MADRID, 31 May. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish international Pablo Sarabia has assured that his priority is “playing” and feeling “important” and that, after the concentration with the national team, he will assess whether the “solution” to that lies in Paris Saint-Germain, the club that owns his rights and to whom he returns after his loan at Sporting de Portugal.
“I told my agent, right now I want to be focused on these four games, it’s the closest goal. When we finish this call, we’ll have to see and assess which is the best option. What I want is to play and feel important, we’ll see if the solution is there or not,” he declared at a press conference.
Thus, the man from Madrid insisted that right now he only thinks about ‘La Roja’ and the League of Nations matches. “We always come to the national team with great enthusiasm, it is a competition that motivates us. It is true that it comes in the middle of summer and that we just stopped two weeks ago, but we have continued training and trying not to disconnect because now comes the icing on the season. There are four games that we have to win to continue trusting in this project,” he stressed.
Regarding the work with the group, he assured that Luis Enrique greatly affects the positioning. “The coach gives many premises in terms of positioning, it is essential to press when the ball is lost and when the teams lock themselves in. Players are arriving and it is good, because that way nobody has the pressure to score 20 goals. That enriches the team “, he stated.
“To win titles you need small details. We couldn’t reach the European Championship final because of penalties; we lost the Nations League final due to small details as well… The dynamic is positive, the team’s work is on track , and it will come. We are on the right track,” he added.
The first of those matches will be this Thursday against Portugal at the Benito Villamarín. “Portugal is a great team, with a lot of potential both defensively and offensively. They had a really bad time qualifying for the World Cup, but here they are,” he said. “I have family there, and the three years I spent there were incredible. It motivates me to go, I am very excited, playing in Seville is a plus. I will enjoy it a lot and I hope the family will also enjoy it,” he said about his return to Seville , where he lived as a Sevilla player.
Sarabia also spoke about the unusual dates for the World Cup in Qatar, which will be held between November and December. “It’s going to be a strange, different World Cup. We can’t do much, we have to adapt and arrive in good physical shape to reach a good level,” he explained.
In another order of things, the midfielder was happy for the return of Ansu Fati. “I see him very involved in the group, with great enthusiasm. He has had very hard times, but we are very happy that he is here with all of us. Whenever you go through situations like these, which I wish no footballer had to go through, you try to support as much as possible to make you feel as comfortable as possible,” he said.
In addition, he stressed that he is not worried about the competition for a position. “As long as we all support, it doesn’t matter who plays, the coach stressed. We have to adopt the premises that he gives us, this style of play is the right one. If the players come to contribute, it’s fantastic for the team; healthy competition increases the level of the selection,” he explained.
The Sporting player also gave his impressions on Real Madrid’s achievement of the Champions League. “There is no explanation, we have all seen it. They have won another ‘Champions’ and we can only congratulate them. It is always said that Madrid in ‘Champions’ is transformed and we have seen it again”, he pointed out.
Finally, Sarabia, a former Paris Saint-Germain player, gave his opinion on his former teammate Kylian Mbappé’s decision to stay with the Parisian team. “He has decided to stay in Paris. He believes that it is the best option and I am personally happy for him, because what he has chosen is surely what makes him happiest,” he concluded.