Garcia: Yamal is really unstoppable; the strength of the teenagers in the echelon surprised me

Hupu, August 14th, in an interview with World Sports, Barcelona goalkeeper Garcia said: "Yamar is really unstoppable. I am surprised by the strength of the young players in the Barcelona echelon."

Are you still in contact with Espanyol's teammates now?

"Yes, joining Barcelona will not change this aspect. Our relationship exceeds football, and this will continue. Obviously it will not be like before, but I still keep in touch with the people there, and I am very grateful."

In those days when the outside world discussed your future, did you tell your teammates in the Espanyol locker room that you would not go to Barcelona?

"No, I didn't say I wouldn't go to Barcelona or to any team. Our situation was very complicated at the time. The whole team was 100% focused on relegation. Before the end of the season, I didn't talk much about this. I focused on what I should do. After the season, I did talk to people around me and evaluate some of the options I have."

But some players said at the time that they believed you wouldn't join Barcelona

"Well, maybe it's because of the hostile relationship between Espanyol and Barcelona, but not because I told them that I wouldn't. I said again, I didn't tell my teammates that I wouldn't join Barcelona or any team. Everyone has their own opinions on anything, but it's me who needs to make a decision in the end. That's how it is."

You are already feeling the pressure now. Playing in Barcelona, everyone has the highest expectations. I am different from playing football in Espanyol?

"Well, there are pressures everywhere, whether it is here or last season I had to face the pressure of relegation at Espanyol, but I think you have to know how to deal with it. I felt very comfortable last season, and I felt very good under such pressure. I think it will be the same this season. I need to see what happens in every moment, but I will handle it very well. "

As a fan, have you been to Camp Nou many times before?

"No, I haven't been there. "

Never?

"I've been to, once. We went to the museum at that time, but I haven't been to it many times. I've seen a little but not a lot. "

Then what do you think it would be like to play football there?

"Well, I have been to the Camp Nou game, I went but didn't play. I was sitting on the bench at that time. It was really impressive. On my bright day, they showed me the model after the remodeling of the stadium, and it was already obvious that it would be wonderful, so we are all looking forward to seeing the final look. "

Playing for Barcelona will bring you closer to being selected for the national team?

"I don't know, I guess that playing football in Barcelona will have a greater influence and more games. You will play in European games. But I don't think about this. What I think is to play as good as possible in Barcelona, and what should happen in the future will happen."

As one of the best goalkeepers in the league, do you expect to be selected when you announce the roster of the European League?

"If I said I wasn't paying attention at that time, I was lying. When the roster came out, I was very concerned. In fact, I was looking forward to being selected. But well, I also knew that there were many very excellent goalkeepers, so the situation was quite complicated at that time. I was expecting it, but not being selected did not affect me. In order to be selected, I still worked hard every day."

Now you train with Yamal every day, is he so unstoppable?

"Yes, it's true. He looks very good in the game, but he does all his movements well in training. Obviously he still has a lot of room for improvement because he is very young, but indeed, he really surprised me."

Who in the team except Yamal, who surprised you the most?

"I have never seen many people in the team before, and I have met others before. I have known their strength before. But mainly I still have to say that those players from the echelons have been raised from Barcelona. Their strength surprised me because I didn't know them so well before."

Finally, did the farewell letter you wrote to Espanyol fans take you a long time? How did you deal with it at that time?

"Saying goodbye the way I hoped was very important to me. It was indeed a bit complicated at the time, because you also needed a little imagination to organize everything you wanted to say. I struggled a little bit of help, so I also got a little help. I was very satisfied with the final situation."

Wishing for the new season

"I think I will enjoy it, be very happy, and win a lot of championships."

Defining Frick

in one word "If I want me to say it, it is high intensity."