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"It was difficult to adapt to the high style", rare interview with Pedre: Iniesta my idol
2025-04-29 11:31:21 / SPORT
An exceptional player on the ball, Pedri has long frustrated his fans with recurring injuries. But this season, under Hansi Flick, the Spaniard has continued to perform well and has established himself as one of the best players in the world, if not number one at the moment.
This is enough to make us imagine that he will win the "Ballon d'Or" next October, after Rodri managed to win the famous award this year.
One thing is certain, the Barça midfielder, focused above all on the team's trophies, is aware that he can now realize a dream: "Since Rodri won the Ballon d'Or, it has become clear that a player who controls the midfield and dictates the pace of the game can win this award.
"I have always dreamed of winning the Ballon d'Or, but for now, I am focusing on team trophies," he said in comments reported by Actualité Barça.
Flick, like "a father" to Barça players
A metamorphosis that he owes to Hansi Flick. A coach he also considers a father: " Flick is like a father to us. He always tries to take care of us. He is there to support you if you are not playing and always tries to help you. In addition to his strictness, you can see from the outside, from the invisible side, that he supports the players extremely well. He talks to you and always asks how you are."
" My father instilled in me a love for the club since I was a child. I always went to see the Penya matches and I always wanted them to win, and now I'm enjoying it from the inside. I'm living everything I ever dreamed of, and now that means everything to me," he continued before praising his role models Xavi and Andrés Iniesta:
"Watching a lot of matches on TV and videos of Andrés and Xavi, I think something sticks in your mind. You try to imitate them, you try to practice their style, but it's difficult to reach their level. So you try to improve every day so that one day you can do what they did.
"I often watched videos of Iniesta, who was my idol, and I tried to imitate what he did, whether it was dribbling or defending the ball. Sometimes you succeed in imitating him, and sometimes you have a hard time because it's not easy, but you keep trying the best you can."
Pedri integrated like never before at Barça
The Barcelona player then expressed his love for some of his teammates. Starting with Gavin: " A great guy. If he's with you, he's with you until death and he's ready to accompany you wherever you need him. That's an essential quality of his personality ," he said before speaking enthusiastically about Ferran Torres.
"Ferran is like a brother to me. I think he is the person who has helped me the most, on and off the pitch. Apart from the goals he scores, he is the biggest worker in every training session, always looking to improve."
Finally, he concluded with a key tactical principle of his coach, the high defensive line: " It was difficult to adapt to the high defensive style, especially when I observed it from the outside during the preseason. But from the beginning, I think the team executed it well. And when you see that the coach's idea works, it gives you a lot more confidence. "
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