The goalkeeper position is one of the most debated around the national team. Before yesterday's game against Portugal, one of the doubts was again whether Lewis
Enrique I would continue betting on Unai
Simon to face Christian
Ronaldo and company in the first friendly preparation before debuting next day 14 against Sweden in Euro 2021 that will be played in several countries.
The coach had it clear. He granted ownership to the rojiblanco goal, the same as in the previous six games of the Red. The one from Murgia has played consecutively against Switzerland, Germany, Greece, Georgia, Kosovo and Portugal. He is the only goalkeeper who has played for Spain since November last year.
Unai
Simon He has had an irregular season at Athletic, alternating good performances with mistakes that have cost the San Mamés team points. Despite this, he remains firm both in the rojiblanca goal and in the state team.
The Alava starred in a cut in the small area against the Portuguese and a bad clearance could be taken advantage of by Christian to overtake his own, but finally the scoreboard did not move and kept a clean sheet, the first goal of any goalkeeper.
“I understand that you can talk about the national team's goal, they are things that do not concern me. I try to train well every day and if the coach puts me on it, I try to contribute my own thing. The pressure can never me, in the field no, we are used to it. I have played many games in my life, mistakes and successes are assumed, the pressure in its right measure is good but more than necessary it does not benefit, “said the lion at the end of the meeting.
His ownership against Portugal may be a sign that he may also be the chosen one for the major continental match matches that begins next day 11: “I don't know if it's a message, as long as I wear I will give it my all and when I'm in the bench the same. Having the site in this Eurocup, being a starter, is not essential. We have three goalkeepers trained to play and the coach will decide who to put at each moment ”.
Unai
Simon he is the only Athletic footballer in the Eurocup. Everything indicated that it would also be part of the call Iñigo
Martinez, but finally the central of Ondarroa resigned for not being “at 100%” neither from the physical nor mental point of view.
The one who is on the list is the exrojiblanco Aymeric
Laporte. The Manchester City defender has nationalized himself Spanish with the aim of playing this continental event taking into account that it did not count in the plans of Didier
Deschamps to play with France, current world champion. The one from Agen debuted with the national team playing a good game, first together with Pau
towers and then with Eric
Garcia. In minute 79 he was replaced by Diego
Llorente.