Zubimendi has no doubt who is the best in the world at his position

Team midfielder Real Sociedad Martin Subimendi On Tuesday, he admitted that he was “good” about the role he plays in the Spanish national team, a team in which he said he is a leader. Rodri Hernandezwhom he called the “best in the world” midfielder.

“From the first moment I got into my role quite well. Rodri is the best in the world in his position. European Cup This does not mean focusing on individual things. “I contribute what I have to with everything I have in my hands, and when I have the opportunity to play, I will contribute everything I can,” he said at a press conference.

“I’m aware of where I am, where I come from, what player is ahead of me and what I need to do. I can do what I can and now it’s Rodri’s turn to play, but I’m as good as I can be when it’s my turn to perform at my best. “One hundred,” he added.

Isolated from noise in DonaueschingenZubimendi admits that the sense of euphoria that might have been felt after a strong debut at Euro 2024 with a 3-0 win has not permeated the team. Croatia.

“The confidence came early, thanks to the process we followed from day one. Playing Croatia gives peace of mind without losing the perspective and context of wanting to go as far as possible,” he admitted.

“We live in a bubble here. Personally, I try not to read too much to avoid getting upset. Football is like that, emotions change from match to match, but we continue in the same spirit to win the European Championship, without thinking if we are closer or closer,” he added.

Moreover, Zubimendi, who saw nothing to influence him on the first day of the EuroCup, downplayed the importance of the debut match in the tournament format, which sees the top two in the groups and a few top thirds advance to the round.

“The first matches are also useless, although, however, in some of them I did not see good football. My favorite teams moved forward in their matches. These first matches are not for drawing conclusions about anything,” he said. .

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Focusing now on ItalyZubimendi highlighted the competitive nature of Spain’s second European Cup opponents in Germany. “I have played many matches against Italian players and each of them has a competitive nature. They know how to play on the ball and defensively they are very important, versatile, they have different ways of playing, but we have to focus on what we do.” He said.