Nayef Agerd believes that Real Sociedad should aim to qualify for the Champions League In La Liga and go as far as possible in the cup and the Europa Leaguebecause he has already shown against “Barcelona” and “Madrid” that he can compete with the best. The Moroccan defender Makes it clear to MARCA that he wants to succeed at txuriurdin this season, in which he is on loan, and that his future, with a further two years on his contract with West Ham, does not depend on him.
ASK: On Wednesday, he received the Real Madrid Fans’ Player of the Month award. I really liked it from the beginning. Happy.
ANSWER: I am really very happy. I notice the support of the fans, both on and off the field, I am very happy and also proud of it. I would like to thank my teammates for their help, and the coach for the opportunity to show my qualities. From the first day, I understood what I want on the field, the most important thing, and he has a lot of confidence in me. I am very happy to work with him. He is a tough coach and a very good person.
Have you forgotten Le Normand? There is no need to erase what he did at Real Madrid, I have adapted well, it seems to me that I have been here for many years and not months.
Q: You managed to forget Le Normand, no more, no less.
R:. We should not write off what Le Normand did at Real Madrid because he is now at Atletico, I’m sure he will play at a high level there as well once he recovers. I don’t really like comparisons between players, I can’t say whether I’m replacing him well or badly, I just wanted to come to Real Madrid to show my level, whose game I really liked.
H. Could this be why it feels like you’ve been here for years and not just a few months?
R. Yes, the truth is that I have that feeling too, it seems to me that it has been going on for years and not a little while. The adaptation was very good and very fast, all the people at Real Madrid helped me a lot. I heard that Isak, Odegaard and other players said that they came to Real Madrid and they were good immediately, and now it’s my time. to say that
I call Zubeldia a fighter, from Pacheco I like his game with the left, and from John Martin I like his aggressiveness and that he wants to learn.
H. With Zubeldia you form one of the best centre-back pairings in La Liga and Real Madrid are the team with the fewest goals conceded along with Atletico.
R. I think that between the two of us, we do the job very well. It is very important that we have a good relationship on and off the pitch, and that is the case with Igor. It has helped me a lot to understand how Real Madrid play. And I am one of those who think that we all win and lose, we all attack and defend.
H. He came on loan for a year to help Pacheco and John Martin, two young men in the quarry, grow.How do you see them achieving that goal?
R. They have great potential and I have no doubt that with the help of Imanol they will become two very important players for Real Madrid. If I can help them, I will, and I will learn from them. I prefer Pacheco to play the ball with his left foot. I like John because he is very aggressive and wants to learn, he listens a lot. From Zubeldia? I call him a warrior.
My future? I have two more years on my contract with West Ham, it doesn’t depend on me. Now I just want to enjoy Real Madrid.
H. We have already said that he is only on loan this season, but immediately the fans want to see him for more time.
R. I’m not going to lie. I came here to find my best level again, first of all, because I didn’t play at West Ham and I want to enjoy every moment here as I do. I still have two years left on my contract with West Ham, but now I’m only thinking about helping Real Madrid go as far as possible in three competitions, and then I’ll have time to think about the future. I don’t know if I’ll come back, I don’t know if I’ll continue here, Will I go somewhere else? It’s not in my hands.
H. After all, because of your desire to play in La Liga, learning Spanish has been good for you.
R. Yes, I dreamed of playing in La Liga and wanted to learn Spanish to be ready if the opportunity arose. That’s why I started studying when I was 23 or 24, and now it’s good for me. In Morocco, La Liga many people follow me, I have wanted to do this since I was a child, I am happy that I realized that dream.
I had offers, but I came to “Real” because of Imanol, the conversation with him changed everything. The purpose: Fight for Champions League qualification
H. But they’re all from Real Madrid and Barcelona, aren’t they?
R. I’m sure there are a lot of people from Real Madrid now, firstly because they help me get back to my best level and secondly because I don’t think there’s anyone who doesn’t like Real Madrid’s style of play.
K. You were linked with Atletico Madrid and Villarreal, I’m sure you would have had more offers, but you came to Real Madrid. Why?
R. I came to “Real” because of the conversation I had with Imanol. For me, as a football player, the coach’s trust is very important, and Imanol’s call changed everything, I saw that he was ready to help me, I thought that I could also help the team, and it was clear to me.
H. By the way, here we assume that the first three places are for Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico. Do you see that Real is fighting for the fourth place leading to the Champions League?
R. From what I have already seen, from the games we played against them, for me, the best ones, that we can also compete with anyone. We already beat Barcelona, for me the best team in the world this year, we drew with Atlético and although we lost to Madrid, we played a great game. Of course, we can go to the Champions League if we already played it last year and played in the 1/8 finals against PSG. We should think about that goal. If we can’t, then let’s play in Europe. And we have to try to go far in Europe and the Cup, if Real Madrid have already won it once, that means they can do it.