Koke devela That was about to fichar by the Barça

In a recent interview in the program "The first touch" of "Wave Zero", the international Spanish Koke Resurrection remembered how could have fichado by the FC Barcelona does two seasons and explained the reason to remain in the Athletic of Madrid. Zubizarreta Had it ready with the arrival of Luis Enrique to the footpath blaugrana but finally did not dress the Barcelona.

"Something happened with the Barça. We finish to win a league, am in the best moment of the Athletic of Madrid, that probably does not go back to repeat in years. Of ciento and hammer years that has the Athletic of Madrid am in the best. How I go me to leave? How I go me to lose this?", it answered Koke to the questions on his "almost" signing by the Barça.

However, now it finds totally concentrated in contesting and win the final of the Champions League in front of the Real Madrid. "It was very complicated and very difficult. We know that play finals of Champions along your career is something incredible, go to play two and the truth that is thrilling to go back to play another final of Champions", explained. Also it remembered like his mate Juanfran had it very clear: "The other day I saw a video of Juanfran, and at all more see it commanded it to him. It had it very clear. It is incredible, ojalá say things and arise while they are good for us".

The key for the offensive pivote rojiblanco that the Atleti was now between the best of Europe is by his change of mentality. "Always we litigated and never we won. Always suffering. It is our essence: suffer. With the suffering enjoy better the things", said to add that "from five years ago work for these parties; especially the mentality. We have changed the mentality and this was fundamental for all we and even for the fan. When we go to play these parties go, no with tranquility, but knowing that we go to do the things well. Afterwards it is football, can win or lose, but are prepared with another mentality that there was not before".

And in this, definitely, the key has had it the "Cholo" Simeone. "From the first day that the Cholo wine to the club changed us the mentality to all. We are good players, have to go party to party, final to final. Each party is like a final and it is necessary to win it".