Interview Marco Asensio: Aston Villa Playmaker about adding experience, playing as number 10 and why Unai Emery is so good | Football news
After drawing admiration for his skills shown against Tottenham, a series near the miss against Ipswich and an introduction to the Premier League intensity against Liverpool, Marco Asensio had his great moment against Chelsea.
Aston Villa’s signature signature scored both goals in the victory and showed why he has the quality of this ambitious club to rise to new heights under Unai Emery in the coming months. It is important that this serial winner wants to accept the challenge.
“I’m happy,” says Asensio Sky Sports. “Happy to join the project, be with my teammates and staff and grateful to be able to give a lot of joy to fans. I want to be able to help us achieve the goals we have together, as a team and a club.”
It is a different responsibility that the Spanish international has in the villa. His career started at Mallorca and took the magic of the Espanyol Loan, but at the best of the decade, this is a player surrounded by stars in Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain.
Asensio called Cristiano Ronaldo’s most famous name in his phone and goal in 2016. Uefa Superpur as his favorite strike – not bad when there is one in the Champions League final. Now he is ready to accept a leading role.
“Sometimes it comes with age,” he explains. “I have always been the youngest in teams and now he is on me, as a veteran, to take on that role. But I always loved responsibility. I have always been in teams where there is a lot of pressure.
“I’m used to playing for teams where each game is important, every three points are important and any game can be a difference in the title race. I came here to respond and guide, along with the other great players who are already on the team.”
Emery has been haunting asensio for some time, getting his man in the third attempt. Partially, a 29-year-old Playmaker is convinced of the promise that he will be used in his favored role, something that often comes in Madrid or Paris in Madrid or Paris.
There they often used it on the right, cutting inside on the left leg. But Asensio sees himself as not 10. There Emery encouraged him to believe that there would be options, even switching Morgan Rogers to the right wing to place him.
Why was this so important to Asensio? “Well, in the end, that’s obviously my most natural position,” he explains. “Those of you who saw me from the outside, you saw me playing more on the left or on the right, with that freedom to get inside.
“But this is my natural position, where I started in Mallorca, when I signed for Madrid. It was one of my personal goals to play in that position, because I believe it will help me reach my maximum level in terms of goals, help And they help the team.
“It was a key factor, important when it comes to arrival here. The coach and the staff also feel the same way in terms of what I can offer in that position. For me, this is the most important thing, because that is where I can achieve my own full potential. “
The relationship between Asensio -ai Emery is fascinating given their obvious desire to work together. “Unai was an important piece to me to be here.” What makes him so intriguing is that, with him, it would seem like some potential for problems.
Asensio is a huge talent, ascending creativity in that left leg, but although his attitude has not been called into question, monitoring backwards does not have to come naturally. He had moments on PSG, but it seemed that Luis Enrique thought he was appropriate to press.
Work outside the ball cannot be negotiated under Emery, a coach who has built his reputation at organizing. Asensio once claimed to have learned to play without a ball in Espanyolo, but that was almost ten years ago. He played in the dominant teams.
Asensio acknowledges the logic behind the observation, but offers its own counterpoint. “Yes, but also in many stages in Real Madrid.
“In the end, these are just styles. Every game is different. I think Unai’s style, when it comes to defense and attack, fits perfectly with my characteristics. When it comes to defense with a lower block, that doesn’t mean we do not want to work dominate.
“There are many stages of the game in which we want to dominate. If it is with the ball, even better. But you also have to adhere to the defense aspects of the game, because if you have a good defense basis, then those offensive quality can always come out.”
He even speaks like Emery. Maybe it’s these long video sessions. This special conversation was supposed to take place earlier afternoon, but one of those who are now known meetings of analysis added Dnevnik and plans have changed quickly.
“Yes, he goes into a little more details,” Aensio admits. But it’s welcome. “He likes to analyze our games a lot. How is the opponent? What can we improve? What situations in our game of good and what situations should be strengthened?
“The coach is with a lot of experience. He was in big clubs, he won us titles. Helps show us the best way to win. He always gives us tools so we can use them on the field, whoever is an opponent.
The son of a Spanish father who grew up in Germany and Dutch mother – even named after the great Marc Van Basten – maybe Asensio was always tried to take his talents around the continent. “I wanted to try to experience life outside Spain.”
But Aston Villa? As the new song enjoys at the end of Holte, Asensio won the league in Spain and then went to Paris and did the same. There is no doubt about his ability to evoke his magic, but bringing silver accessories to another city would really be a neat trick.
He doesn’t turn it off. “I already won everything at the club level with Real Madrid. In Paris I also had the opportunity to win titles.” So, exactly what is running it right now? “This is a new goal, an ambitious project with a coach who wants to win,” he adds.
“He has that mentality and players have it, so I’m really looking forward to what’s left this season, because I believe there are many important challenges for Aston Villa and we can feel that supporting fans are here to help us achieve this.
“It’s amazing how they support and encourage us. If you put it together, a club, a coach, players and fans, we believe we can strive to achieve the maximum this year in the Premier League, Champions League and The League FA Cup.”
With Asensio around, there could be more moments.
