Julián Álvarez, from England: what was the cabal with Chiqui Tapia before the games, the goal that served him Messi and the friendship with Haaland

Julián Álvarez looked back on what he experienced at the World Cup in Qatar with the Argentina national team and dropped several anecdotes in an interview with Manchester’s TyC Sports. In addition, the growth at the hands of Gallardo, the move to City, the relationship with Guardiola and a small pearl: he wants to make him a River fan Haaland.

Julian’s best quotes

The previous one with Enzo Fernández: “We had talked before the World Cup, the list was not known, we said to each other that we were confident that we would be there. It was crazy, 22 years old, to be there to represent the country, fulfilling a dream, not only playing but having consecrated, one he has the expectation and when he succeeds he tries not to go crazy.

Your place in the team: “The truth is that the World Cup exceeded expectations a little. In qualifiers and in all tournaments Lautaro (Martínez) had played as a striker and was doing very well, he scored many goals. I knew there would be scoring where it was up to me and Lautaro wasn’t physically well and he was prepared and I knew how to help the team.”

Second goal for Croatia: “I grabbed him behind the center, started running with the ball and saw Rodri (De Paul), Nahuel (Molina) cross, but at the moment when I was carrying the ball I didn’t see a clear pass. I held straight, I was left, collided and in. Let it stay that way, beautiful. Worth one, whatever. When you grab it so far from the target, you don’t think it’s going to be a target. I kept going as long as it stayed there, with a little luck, and in”.

Third goal for Croatia: “It was 90 – 10 from Messi. I just had to push him. The play he made was incredible. Once I got to the box, I just waited for the ball to come to me. It started here, there. You always trust your partner team, but more since he had the ball there. It was like this, it was 90-10, we had to go and hug him. He rejoices behind the goal and I go too because it was his goal”.

final vs. France: “Since I left Fideo (Di María) I’ve been crying. There are so many emotions, so many things have happened, they bonded us in a short time when we did the third we had to endure and being so close the head plays. It wasn’t long but we knew we had to continue in the same way, for the quality of the players in France, anything could happen. We continued like this for a long time and in two isolated games they equalised. I’ve never seen it complete yet.”

Draw Martinez: “We trust him for who he is and for what he did in the Copa América. We thought one would stop. He’s crazy, not only on the pitch, he behaves calmly but… the bench next to Fideo took our head (with the cover on Kolo Muani), it all fell at the last minute, the ball he saved was everything. Many things have happened, but that was what saved us”.

Guess: “With Chiqui in mockery. With Enzo and Alexis we lost the tournament, but two days before the match we played in Chiqui’s room with Lautaro and Enzo. First the first we didn’t play, then we started playing and after beating Il Mexico was like a cabala, we even took a photo with Enzo before the technical interview, Chiqui was always waiting for us to say hello, if we passed by earlier he’d make us come back and say hello.

Photo with the cup: “It’s exciting, it’s any player’s dream, achieving it is unique, you can’t describe how you feel at that moment, everything you worked to get there goes through your mind.”

Gallant: “There have been so many things in a short time, Marcelo has given me so much. At 18 I was in the match in Madrid, then I played little because there were also great players. He helped me not only on the pitch but growing as a person makes you a better person “It makes you see things that sometimes you don’t realize. He’s ready, he proved it in River, I don’t know what’s on his mind.”

City: I see comments and there are a lot of people in England who come to Manchester to see me. Lots of news, before arriving there is uncertainty but I try to get used to it and adapt quickly, the same thing happened when I left Calchín for Buenos Aires. I feel good beyond the weather issue a bit.”

Pep Guardiola: “He’s the best coach in the world, I always try to listen to learn, he’s had many players, the best.”

Haaland: “Apart from football, he’s a good guy, he helps me, we talk, I try to watch what he does on the pitch to learn, he’s one of the best strikers in Europe. Since I arrived he told me he was from Boca, the Bombonera, he was with Balerdi at Dortmund and he had that influence. We will slowly see if we can change him, it will be difficult but we will try.”

Return to Argentina: “It will be terrible, we live many moments in the process, the Copa América, the group had a lot of fun. Living this moment with all the people and having won the World Cup, we know it will be just as crazy or worse than in December. With great anxiety .”

Bunch: “We will continue in the same way, we like to go forward, try to win as much as possible. We are doing very well. Scaloni is doing very well, happy with the renewal”.

To the people: “Thank you not only for the messages from the networks, but also for the support you gave us in Qatar and for what we experienced when we returned to Argentina. Greetings and videos are coming from every corner of the country and it is exciting that you feel so identified May they enjoy and support us, we will continue to give everything for this shirt.”

Chiqui Tapia’s answer