Alex Petxarroman is having more minutes in recent games. The player from San Sebastian replaced the injured Mikel Vesga in the 27th minute of the match against Villarreal, he played his first league game against Celta and played the entire second half in Cádiz. The winger who can also act as a central midfielder assures that he is going through his best moment since he arrived at Athletic, despite the fact that he suffers from a small muscular overload that makes him a doubt for this Saturday’s clash against Atlético in San Mames. “The Villarreal game was a step forward for me. I was able to enjoy quite a few minutes, until then I had not been able to play more than 45. Now I am at a very good level, the best since I arrived from Donostia”, he stated on the program ‘The Sports Move’ from Basque wave.
Petxa He has exercised alone these last three days, but tomorrow he hopes to join work with his colleagues and it will be necessary to see if he can be available for Saturday. “It is little. After Cádiz I noticed a puncture that was charging me. I have worked on the sidelines but I do not rule out that tomorrow I could be with the group for the weekend”, she explained.
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The Gipuzkoan had to adapt to the First Division after playing it all last season at Real Sociedad B under Xabi Alonso. He achieved promotion to the SmartBank League but Imanol Sheriff did not count on him for the first team and he became Athletic’s only signing for the 2021-22 season. “You need an adaptation period. The jump is very big. What I have to do is keep working, learning and improving. The physical demand in Athletic is very high. It has been a hard but satisfying process. Now that I am getting more minutes I am very proud. I am very happy to be at Athletic, I take it more and more into me and I am more athleticzale ”, he added.
The fact of arriving from the txuri urdin club has not meant an added effort. “I have been a different signing. He looks at himself with a magnifying glass for being two teams with so much rivalry, but it has not been complicated. Since I arrived they treated me like one more in the locker room. I had been at Zubieta for thirteen years, it is a bit difficult to adapt, but the club has treated me very well and it has been quite easy”, he acknowledged.
“I was surprised that the Real did not count on me knowing that Xabi was with me to death”
The man from San Sebastian was surprised that Sheriff did not count on him: “I was surprised that the Real did not count on me knowing that xabi was with me to death. Each coach has his tastes. Imanol He still believed that he was not qualified to play in the first team. I don’t want to think beyond it.”
Things have changed at Athletic. Marcellin yes it gives you minutes. “I came here to work and make a hole for myself. I have to thank her for the trust she has placed in me. He has given me the opportunity to play in the First Division. I hope I can be here for many years, it would be fantastic news for me, my family and the whole world”.
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Petxa He joins the general opinion in the locker room for the Asturian to continue on the San Mamés bench. “Of course, I am one of those who wants me to continue. I hope he continues here”, he acknowledged.
The ‘2’ can play both winger and midfielder. The one from Careñes has used him in both positions. Where do you feel most comfortable? “I wouldn’t know how to say it, I have to adapt to both positions. I am just as comfortable entering midfield as I am on the side. They are two positions with a certain parallelism, in modern football they are similar”, he says.
Petxarroman It is clear to him that they must hurry up all the options to reach seventh place, which will give them the right to play in the Conference League in the event that Villarreal does not win the Champions League. “We have five finals ahead of us, we must trust in ourselves”, he stated in Basque wave Regarding the remaining matches to finish the League 21-22.
