Thiago Alcantara has been in charge this Friday of offering the press conference of the Spanish team from the concentration in the Las Rozas Football City. The subject of vaccination and the emotional and physical state in which the group finds itself after the latest setbacks with the coronavirus has focused part of its intervention.
About vaccines the midfielder began by saying that “I understand that it is a sensitive issue right now. It went well, we had the privilege of being chosen. The government has decided that we get vaccinated. We have asked how it can affect us, the very short-term consequences that we could have. We hope there will be no side effects for the first game. “
And he added when questioned if they hesitated to get vaccinated that “we are human. We have to analyze and ask. It was a new situation and we tried to collect as much information as possible. When you remove those personal doubts, you already enter the professional issue. At the football level they say that there would be no consequence for this game ”.
Regarding Busquets, has indicated that “he is a very important player due to his experience in moments of maximum pressure and difficulty. We also know the quality he has and what he brings offensively and defensively. We are waiting for you with open arms ”.
As for the positivism you are transmitting Luis Enrique, has said that “we do not talk about uncertainties, you do it and we are used to this situation. We have not been positive for a week, but for a long time. This group has been growing, developing the football we want. We are positive because of how the human group is, the players we have and how we are working ”.
Of everything extra sports What has happened in recent tournaments, he commented that “we know what is really important to us. As long as something affects a person, the rest of the group is willing to help, reinforce or turn the situation around ”.
Of the possibilities of Spain, the Liverpool player said that “we have united experience and youth, a very beautiful combination. We try to capture that football with which we have been training. I always think that we are the best, that we have the best football, the best team on a defensive and offensive level. You have to think like this and be faithful to our idea. So we can go far ”.
Asked if you feel you have a pending title With the senior team, he replied that “I have the same desire as the day I debuted. We know that at this level it is very difficult to achieve it, we compete against the best players in the world. But we are here, the years go by and I still have the reward of being in this group. It is not just about thinking about the end goal, but in the short term. This is what we have learned, to go one step at a time and think about the next game, nothing more ”.
Thiago commented that personal level “I feel very well. It has been a difficult transition. I had coronavirus, the knee injury … The positive is that when you are standing you know more about the club, the staff, and that makes you get a little more involved. We have finished the season in the best possible way ”.
Finally, about your role in the team, has indicated that “it is important that we all know the role we have within the team. We are all holders and we are all substitutes. Here everyone wants to play, but also to help whatever it takes ”.