Mendizorosa hosted Simeone’s return in goal for Athletic after a 204-day absence from the League. The goalkeeper of the national team and the “Zamora Trophy” underwent surgery in July due to an injury to his right wrist and is now getting fit to reach his best level. He who ranked him among the best in the world. “I am not at my level since the end of last season then we are working to get that keeper back“He said in the mixed zone of Albayzul stadium.
The red-and-white international, who won the last European Cup with Spain, maintains a a readjustment process that will henceforth involve more than one formal meeting. In the last week of November, he made his debut in Europe in the campaign against “Elfsbog” and after playing in La Liga, he is waiting for Valverde’s decision. “I hope he will return to the dynamics of the games, but Julen (Aguirrezabala) is at a huge competitive level. Ernesto (Valverde) has not told us anything and we will never doubt what he is doing in relation to one or the other’s game.“, he emphasized.
From Murgia, he considers it He has yet to get back on track after being out for so long.. “It’s time to get used to the rhythm of competition that this team offers, where everyone is like jets. It’s a championship rhythm,” he commented He had no problem telling what he liked the most.. “In the first weeks, we need to return to the distance, the contact with the defense line, the opponent’s orientation, the pressure that the team exerts…” he said.
In the balance of the match with “Alavés” he did not make a single shot his performance. “I’m happy, but Goal feeling is a thorn. It wasn’t that difficult. I had to clean the side and hits my thigh and falls on top of Jordan. Technically it wasn’t the best or the prettiest action. I see the ball go out when Gurid hits it and I only lose it when it goes through the legs of Aitor Paredes that’s when I decide to punch and I punch wrong,” he said.