Mathieu Peybernes has been officially presented this afternoon as a new Málaga player. The central has ensured that the treatment that Manolo Gaspar and José Alberto gave him during the negotiation was key in his choice In the end, he has clarified his non-continuity at Zaragoza and has been very excited about the project that the club is creating. “The club can grow a lot. I know where I come from, the project that Málaga has, the team they want and what they want to do and that has changed my decision a lot, ”he acknowledged.
Why Malaga ?: “It is more of a human aspect. I was separated for almost a month in Almería, a difficult moment, and both Manolo and the coach have done things very well. They were calling me every week to see how the issue was and from there I loved the option to come. The coach was with me at Sporting, he called me to inquire, he knew he had other offers. At an economic level there was no comparison, but in the end it is more about coming to a new project where people do things very well. Both Manolo and the coach and the people who work around the club are doing things well and I have felt good and that is why I decided to come here ”.
Influence of José Alberto in his decision: “Knowing the coach does not ensure you play and does not give you any facility. But knowing him, knowing how he works, the way he does things… He knows what I can contribute to the team. The coach has been key in this regard. It was more of a sporting aspect, I wanted to be part of this new project and do my bit for the club to grow. If we all do it well, the club can grow a lot ”.
What do you expect from your stay in Malaga ?: “Everybody knows the club. Lately we know the difficulties that the club has had. We all know it, but the good thing about starting from scratch is that we are all the same. There are no egos, we all know why we come here. I want to play as much as possible, help the club and have a good season. We have young people with a lot of potential, people with experience and with this mix we can do good things. It is a very difficult league, we have to start on the right foot and we are working well, assimilating the tactical issue ”.
What goals do you set with the team ?: “It's difficult, we haven't started the season yet. The preseason we know how it is. We have to win the game on Monday yes or yes. The team is fine, the game system, the coach's idea… there are players to do it well. I really want to do well, I know the club I'm in, what we all play for. We are here to help young people. The category is difficult, we have a short squad, everyone will have their chance, each player is important. There are difficult moments in every season and you have to endure them. At the team level, the dressing room is very good, very healthy, the young people listen and learn, the older ones are very well and we can all grow ”.
Sensations in the first friendly: “The other day was my first game in a long time. I played my last game for Zaragoza in May. Then I got injured and in preseason I didn't play a single game. The sensations were good ”.
How do you define yourself: “It is always difficult to talk about yourself. I am a club player, I will leave my heart for Malaga. I will contribute my experience, with humility. I am a worker, very professional. You can fail, but you must always give your all on the field ”.
Are you ready to start Monday ?: “Physically I feel good, what I needed was to play. On the companions, very good. With Juande, Lombán and Moussa we are the four of us at the moment who have to compete to play on Monday. The decision of the míster is the one that sends, from there, to give everything. I will always fight to be in the eleven, but nobody has the safe position ”.
Adaptation: “Very good. They have received me from ten in the locker room. There is a very healthy environment, with many young people, the older ones are very affectionate too. I knew some. From the first day I had help to find a house, I have not seen many things in the city but it is a very good city ”.
Toulalan and Baysse, ancient French: “Hopefully I will leave the same memory as Toulalan. I will try to give everything for the club, for the team and with this we can have a good season this year ”.
Message to the fans: “That they support us. They have lived very screwed up moments because they have not been able to come to support the team. The hobby is very important, it helps you a lot to overcome the most difficult moments. And thank you because I have received a lot of messages of love. We will have difficult moments, but they are always with us and proud of the team. The most important thing is that they are happy with what we do on the field. We will leave our souls for them ”.
Diarra moussa: “You have to give it a little pause. Everyone is talking about him, the quarry here is very good. But we know the category, it is very difficult. You cannot put 11 young people in the field, you have to go little by little. The youth players are assimilating the things that the coach wants and little by little they will have their chance. It is about taking advantage of the opportunities that each one has and the most important thing is to help the team ”.
In Zaragoza they closed the agreement: “It's complicated, fucking. There are many people who have spoken about this topic. The lies go up the elevator and the truth goes up the stairs. I know what really happened, there was no agreement with Zaragoza. Until the last day they have made a counter offer. If they had done things well, we would talk about another topic. Neither I nor my representative have reached an agreement with Zaragoza. When the season is over it is true that I give priority to Zaragoza, after what happened has happened. In the human aspect, what Manolo and the coach have done, call me, write to me, worry about how I am … Zaragoza has not done it. In the end it is not an economic issue, it is a sports issue. I doubted a lot about Zaragoza's sports project, that's the truth. I am very sorry for the fans, I am very fond of them and what gives me a bad feeling is that people say they did not want to go to Zaragoza. I wanted to go to Zaragoza last year being in relegation places. Now, without starting the season, it is different. I'm sorry for the fans, but what interests me is the sports project. And the sports project, to this day, I see it without exactitude. Here, with Manolo, I have been very exact. I know where I come from, the project they have, the team they want and what they want to do and that has changed my decision a lot ”.
Individual purposes for this season: “Play as much as possible and that injuries respect me, because that is bad for footballers. More than at an individual level, what I want is for us to have a good season at a collective level and give Malaga a good image. We have a good team and we have to do things well. Then surprises can come ”.