personality, that he knows what he wants and my relationship with him has grown over the days. I hope we can be together here for a long time ”.
Moments of the season. “There are many moments to stay with. The game against Madrid there, that of Barcelona, are important games, but there are games like Eibar in Ipurúa or at home, they are games that have been enjoyed, we have also suffered, but I keep the first part of the season because nobody expected to see that Cádiz football ”.
Fight for salvation. “There are many teams, we are not saved, but we are very close to the goal. There are many teams fighting for the same goal as us. We have to achieve the goal by ourselves, not by rivals. It is better not to depend on other results. We will go out to fight until the end ”.
Without the fans in the field. “It is a pity. Enjoying with the fans during a game is missed. Hopefully I can experience football with the Cadiz fans because it will be good news for everyone because it will mean that I am here and Cádiz is in the First Division. I have experienced this hobby as an opponent and I want to live it in my favor ”.