Yéremi Pino: “The coach knows that I am prepared to give my best”

The Spanish winger Yéremi Pino admitted this Sunday that for him it is “a privilege to be among the 26 best in Spain” and to be able to play with the team in the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada, an event where, given the current losses in the wingers, he could have the opportunity to start, something that does not make him nervous because coach Luis de la Fuente knows that he is “prepared to give his best” in a team that should feel “a lot of pride” for being considered one of the favorites.

“For me it is a privilege to be here among the 26 best in Spain and there are many more who were left out because that is what they have to do. It is a privilege for me to be here, to be with the group day by day. I don’t mind not playing in the World Cup, being here for me is a privilege now,” said Pino in the press conference prior to this Monday’s friendly against Peru.

The international comes to the ‘Roja’ to contribute what he does “in each team” in which he has been and in “the times” that the ‘Roja’ has called him. “Grit, commitment, intensity and many more things that are reflected on the field every time I play. I think everything good I have is based on camaraderie,” he explained.

Given the absences of the wingers, he could have the opportunity to start in the debut of the 15th against Cape Verde, although “that will have to be decided by the coach.” “He knows that I am always prepared to give my best. He has always shown me how much he trusts me and the truth is that whatever he decides will be and I will be prepared for whatever comes,” he stressed.

“I see the team at one hundred percent. Honestly, I think that in the Euro Cup, Dani Olmo came in a little ‘touched’ and was one of the best players in the Euro Cup, so I have full confidence in the team, I see them in great shape,” he added about the team’s physical condition. “The important thing is that the game against Peru helps us prepare for the first game of the World Cup, which is the most important and the one we have to win,” he remarked about Monday’s friendly against the Peruvian team.

The Canarian is living his second World Cup and confessed that it caused them “a lot” of frustration not to have achieved “the goal” four years ago in Qatar. “Now we come with an objective which is to try to win it, play our game and enjoy it too. The truth is that this World Cup in Qatar did not go as well as we wanted and the frustration was very great,” he stressed.

And in this second they arrive with the label of favorites, which is considered “normal” because they have done “very good in recent years.” “We carry it with a lot of pride and now that the pressure does not make us play worse, it only has to make us improve and play better because I think we also deserve to be there and be better. We have to handle it well,” he expressed, warning that they are “adapting” to American conditions and that they should not be “any excuse.”

Asked about the training action on Saturday between Gavi and Rodri Hernández, Pino made it clear that the Andalusian brings them “gratitude, camaraderie.” “I think Gavi is a soul. He is always happy, interacting with all his teammates, and on the field he is a player who always gives his all. I also always wanted him on my team,” he warned.

Asked about the differences between the Premier and the League, the Crystal Palace footballer believes that “it’s the intensity” that exists in England. “I think that there you enjoy my type of football a little more, but there are a bit of differences in intensity, rhythm, the atmosphere, they are very different,” he said.