The affectionate message that Julián Álvarez received from his English teacher on social networks and the response of the Argentine footballer

Being a Manchester City player isn’t just about training during the week, focusing and playing matches with the pressure of a management structure which, for some time now, has been claiming to fight for the most important titles at a national and even international level. six titles inside Premier League since the Abu Dhabi United Group for development and investment took control of the club in 2008 and a final of Champions League They are the reliable example of this.

Players arriving at the Etihad from abroad must also be able to speak English. And, if they don’t speak the language, the club puts a teacher at their disposal to study as they develop their sporting career. This is the case with Giuliano Alvarez, THE Spider from Calchín, Córdoba, who made the entire lower division tour in River, shone in Slumdog Millionaire and arrived in England in mid-2022. He arrived and started learning English.

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More than a year after taking that step, Álvarez has already encouraged himself in more than one opportunity to speak publicly in English and his teacher, Sarah Duke, He congratulated him with an affectionate message on social networks in which he recognized the Argentine’s evolution.

“From lifting the World Cup to conquering a new language️ – My student’s talent knows no bounds! ️Impressive progress in such a short time. I am so proud of my student!“, he posted Duke on his Instagram account.

Among the more than 100 comments on that post, many of them in Spanish from users who went to see the photo once it started going viral, is Julián’s response. She thanked him with a short message in English: “A thousand thanks!”he wrote, accompanied by the applause emoji.

Who is Sara Duca?

Sarah Duke defines itself as football language coach. Not specifically an English teacher, but also teaches Spanish, Portuguese, French and German to footballers so that they can develop fluency in relationships with their teammates, members of the coaching staff and employees of the new club they join, as well as daily life of the new city in which they settle.

She has studied Sports Psychology and Mental Coaching in Spain and the United States, which, as she describes, “allows her to understand the pressures of high-level development” and ensures that this sets her apart from any other language teacher or school.

“I worked as a football language coach at FC Portohelping foreign footballers to communicate more confidently”, he closes in a sort of description of his career that he makes on his website (iamsaraduque.com).