2023-11-14 18:01:18
Iñigo Martínez, international player of the FC Barcelonaappeared at a previous press conference to the team’s trip to Cyprus. The footballer reviewed the situation at Barça and the national team, in addition to giving his point of view on the uproar generated around a bad gesture by Lewandowski with Lamine Yamal in Barça – Alavés.
Asked about Lewandoski’s reprimand of Lamine, Iñigo clarified that “there are a thousand in each game, what happens is that they focus on one and make a world of it.”. Robert already gave the explanations and I didn’t see it at that moment.” The Basque stressed that “the team is very united, The relationship between Lamine and Robert is spectacular. It was something specific, maybe the next one to leave will be me, but we always do it thinking positively and not to make our teammate look bad. We are a great team and we stay out of controversieswhich contribute little to us.”
On a personal level, the defender said he found himself “very good, physically I have left the problems that prevented me from competing and now I have the opportunity. It is an honor to play these games with the selection (Cyprus and Georgia). “One fights to compete and one dreams of playing in tournaments like the Euro Cup.”
The refereeing also came onto the scene and the player stated that “There have always been controversies and there will be, with situations that seem like a penalty or a handball to some and others, no“. His recommendation was “to leave the referees alone, They have a lot of pressure with so much commotion, although issues such as hands are not clear. You have to trust them and let them do their job in the best way possible. The less pressure they have, the better they will do their job.. “I have full confidence in the Spanish arbitration.”
The critics
Iñigo spoke about the criticism and explained that he knows how to live with it also thanks to psychological counseling. “I continue with outside help. Today it is needed. It is not only my case, there are thousands, I would say that almost all of them have. There is more and more pressure and competition. In Barcelona a tie is not worth it. Help always comes in handy, it’s normal. “Not only for footballers, but for many people.”
From Xavi’s words pointing out that press criticism affects the players, Iñigo Martínez recalled that “criticism has always existed” and admitted “the game is not being brilliant, We were used to winning 4-0 or 5-0, and now that the team at play is not doing well, criticism is coming. The team united, it’s okay“.
Iñigo evaluates positively “Let there be self-criticism, from there, you have to improve and be calm. Better times will come, and the game will be improved, You will see another Barcelona. We all like to score goals, but the opponent plays and it becomes more and more difficult to win.”
Euro 2024
The footballer, when faced with another question about this issue, added that “Criticism affects anyone who wants to give importance, that is not my case, I have never cared about criticism.. We carry it naturally and we want to turn the situation around to move things forward. You have to value these triumphs, when you have to come back or with close results.”
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Regarding Spain, the central defender showed his enthusiasm to conquer the Euro Cup from 2024: “Each team fights until the end, we have a great team and we do things very well. The objective is always to win, to do a good job, but we are looking for great teams“.
Iñigo insisted that “we will have to suffer, but we are capable of winning. The objective is this. “We have a great group, with young players and talent, why not dream of winning the Euro Cup?”
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