Raspadori: Competition at Atlético is normal and positive | OneFootball

Giacomo Raspadori was announced today, at the Metropolitano Stadium, as the new player of Atlético. Enrique Cerezo was the first to speak and welcomed the Italian forward to the club. Raspadori watched several videos of his first days training and answered questions from the media.

FIRST DAYS AS A RED AND WHITE

“It's a dream for me. I want to thank the president, the club, and the coach for their trust. For me, it's a dream, it's an incredible club. The image of Atleti in Italy is of a very big, incredible team. I am very happy and proud of this new beginning”.

QUICK ADAPTATION

“The group is incredible. It's a very good team, the teammates too. For me, it's hard to speak in Spanish, I studied it a bit in school, it's hard but I want to improve. It's incredible what I've seen in these first days. The fans, everything that is close to the club... Everything is incredible and I am very happy and proud to wear the red and white shirt”.

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE ATLÉTICO?

“It was a very easy decision. Having the opportunity to wear the Atlético shirt, and as I said before, in Italy it is considered an important club. It was an instinctive decision to come here. It's a great club. The coach has shown me a lot of trust and that has influenced a lot. From the outside, always, I've noticed that the fans transmit a lot of passion. Inside and out. I've always followed it a lot. Having this opportunity is incredible. I take this opportunity because I am very ambitious, and that coincides with the vision of the club, fighting every day to be able to win”.

DID THE NUMBER OF ATTACKERS AFFECT?

“A club like Atlético is normal to have competition and it's something positive. Being so many players in the same role leads you to know that you have to give something more, improve and conquer your position every day. For my character, it's something positive, thinking about who has to improve every day. Having the difficulty of competing helps a lot and brings benefits to the team”.

PRESSURE IN THE FIRST MATCH

“Yes. It's clear that when you play the first match it is expected to be the best. And this time it wasn't as we wanted. When you lose a match you suffer and we know how much it matters to the fans. We have to think about Saturday, a chance in front of our people”.

DIFFERENCES WITH SERIE A

“There are not many. They are two different championships, two ways of interpreting football. These days I have seen that the quality is very high. It's one of the reasons why I chose to start this new experience. There are differences, of course. I have a lot to learn, but I am curious and ambitious”.

FIRST MEETING WITH SIMEONE

“He has shown how much he believes in me as a player and has understood my characteristics. He expressed to me that he wanted a player like me. I feel very proud that a coach like him has called me and has given me this welcome, with confidence. I thank him”.

WHICH TEAMMATE HAS CAUGHT YOUR ATTENTION?

“It seems as if I've been here for a long time. They are all humble guys, willing to help you enter the group, which is not easy, but everything happens naturally, spontaneously. Griezmann has welcomed me very well, he is helping me these days. Also the captain. I feel very happy and grateful”.

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