00:00There are 30 very good players, and it's a joy and honor to be selected.
00:19Well, it was a year of a lot of change.
00:23At the end, to get out of your country is a beautiful challenge, but it can also be a bit of a shock.
00:31Obviously, having to win a title like the Champions, it makes the balance very good.
00:38But even before that final, the balance that I did was very positive.
00:45So, I think what I wanted to do was to have that challenge, I got it.
00:52Also, I adapted it quite quickly.
00:54Everyone in the club helped me a lot.
00:57And the truth is that, at the level of learning a new language, a new culture,
01:04at the beginning, there was a lot of change, but as I said, they put it very easy.
01:09I have enjoyed it very well, I have enjoyed it a lot.
01:11There have been moments that are not so good, obviously, but the balance is very good.
01:18And at the level of the selection, well, we have classed for that final phase of the Nations League.
01:23And in the Euro, well, despite losing that final against Inglaterra,
01:31I have several compis and I have to congratulate them.
01:35Because at the end they have won two Eurocopas and that has a lot of merit.
01:40But, well, we obviously wanted to win and it was the goal.
01:44But we also have to value that it was the first time we went to the semi-final,
01:48that we went to the final.
01:50Obviously, we don't agree with that and we want more.
01:53And it hurts to lose the final like that.
01:55But, well, I think that it's a generation that keeps making history.
01:58And we have to learn from the mistakes and look forward,
02:02that we are already thinking about winning again.
02:05Well, I think that at the end,
02:07what we have to do is adapt to all the situations.
02:10I think that that ADN Barça,
02:12of always wanting to have the ball,
02:14of always associating and attacking,
02:17is the football that I like.
02:19And it's true that in Inglaterra
02:20there are a lot more open games,
02:23of transitions above and below.
02:25But that has also made me work and improve my defensive field
02:30more when I'm in a more delayed position.
02:33But at the end, every game is different.
02:35You change the selection, the club,
02:37and what matters is adapt to each context
02:41and from there, try to win.
02:43I think that no one ever gets tired of winning.
02:45At the end, we are professional footballers,
02:49we love competing,
02:51and obviously we work every day to try to win.
02:55Everyone wants to win,
02:57that's why it can't always happen.
02:59But obviously, I hope I will win many more titles,
03:06those that I have, those that I have left,
03:08and that's the goal.
03:10It's a very prestigious prize,
03:13and there are only 30 players,
03:16you see all the players that have left out,
03:18that are top of the world,
03:20and it's an honor,
03:22and obviously it's a pleasure
03:24to recognize your work.
03:26There are 30 players very, very good,
03:29and it's an honor to be selected.
03:33It would be wonderful that now
03:35the fifth consecutive team
03:37will stay in Spain,
03:39but at the end,
03:40what we have to do is play
03:42and win in our teams,
03:44in our clubs,
03:45and from there,
03:46there are judges,
03:47there are people who decide,
03:49but that doesn't change your job in the day to day.
03:53In Spain,
03:54there has been a big change
03:56and the talent has always been there,
03:58but maybe a little bit of care
04:00in that sense
04:01and I think that
04:02well,
04:03that all the context
04:04that we have now,
04:05that we have now,
04:06that we are having,
04:07that all that talent
04:08can be developed.
04:10And at the end,
04:11we have great conditions
04:13in clubs like
04:15Barça, Madrid,
04:16in the selección,
04:17in the federations,
04:18in the selección.
04:19At the end,
04:20we have to be able to
04:21to heal that talent,
04:22to work it,
04:23to teach it,
04:24and I think that
04:25at the end,
04:26obviously,
04:27the fruits have been seen.
04:29a lot of years of work
04:31and now,
04:32there is this generation
04:33that is winning
04:35and I think
04:36that mix
04:37between talent
04:38and work
04:39and all the people
04:40of different staffs,
04:42professional staffs
04:43that, at the end,
04:44help us,
04:45and teach us
04:46and, well,
04:47that very competitive
04:48and winning mentality.
04:50the winner.
04:51The next season,
04:52that league
04:54that we have resisted
04:56this year,
04:57is something that
04:58makes me a lot of
04:59a lot of joy.
05:00Obviously,
05:01winning the Champions
05:02and we have
05:03the Nations League
05:04with Spain.
05:05As I said before,
05:06everything that
05:07is winning
05:08is not good.
05:09If it is
05:10putting goals
05:11or helping
05:12in other ways,
05:13obviously,
05:14I am very happy.
05:15But, well,
05:16I hope it will be
05:17a season
05:18with titles.
05:19Now,
05:20we have a bit
05:21and we have
05:22going to start again.
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