“I take responsibility for committing the penalty against Real Madrid and in Inter’s second goal I could have been more successful”
BARCELONA, 25 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The defender of FC Barcelona, ??Eric García, acknowledged that criticism does not affect him, that “they are fed” with the player when he makes a mistake, although he was self-critical at 21 years of age as he had “room for improvement”.
“When there is an error they are fed, I cannot control it. I am focused on playing the best I can, nobody plays to make mistakes,” explained the center-back at the press conference prior to the Champions League match against Bayern Munich.
“I take responsibility for the fact that on Real Madrid’s day I committed the penalty and in Inter’s second goal I could have been more successful. I have always said that constructive criticism is welcome, I am 21 years old and have room for improvement, I am in this process. criticism of disrespect does not concern me,” he added.
In this line, the Barça defender admitted to having the support of his closest circle. “My coaches have had good words for me. I know when I fail, I have to improve and I do things that are not right. I have an environment that tells me things as they have to be said, the rest can say what they want and it does not affect me “, he settled on the criticism.
Asked about the miracle that his team needs to stay alive in the Champions League, Eric García highlighted the difficulty. “We know it’s complicated, because it doesn’t depend on us. As long as there’s hope, we’ll believe and go out and win the game,” he said.
“We face it like a final. We prepare the game thinking that Inter can puncture and we obviously win. We will know the result, but we will have to come out 100% focused to win”, added the Catalan player.
A “complicated” classification, but which can serve to “continue with the current dynamics” of Barça, who have won their last two duels after the setback in the Clásico. “Bayern is a rival of a very high level, ‘Top-3’ right now, and it has to help us to come out of the rematch in Munich with the desire,” he said.
About Ansu Fati, his partner valued his good physical condition. “He has been training for two months at a very high level. Ansu is beginning to be seen before the injury, he has a spectacular level and his confidence too”, he stressed. An assessment similar to that of Alejandro Balde.
“His adaptation has not surprised me, he has been training with us for a long time and demonstrating his technical and physical abilities. It is a plane and it has done him very well to have the competition he has, like Jordi Alba and Marcos Alonso,” he said about the young left back
Regarding his competence in defense, Eric García pointed out that each central defender is “different”, but they “complement” each other. “They are world ‘Top’ centre-backs, the best there is is here. Playing with them makes you better,” he added about his position, in which the “first job is to defend.”
“That’s why we play at the back. To try not to concede goals. If you can add to that a good ball out to help the team, it’s always important,” he concluded.
