ÍLKAY GÜNDOGAN, DELIGHTED WITH BARÇA
Talent and experience, the keys to the 'new' Barça for Gündogan
In a recent interview with the newspaper 'BILD', Ílkay Gündogan reviewed everything that has impressed him at FC Barcelona during these months. The Teuton is delighted with the team, the mixture of talent and experience, as well as the 'new' stars
Ílkay Gündogan Is called to be one of the big protagonists of the FC Barcelona. It comes of an exultant season in the Manchester City that topped with a triplete in which it was leading, by what there are a lot of expectations of what will be able to offer in the team. Up to now, it has seen a tireless work with and without balloon, but Xavi Hernández has to insist in the formula so that his mates him 'find' more in the field.
The true is that his first months in the City Condal are being ilusionantes and the player is very happy by all what is living. In the middle of the concentration of Germany, has offered an interview to 'BILD' in which it has 'wetted' with how is facing his start in the Barça, the irruption of the more youngsters of the staff and, also, the difficult that was to abandon the Etihad Stadium after seven years.
Gündogan, loved with the 'new' Barça
The midfield player of 32 years has done reference to the mix of youth and experience that there is in the Barcelona changing room, that seems him impressive: "Have an incredible talent in the team, a lot of quality, in addition to experience with players like Robert Lewandowski, Frenkie of Jong, Marc-André ter Stegen or I same. There is a lot of talent. Until a player that finish to fulfil 16 years! (Lamine Yamal)", began saying.
Of the youngsters, in concrete, insisted in that it is necessary to have patience and that sees a potential tremendo in the staff, something that was key so that it took the decision to change of airs this summer: "Some things in the football only learn with the experience and this carries time: calm, patience, it is necessary to live it, it is necessary to learn it... I am convinced that Xavi is saying the correct things. With our experience think that can have a good combination. If I had not seen potential, would not have come".
Xavi, key for his decision and in the present
On the impact that had Xavi Hernández in his decsión of recalar in the City Condal, signalled that "we speak by telephone several times before the signing and in followed had a good presentiment. We are very seemed in personality. Have some similar characteristics in the game and perhaps therefore it appreciates me. Xavi was a very intelligent player. It understood the value of the simple game".
Of the same way has spoken on the signing of Noah Darvich, his compatriot, for the filial, and the general impact that have the youngsters of The Masia: "Me enteré by the means of his signing. The boys of the quarry, of The Masia, come regularly to train with us. It is a big incentive for the young players. This always has defined to the FC Barcelona, the foreign stars and the best talents of his own formative football. I am very thrilled of how will evolve Noah Darvich. I am happy to know it".
The goodbye of Gündogan to the City
Finally, in the interview to 'BILD', Gündogan has spoken on the complicated that it was to take the decision to leave of the Manchester City this summer and sack of Pep Guardiola: "Unfortunately I did not sack me of him in person because I took the decision by me mismor after the final of the Champions League, two days before the party of Germany against Colombia", aimed.
The player of 32 years insisted in that "that went probably the telephone call more difficult that have had in my life. The conversation was moving, but Pep also was happy by me. I changed me to the club of his heart and of his infancy, by like this say it; he was very happy therefore like fan. Also it said me that if it needed something that contacted with him anytime. It was fantastic to have to Pep like trainer. This will help me a lot in the next years".
Finally, it launched a 'dart' to the 'citizens' by all what took in 'attack' his renewal: "The City expected a relatively long time until the conversations intensified for real, but at the end resulted that it was the perfect moment to finish my stage there. It could not have given a better moment. And also play in the Barça was a dream that had from small".
