Federico Valverde appeared this Monday at the press conference prior to the match against Atalanta Champions and reflected before the press on the difficult moment the team is going through. In his argument he also recalled his mistake in San Mamés that cost the meringues the game, a mistake that has marked him in his professional career.
“It’s screwed. We’re not used to going through these moments. We’re used to being on top, to facing this competition that doesn’t usually go well more calmly. It is part of the process, we have to demonstrate, reach the end of the year and celebrate more titles“, the Uruguayan said at a press conference, at the Gewiss stadium in Bergamo where the match will be held, about the team’s feelings in his favorite competition before talking about his particular case.
And Fede, without a doubt, has been one of the pillars in a team affected morally and physically with sensitive injuries: “I want to continue playing. You try to rest, eat well, recover for the next one and be at your best. Two games ago I had a mistake that had never happened to me before and I couldn’t sleep. “I am one of the captains and I am an example, the important thing is to work.”
“The head can explode, After Bilbao it was difficult for me to sleep and face the mistake. The important thing is to be available. I told my wife: ‘I may be tired in the head and it may be difficult for me mentally. He told me to keep going. For me that is what is important. We are defending the best shield in the world and it is a privilege“he added.
“The secret to enduring is to enjoy. Defending that dream as a child, of defending the shield… it is another moment for my children to see what I was able to contribute to Madrid, so that my parents can see proudly what I do,” he insisted.
That is the push that Fede wants to transmit to his team in the face of the momentous duel against Atalanta: “We arrive in a situation in which Madrid is not used to. The only way to change pace is to go out to the maximum, demonstrate what we have worked these days and do it in a good way. Forceful in defense, good in attack, the media contribute from below and above. Atalanta can mark one by one and that can benefit us,” he concluded.