Fede Valverde says Madrid went ‘mad’ after 2-0 win in Clasico
Spectacular score 0:4, missed real Madrid in the past Classical disputed in Santiago Bernabeu In the locker room, the merengue still stings. Fede Valverde He spoke this Monday on the program “Valdano Universe” by Movistar +where he admitted that his team went crazy after losing 0:2 in the match with the Blaugrana.
The Uruguayan midfielder recognized the excellence shown Barça. “The level of football we have is not the best and not what we could have. It hurts to lose to a direct opponent, with whom you risk your pride and honor. in one of the most watched matches in the whole world. It hurts a lot and you feel very helpless if you don’t score three points on your home court,” he admitted.
The Uruguayan noted that “you also have to understand when one is playing a worse game than the other, and I think that Barcelona played a very good game, especially in the second half. The first half was very even, but the goal changed everything. They give us a second one, and it goes beyond the tactical or football aspect, and you go even more crazy. They play very well, they knew how to manage when they were ahead, that’s all. “They did a good job at the Bernabeu.
Fede ValverdeHowever, he preferred to see the bottle half full. “A couple of years ago we beat the Bernabeu 0-4 and ended up winning the Champions League and the Champions League. These are coincidences and the year does not qualify. What ultimately qualifies the year is whether you win titles, not if you don’t win certain games. I’ll stick to it We still have a lot of competition, a lot of struggle to do. “We are a team that rises up to change the situation and move forward.”
The Uruguayan emphasized that “The history of this club is to never give up, we must fight to the end. We have to be the first to break our hearts with training and show people that we want to win everything this year. “This is the only way to continue to improve and grow,” he added.
Speaking about his move to Real Madrid, Valverde said: “I thought it was a joke.until I saw my mom so excited” and I respect her nickname “Little Bird” He explained this “when I was a child, because of my appearance and body type. He was very thin and very small. And this is how my technician described me. My father was very angry about this nickname; he didn’t like it at all. And my mother told my father: “They tell him because he flies.”
Valverde also recalled his first steps at Real Madrid. “You come and see Marcelo, Casemiro, Bale, Benzema, Sergio Ramos sitting at the table… Casemiro was the one who supported me. He hugged me and said, “Sit here.” In terms of numbers, we were also very close in the locker room. Casemiro doesn’t need to shout on the pitch to give instructions or correct someone. He was there, always with constructive criticism. The one my wife gave me today, Casemiro gave me in the locker room: “Fede, you need to practice more.”
The Merengue midfielder also dedicated words of praise to his former coach. Julen Lopetegui. “I owe him a lot. He was the person who gave me his trust. I was in Uruguay because I was excluded from the World Championships and it really hurt me. one of the worst things in my career. I had a month and a half “on vacation”, and I devoted all day to training. The reward for the work was the transfer to Real Madrid,” he noted.
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He also does not forget his season at Deportivo after playing for Castilla. “I had already started living alone, although my parents were 10 minutes away. But I also needed to have my own space, start growing and get used to living on my own. At the football level it was a very big growth. “You go through bad moments, but they make me grow a lot.”