Iñaki Peña en el calentamiento en Vallecas

THE CANTERANO EXPECTED HIS OPPORTUNITY IN THE BARÇA

Iñaki Peña talks about his worst moments and his preparation to replace Ter Stegen

Published:26/12/2023 - 15:21h

Updated:26/12/2023 - 15:21h

Iñaki Crag has finished consolidating as a very important player in the FC Barcelona in the middle of the season and this has been possible to a large extent to the mentality of the canterano Barcelona

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"If you conform you being the second goalkeeper, finish not being neither the second goalkeeper...". Like this it explains Iñaki Crag his mentality to assume the role of acting 'eternal' in the FC Barcelona from does already a pair of seasons. However, the Alicante has finished taking the titularity in the team that formed it like footballer after the grave injury of back of Marc-André ter Stegen, absent at least until mediated of February.

The words of the guardameta culé have arrived in this start of week in an interview for the web of the own club, showing very well the philosophy that has carried it these last weeks to be an important player inside the XI of Xavi Hernández, allowing even that the Barça did not consider in any moment do some movement in the market. "Are which is my role and my thought does not change now that I can add minutes and take part of direct form in the team", puntualizó also the Alicante.

Low moments for Iñaki Crag that now is leading

"All the world wants to play and feel important inside the team", detailed Iñaki, the one who wanted to leave clear how kept prepared to assume the role of first goalkeeper of the Barça. "In the role of second goalkeeper does lacking to have patience, because you never know when will arrive you the opportunity. You have to be ready to the maximum to be able to surrender if it needs you and train you always as if you had to compete. Suddenly, can touch you compete of a day for another", signalled Crag.

And reason has not been missing him to a footballer that two years ago was going yielded to the Galatasaray in search of minutes, an operation that allowed him play his first party in the Spotify Camp Nou, although it finished being with the T-shirt of the Turkish team. Now, leaving backwards more than two seasons followed like acting, has mentioned that "it had wanted to play in any circumstance, but yes that it is truth that have not gone in in the team in the best period", highlighted.

The Barça has won a goalkeeper that is a portento physical

"In any case, in all the seasons the teams go through better and worse series. If it touches you go in in a bad it is necessary to go down the head and try do the maximum possible to help to the team to go out forward", stood out Iñaki. Likewise, it wanted to mention that "play often is incompatible with the gymnasium, but this has not been my case. Therefore I marked me the aim to win power and muscular mass, something that has provided me a lot of profits. I have noticed it, in the trainings and in the parties", resolved the current guardameta title of the Barça.

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