“Imanol and Zubieta are to blame for Real’s success” – CVBJ

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11/16/2021 at 18:03 CET

Aritz Elustondo (Beasain, 27) won’t give them one iota of euphoria. The youth squad, one of the team’s captains and a benchmark in recent seasons, should not appear on the covers. They don’t get much from it either, given that among his teammates there are names like Oyarzabal, Merino, Silva or Isak. They don’t take him out, and he doesn’t care either.

For Beasain, it’s better to make a team, forget that Real Sociedad is in the lead and focus every effort on today and, perhaps at most, on tomorrow. It is not worth anything beyond that. This is why he “doesn’t care” to be one of the captains of the surprising leader of the League at this point in the season. This condition almost speaks above for SPORT. He prefers to discuss at length how the club has evolved over the years, its style of play, the intensity of training and, most importantly, Imanol and Zubieta.

Question: I guess as the leader of the League to train you are happier, right?

Answer: (Laughs) Well, that’s something you say. We always come with the desire and the illusion of training well, of preparing well for matches. Now we have had a weekend off due to the international break, but we are already fully focused on the game against Valencia, which is next. We go there from day to day.

Q: Undisputed holder of the leader of the League, you have already played 15 games this season, one of the captains, your team is the third least fit in the whole league & mldr; And yet the covers are still taken by others. Are you and the power plants particularly undervalued?

A: Well, I don’t think so. Yes it is true that there are others who make the difference, but here we are all a team. For Silva, Merino, Oyarzabal and company to be decisive at the top, the rest of us must be there, as a team. We all defend and we all attack in the way we play with Imanol. Eleven who play, those who enter from the bench and those who remain without playing. Let’s all come together. What you said is important, we manage to defend well, with some games where we managed to keep a clean sheet and of course we get some of the credit, but it’s everyone’s job. Being reliable in the back also allows those at the top to make a difference later on.

Q: What is the real thing for Aritz? In the interviews we hear you talking almost more as a fan than as a player & mldr;

A: Well, for me that’s it. I’ve always been a fan of this team, ever since my dad took me to see the games. I always remember going with him, but not just to see the Real. With my father I also went to see the meetings of the Beasain, the village team. I arrived at Real Sociedad’s career as a cadet and from there I rose to the first team. Being here, also being a captain, is a dream that all Zubieta players have, but few realize. From fan to real player, you might say & mldr;

Q: If you were still that fan now, would you dream of being a league champion?

A: The dreamer can always dream, and even more so the hobby. We are not going to deny it. But we are at this stage of the season, there are still people ahead of us and we can only think of playing game by game. In addition, it’s not just the league, we also compete in the Copa del Rey and the Europa League and we want to go as far as possible. We know it is not easy at all.

Q: Managing pressure shouldn’t be

A: Now we talk more about us, but no pressure. The team knows what they have to do, what they want to play, put pressure on the rival, always have the ball, be the protagonists. We are clear that we have to go there week after week. We are leaders with 28 points, but at this stage it’s the least.

Q: But you have to admit that these players give in order to dream, right?

A: The team have known what they have been playing for a long time and the club have managed to keep the same squad in recent months, with the same coach who knows the house. In addition, many players come from the field, with values ​​and a style of play with which the club has worked a lot in recent years. A great job is also being done to attract talent, as players have been recruited and are performing at a high level. The career and the success of the transfers are the key to the success of Real.

Q: You have become an attractive team, not only for football fans, but the players see the club as a place to grow and a lot. The case of Isak, for example …

A: Yes, it is clear. The team has played very well in recent years, with a very defined style, and the club manages to impose this idea of ​​the game. This makes footballers attracted to playing here and, above all, to staying there for a long time …

Q: Tell us a bit about this club idea

Well, it’s about a philosophy, the way the club wants their players to play, with a touchdown, to always come out with the ball played, to play great inside. as on the outside, that the goalkeeper is the one who starts the games. play & mldr; The Royal Society has been working on the same idea for a long time, an idea they follow from pre-youth, to branch and through female. It is no coincidence that the Real Sociedad teams play a good game and achieve many sporting successes. The subsidiary climbed to second place in a spectacular rise, the same C, the female competes head-to-head with Barça for leadership & mldr; It’s a great job that is being done by the club.

Q: Imanol, I guess you will have a lot to say & mldr; You can see you put a cane

A: The technician is highly responsible for the success. Yes, it kills us, the workouts are very intense. In the end, you play as you train and we give everything in the sessions and then we arrive in great shape at the matches. He is demanding, but he is also close and the fact that he has already led many matches in the first division helps us. Imanol studies rivals very well and based on that we are working on how we should play them. If the opponent starts with a 4-4-2, a 4-3-3, a 3-5-2 & mldr; Depending on how the opposite plays out, we have different nuances in our game.

Q: But they don’t always keep the same track record

A: It’s true, this year we have also evolved. The team now cares less about “throwing” a ball in the middle and starting the game there. It is getting harder and harder to win games, rivals already know you and this season there have been games that we have won leaving a clean sheet. At the start of last season, for example, we are winning by bigger results, maybe by playing a better game, but this year it costs more.

Q: Remiro in a recent interview assured that his figure is essential for the attacking game that the team and the club in general want to play. When you crossed the quarry, were you already working in this direction? In a clearly tactile game or has it been in recent years when it has exploded?

A: I think the club has been betting on this way of playing for many years. It’s not just Remiro anymore, Matt (Ryan) also knows he has to release the played ball. For us it is very important and yes, when I was in the career, the goalkeepers had to be already good foot. For our game it is essential that this is the case and that is why it is so important to have the career that we have. The same style that we are trying to implement in the first team is also played there.

Q: If the keeper is to have a good foot, the center-back should be almost a midfielder

A: Yes, we are almost always the first option for our goalkeepers and we always try to come out with the ball played. While it is true that, as we have seen, we have no problem looking for the slightly more advanced free man, this is something we are also working on in training and, one more time, times, depending on how the rival presses and what system he can use. It’s not the same when they rush you with two as they do with three & mldr; We are working on all of this in training, of course.

Q: But don’t forget your “function”

A: Of course not. Although we always play several meters from the goalkeeper, we also know how to defend in a low block. There are games where the rival can lock you up and you need to know how to protect your goal. We don’t forget that. In training, we work very well with inclines, lateral crosses and any type of situation that could compromise us defensively.

Q: A coach who knows the house and a club that clearly focuses on the people of the house. How important is Zubieta in this Royal Society?

A: Well, alot, you just need to see the model to appreciate how important it is. Real Sociedad has always been characterized by having many career people in its first team and combining it with rookies who contribute to the growth of the club. From Zubieta we see high level people coming in and on top of that the incorporations we have are working very well.

Q: Now come Valencia, Monaco, Espanyol, Real Madrid, PSV and Betis. Is this a litmus test to see how far this team can go or is it just six games?

A: Well, it’s pretty new, until the end of December. We get a schedule after the break full of matches, which we will play almost every three days. But I will continue to bet on the same formula: match by match. This is what made us get here, that more is said about us and so we will continue.

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