RdT: “The same thing happens with Luis Enrique as with me, people have prejudices”

Raúl de Tomás is just as transparent when he wears shorts as when he stands in front of a microphone. It gives him both to receive a ball inside the area surrounded by three defenders than to answer questions outside the topics, like the one he had this Thursday with the Internet portal Post United. The Espanyol forward, who scored eight goals, spoke about the top scorer, the National Team and his goals for the Blue and White club.

“Everything is coming out positive”, began a happy and smiling De Tomás, who rested during the week and did not go to Solares to play the Copa del Rey. The forward launched a clear message. “Let no one judge anyone at the first turn”, he explained, about his public image. And he compared himself to the Spanish coach, Luis Enrique, when asked why: “Luis Enrique is like me. There are prejudices from people who do not know him.. He is a very good person, very close and is a great coach. Not everyone can meet Luis Enrique. Everyone knows what a great group they have on the coaching staff as well. “

The forward “dreams” of playing the World Cup in Qatar and explained how he found out about that call: “I was on the beach walking my dog ​​and the former delegate José María Calzón called me to tell me that they had summoned me and that I should be in Las Rozas the next day. He laughed, he was nervous ….”, recalls RdT, who delved into aspects of his personal life that he explained in the AS interview, such as horse riding or yoga, also overtime in the gym, as his best hobbies.

Also, of course, RdT referred to his great season at Espanyol, a club that “bravely betting on me, paid 22 million for a player who was not competing.” Although he does not want to talk about Europe (“there is much left, but I am ambitious and so is the club “), yes he did it to get the top scorer, major words but to which he does not renounce: “It’s very difficult, Benzema and others are there, but why not. You always have to think big. If I fight for it, Espanyol will also do well.”

The player feels at the parakeet club “as if he has been around for many years” and explains his good relationship with Adrián Embarba and Álvaro Vadillo, although on the other hand also, in his usual shyness (“sometimes he is associated with cockiness”), he acknowledges that there are few friendships that transcend the locker room. “Perhaps the one I get along best with is Álex Pérez, who is now in Lugo,” closed a De Tomás that never leaves anyone indifferent, neither on the pitch nor before a microphone.