The continuation
In confinement it was a moment in which we all had time and we were able to consider new scenarios, and I believed that it was the moment to explain the situations and sensations that a footballer experiences from within. That’s how it was and for ten or 11 months I was able to collect a lot of information, a lot of texts and I tried to put them in order to give it a bit of meaning and so whoever reads it understands a little more the day-to-day life of a professional footballer”, he commented in his presentation with Girona . “In the book I explain my concerns as a human being regarding different issues of my day to day: victories, injuries, food, rest… I wanted to capture in some way everything that I have been learning throughout my career, “he added .Some of the works that he has devoured in recent months are ‘El cuaderno gris’ by Josep Pla and ‘Undefeated: achieve more, suffer less’ by Marcos Vázquez. He is also passionate about things related to psychology and philosophy, such as stoicism, and reading and writing also help him to disconnect a bit from the world of football. And precisely this week is something that has been very good for him because this Monday he returns to the Camp Nou. His past is Barça and although he warns that “leaving Barça was a very big change in my life”, playing there “excites him. It will be a special match. The Camp Nou is one of the best venues you can be in, it will be beautiful. Because of my past there is always an extra feeling and hopefully the team can compete well, show its face and continue in the good dynamics that we have”. From his stage at Barça, one of the coaches who marked him the most, without a doubt, was Luis Enrique, in the subsidiary, because he considers that it made him a better footballer and allowed him to make the leap to professional football.
The details
Oriol Romeu has already played, and won, at the Camp Nou. He was wearing the Valencia shirt in the 2013-14 season (2-3). Regarding the duel this Monday, the media believes that the Catalans may have a certain feeling of “revenge” after the defeat against Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey . “We have to play our game. There is a high level, we face great players and if we don’t show our best version it will be difficult to get something out of there”, added an Oriol Romeu who tried to give the keys to try to score against Barça: “You have to be brave, daring and minimize their strengths such as the facility they have to create chances. Afterwards, we must reduce their skilled players and make them not feel comfortable”.