Affable but at the same time unable to hide a certain nervousness, typical of inexperience, Gerard Martín (Barcelona, 2002) sits with The avant -garde In a recess of the city of Las Rozas football to review what are being vertiginous months in his professional career and in his life.
He faces his first call with the Spanish Sub-21 team, how did he find out about the news?
Well last Friday, when I was training with Barça. We were in the middle of the session and they smeared it. I was very happy.
Was it something that was expected, I had it in mind?
Yes and no.
Explain …
Well, I knew I was in the Prelist so it was a possibility. But, of course, having never been summoned because you never know if in the end they will call you or not. The truth is that it was great joy.
Lamine Yamal
“You can mark an era, just training you already realize how good it is”
You are 23 years old but you have been able to enter the call of the Sub-21 …
Yes, there is a standard of the European Championship that allowed it and was my last chance to come.
How have you welcomed you in the locker room?
Well, very well. We must think that we are all young kids and we understand each other very well among all. There is very good atmosphere for what I have been able to verify.
What companions of yours in Barça such as Fermín and Pablo Torre are also summoned to support you?
Yes a lot. In the end, when you get to a new place the fact that you know people makes everything easier.
What did Gerard Martin dream when I was little?
Well, precisely with what I am living now, playing in Barça and now with the National Team.
In less than two years, he has gone from playing with Cornellà in First RFEF to do so with Barça in the Champions League, does vertigo enter sometimes?
No, I’ve been well. Yes, there has been a great change in my career in the last year and a half but I am facing it with enthusiasm and eager.
Before signing for Barça B, did you ever think the elite train escaped?
No not at all. I knew I was young. I was in the cornellà youth and went up to the first team, and that was a great opportunity for me. I was aware that I had to work hard and Barça B appeared. A door opened and took advantage of it.
Gerard Martín
Has the change of first RFEF cost to football of maximum demand in such a short time?
It cost me more at the beginning. When I arrived at the Barça of the Cornellà, I had to face an adaptation process because they changed many things. Then, from the subsidiary to the first team it was as if I already had everything more caught. It was more to adapt to rhythm and intensity.
In the act of his renewal he left a very beautiful image accompanied by his family …
Both my parents and my brother and my grandparents have always been there and I knew that I would be excited to be with me in a moment.
His grandfather does not miss a party …
My two grandparents are very football. But there is one that is very very Barça and supports me a lot. I am very happy that I am enjoying it.
Is the other from Espanyol or Real Madrid?
(Laugh) Well, let’s say that now that I am made of Barça.
He has a twin brother, do you feel a special connection with him?
We are very united, no doubt. We have the same group of friends and we always go together on all sides. Ours is a fantastic relationship.
Have you supported you in this whole process?
He is always there to support me or also to correct me something when he plays. It tells me things without tap, we get along very well.
Some years ago I had played central and now it looks like a born side, where is he more comfortable?
I can play in both positions and I think it’s good for me, that versatility is valued. But I have played more as a side during my career, although I adapt to whatever it takes.
The present
“As a child I dreamed of living what I am living now, in Barça and in the National Team”
What does Flick ask when he jumps to the field?
That is very concentrated, give everything and take advantage of every opportunity to play.
Is it a very strict?
He has congratulated me many times telling me that I have done things well, but he has also hit me some anger.
How would you define you?
He is a coach who demands a lot, but at the same time it is very close when he has to talk to you or tell you something. It is very appreciated.
Is Lamine Yamal as good as it seems?
I think you can mark an era. In training you already realize how good it is and on top of it is very young.
Has he surprised him?
Yes, especially. Although when I went up to the first team there were several colleagues who surprised me for the level they have.
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