What is the plan LaLiga Do players really think about their fellow professionals? If they could choose anyone in the world, which player would they sign for their team? Which stadiums do they like to go to? And which coaches sideline them?
ESPN spoke to 30 players from Spain’s top flight to find out the answers to these and other questions for the second edition of LaLiga Confidential. four years after the first. All players gave their responses on the condition of anonymity, and their answers are interesting, not only giving insight into who they rate as the best players in the league – real Madrid striker kilian mbappeperhaps, or maybe barcelona‘S Pedri Or Lamin Yamal? – but also revealing those they believe have gone under the radar or are most likely to get a red card.
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Players and coaches: LaLiga players on their contemporaries
The first question provides the most expected answer, although the split between Pedri and Yamal shows how highly the Barça midfielder is valued by his fellow professionals. The questions that follow highlight some of LaLiga’s most underrated players, those considered the least disciplined – look away now, jetafe – And the coach who is the biggest windup trader during matches.
1. If you run a team, who will be your first signing?
What he said:
— “Mbappé wins games on his own.”
— “Haaland is a man who guarantees goals.”
2. Who is the lowest rated player in LaLiga at the moment?
What he said:
— “Raphinha should have won the Ballon d’Or.”
3. Which player is most likely to get a red card in LaLiga?
What he said:
— “Anyone who plays against Madrid or Barcelona.”
4. Which coach irritates the most on the sidelines?
What he said:
— “Simone really likes to provoke the opposition.”
— “Bordalas opposes everything.”
Days away: the best places to play in Spain
Barcelona and Real Madrid’s journeys are different, but beyond that classico Rivalries, LaLiga is filled with some of the best away tours in European football. However, best doesn’t always mean easy, with teams like athletic club in bilbao, real daughters in Seville and rayo vallecano It is becoming difficult for visiting teams to visit Madrid regularly.
5. Which is the toughest game in terms of atmosphere and fans?
6. When you find the schedule, which city are you most looking forward to visiting?
Goals and Sports: Celebration, watching football and EA FC
Finally, LaLiga stars were polled on a number of other issues, including scoring against a former team, watching football, burnout and their thoughts on all those important issues. ea fc player rating.
7. Will you celebrate against your former team?
What he said:
— “No, I never score goals, so it would be bad luck if my only goal of the season was against a former team.”
— “Not really, you always have to have the utmost respect for the team that has allowed you to get to where you are.”
— “I hope I’ll always be on the same team.”
8. Apart from your team, how many football matches do you watch in a week?
What he said:
— “I don’t watch much football. I prefer to watch the NFL or NBA.”
— “I watch two or three, but mainly Premier League games.”
— “I don’t watch football. I prefer to use my free time to spend time with my family or to be alone.”
9. Has there been any point in your career when you felt tired due to playing too much?
What he said:
— “When you participate in many competitions, you get tired.”
— “No, but I will say that when Christmas comes, you miss your family and it can be tiring.”
10. If you play EA FC, do you think the player ratings are accurate?
What he said:
— “I think they’re good for the more famous players, but they underestimate the less famous players.”
— “Some are very high [laughing]”
— “They never give us the goalkeeper we deserve.”
— “They give our defenders a lower average than we deserve [laughs]”
ESPN’s Eduardo Fernandez-Abascal, Sam Marsden, Tony Mabert and Conor O’Halloran contributed to this report
