Josema Gimenez analyzed the match against Seville and the season of Athletic.
Sharing dressing room with Luis Suárez
“It’s easy to say what you learn from a player like Luis, who has won almost everything. Just seeing him makes you realize so many things. I never saw him wanting not to play, he taught me a lot, the way he competes , he is very self-critical, he always thinks about improving, at his age he continues to think about the team, about giving his best for the team, about progressing. , but to thank him because in two years he left a lot in the club. An example for us. He is an example. His farewell was deserved both for him and for Héctor, who is a teammate I never saw angry. Always a good face, always professional. They are players that you always want to have in your squad. It is much easier to take problems with him.”
Goal
“I needed a joy like that, I’ve had a bad time. I want to dedicate it to my family, who always supported me. They know how difficult it has been for me when I’ve had to get injured. I dedicated it to my children who always ask me when I finish the games Yes, I have scored and today I have to say yes. I needed a relief like that”.
Post-match words
“It has been such a strange and difficult year for everyone, that the referees have been so targeted, in every action, that in no match has he been allowed to referee calmly. They work with the pressure of 22 players, who do not it’s easy, and for making the decision in a match they are judged too much. That’s why I always said that I would not like to be a referee. But really, I respect them all, I admire them. But it is true that in many matches it has been seen with doubts about how to deal with a situation when they are the ones running the game. I would like them to be left alone so that they can have a quiet job and make the best decision for the game and the show. Hopefully next season they will be left alone calmer and can make decisions without fear of making mistakes”.
injuries
“I don’t think I can do anything to avoid these injuries. This year I had two, the hamstring injury because I was rushing to play in Porto and I had to stop. And then the soleus injury, which I didn’t expect. But I assure you that I’ve tried everything Physiotherapy, hyperbaric chamber, dry ice… It’s a matter of the head, it’s not easy for a player to do a 60-meter sprint without thinking about previous games, but with professional help you try to work on it and work on the most important thing. which is the head.
drop in performance
“It really was a quite irregular, complex season, where we never found the stability of competition. I think it also happens because of the issue that last year, being champions, we thought we were going to continue riding the wave and we relaxed at some point. At times when we had to be stronger. But Nelson told us that there are years in which you win and others in which you learn. In the Champions League we competed like lions and in the League we couldn’t be at the top. But knowing everything that has happened this year and looking at what has happened in each one of us, we must remember and face next year with great desire and enthusiasm and passion to achieve the important objectives”.
