When Rico Pérez opens the door to the stadium office, the first thing that surprises Ander and Marcos is, chaos in the horse yard. They just changed clothes. When they become aware of the heat, they walk with a certain humility the hundred steps that separate them from the press room, an oppressive step sinking to the bottom until you lower your head at that time at twelve o’clock. “They’re here to get the fertilizer,” he says. Paco Penais responsible for their recruitment. They greet and collect people’s goodHe is affectionate with them, despite their profuse sweat as they wait for a queue to speed up with almost no progress. Then, in the undisguised comfort of the air conditioner, questioning Protocol, initiation for the young Bravo, is away from home for the first time since he began to believe he could earn his living as a football player.
Shocked by the excitement created after the defeat to Orihuela, Ander Victoria takes the floor. “We’re still shooting. We’re starting to get to know each other. The adaptation period is always costly, but we all want the competition to start anyway,” said the forward from Biscay of Hércules, which is indisputable so far. angel Rodriguez even though he hasn’t scored yet.
“It was our worst game of the summer, it’s true. We didn’t score a goal and although it’s true that the expulsion made us less Dylan Leiva15 minutes), should be taken as a wake-up call, but not given more importance, “defending the Basque striker.
reasons
It’s almost as common as the Mediterranean drought to hear of an actor signing Hércules because of the genius of its history. Still, it remains true. “This club has signed glorious pages in the First League. I love the challenge of being a striker in a team like this that has a social audience behind it. It’s a bittersweet feeling to score goals in the absence of anyone, I like to feel the pressure of the fans,” says Ander, who came to Alicante after the victory at Barakaldo, in one of the excisions of the legendary Logroñés and reached with Culture and Sports Leonesa 10 goals last year.
“Those who play in my position are no longer only measured by goals, scoring goals is everyone’s business, now we have to do a thousand things”
“I don’t like to score a lot because it’s something that has followed you throughout this season. Also, we strikers are no longer only measured by goals, now we have to do a thousand more things. In today’s football it is a collective responsibility, like pressing, defending…», says Jan. Igorre striker, who will play in May. 33 years.
“It’s a pain to score in a place where there is no public, I like to feel the pressure from the fans.”
“Football has taught me a lot throughout my career, but the main thing is that you need to know how to suffer as a team to achieve your goals. I’ve had promotions (one to Division Two) and it was all compact, very difficult, and the block was very uncomfortable for the opponents. You have to make everyone fear you because of how hard it is to score,” Ander says with a soft voice and agile expressions.
“For me I’m having trouble getting in shape. More than my other colleagues, but I’m calm because I feel better every time. I hope I can return the trust. The key is to see what is seen, to start well.» predicts striker.
“I’ve been a winger my whole life but now I feel more like a winger than a pure winger, what I’m best at is not just defending.”
When? mark it bravo standing in front of the microphone, not hesitating. “I was the last to arrive and they welcomed me like family. The atmosphere seemed extraordinary to me », emphasizing the partner and the side who left the family core for the first time Manuel Navarro.
«My whole career was extremebut when I was promoted to the A team they postponed my position and more lane, more as a pure lateral. It costs me more, but I’m also good at it”, says the man from Madrid despite his youth (22 years), controversial 27 games in the first RFEF previous season.
«If I have decided to leave my home for the first time, it is to give one hundred percent, to work, to develop personally and football»
«I know I’m competing against a top player (Philip Chacartegui), but if I’ve taken this step in my life, it’s to offer one hundred percent, work with the best, and grow personally and football. I focus on myself, which is the only thing I can control », admits Marcos Bravo, aware that he started off at a slight disadvantage at the start of the league.