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Ferran Torres

(Valencia, 21 years old) has around him a lot of people who worry about what he can or cannot say in an interview.

However, after a quiet conversation, it seems that such precautions would not be necessary.

The front of the

Manchester City

, with a scandalous scoring average in the national team (eight goals in 17 games, almost half a goal per clash), is a boy who from a very young age put himself in the hands of the industry that today surrounds footballers: representation agencies, image agencies , marketing ... And yet he talks about dogs and eating hamburgers from time to time naturally. Also of what it means to earn so much money from such a young age and, even, almost accidentally explain the success of this team, in which he is a permanent fixture. Ah! And always with an eye on his sister, in case he gets a "slap". As it is.

How are you doing? Well, happy to be here again in the national team. At 21 you are fixed in this team. What does that sound like? To the confidence of the coach, that's the first thing, since I'm doing things well in my club. But the difficult thing, which is to stay, comes now. Doesn't that put too much pressure on you now? In this team, as soon as you drop performance a little, you are left out. That makes you more alert, work more. Also, there is nothing greater than defending the flag of your country. Therefore, it is not something negative, it is positive. After the good Euro Cup we did, we don't want to stop. We are very excited and very ambitious. Do you think that the Eurocup managed to get the fans hooked on this team again? I think so. We had a great tournament, and I think people are proud of how we represent this country.For us that support is very important right now. Were you expecting to have that good Euro Cup? We were clear that we had to go game by game. For many it was the first time, and luckily everything turned out quite well in the end. What was the key? The bad start, the isolation, the Ramos theme ... The adversities made us strong. They brought us together as a team. We were all on the same path, no one believed himself more than anyone, and that remains the same. In here no one believes more than anyone.no one believed himself more than anyone, and that remains the same. In here no one believes more than anyone.no one believed himself more than anyone, and that remains the same. In here no one believes more than anyone.

Ferran Torres training in Las RozasPablo GarcíaRFEF

You are in the hands of two very demanding coaches. Guardiola and Luis Enrique. What do they have in common and what is different, I think it shows in the game. Both want to have the ball as long as possible, they want to play the same thing regardless of how the result goes, and above all, that they are crazy about football, who seek to improve all the time and thereby improve their players. That, on a personal level, because I am young and I think I have a lot of room for improvement, it is very important. That demand keeps you alert, I suppose. Yes, also because I play for one of the best teams in the world and football does not wait for anyone. . If you get lost, you are left behind. The new generations, it is said a lot, have little ambition, little culture of effort. Footballers, because of this pressure, do they escape that? Yes, we learn from childhood, on the one hand,to live with the pressure, to know that the competition is maximum to reach the top. And later, when you are a professional, you know that your career is very short, that football, as I say, don't wait, every year is one less year you have to grow as a footballer and as a person, but do you think footballers mature before they the rest of the people of his generation? I would say yes, because you are in a different bubble than the rest. Footballers tend to make a lot of money, and earning so much money from such a young age forces you to grow up, because if you don't, your head could go away. Sweden is a bone. If they lose, they can go to two play-offs to go to the World Cup. Do you keep that in mind? If I tell you the truth, no. We are going to Sweden with the utmost ambition, it will be very difficult, but we have to go without pressure, as in all matches, to attack, to score goals. Hopefully we can win.Where are you most comfortable? In a band or as a center forward? Well, until last year I had never played as a forward, but they put me there, I answered and it's like, little by little, I'm feeling more comfortable. I can play in any of the three positions above. The important thing is to play, can the goal be worked? Yes. I believe that everything can be worked on. It is clear that some players are easier to score than others, but I think everything can be worked on, you can improve any aspect. I'm scoring a lot of goals, but I think I can improve my control, my definition ... One of your mirrors has always been Cristiano, and there are those who see the qualities of the Portuguese in you. Those are big words. But I am ambitious, we are different players, although it is true that I have always paid attention to him. Now that we are also going to be almost neighbors,I will look even more.

Ferran Torres in the City of Soccer of Las Rozas.PABLO GARCÍARFEF

What do you like to do when you are not focused? Now that it has opened up a little more after the Covid, in Manchester I live on the outskirts and I have a lot of room to go out for a walk. I've rescued a dog and ... They say you're a dog freak ... I can't live without a dog. I was without a dog last year and I had a hard time. I like rescuing dogs that are homeless. It helps me distract myself from the pressure, from the games. Milo is going to be called my new dog, which comes to me in September after all the legal procedures. I have taken it from a kennel and I am very happy. In life you will see me buy a dog. Where does this love for dogs come from? Since I was born I have a dog, in fact I have the first one tattooed on my arm. His name was Rex, a German shepherd mixed with wolf, and also after my sister. I am very close to my sister Arantxa,He's a little older than me and comes to Manchester a lot. She is what I love the most in this world. What is she to you? Well, she is the one who puts me in my place. She's the one who, if my head ever goes off, is waiting for me to slap me. She has a gym at home. Yes, it was one of the first things I did. As I said before, the life of a footballer is short, every little detail counts, and whatever helps me to extend it, even 0.01%, I'm going to do it. Are you very obsessive with food, with food? I sleep, etc ...? I'm strict, I have my chef, I have supplementation at home, I have everything ... But it is true that once or twice a week, I need a bit of dirty talk, a hamburger or a pizza, especially because it is perfect for the head at certain times.She is what I love the most in this world. What is she to you? Well, she is the one who puts me in my place. She's the one who, if my head ever goes off, is waiting for me to slap me. She has a gym at home. Yes, it was one of the first things I did. As I said before, the life of a footballer is short, every little detail counts, and whatever helps me to extend it, even 0.01%, I'm going to do it. Are you very obsessive with food, with food? I sleep, etc ...? I'm strict, I have my chef, I have supplementation at home, I have everything ... But it is true that once or twice a week, I need a bit of dirty talk, a hamburger or a pizza, especially because it is perfect for the head at certain times.She is what I love the most in this world. What is she to you? Well, she is the one who puts me in my place. She's the one who, if my head ever goes off, is waiting for me to slap me. She has a gym at home. Yes, it was one of the first things I did. As I said before, the life of a footballer is short, every little detail counts, and whatever helps me to extend it, even 0.01%, I'm going to do it. Are you very obsessive with food, with food? I sleep, etc ...? I'm strict, I have my chef, I have supplementation at home, I have everything ... But it is true that once or twice a week, I need a bit of dirty talk, a hamburger or a pizza, especially because it is perfect for the head at certain times.He's waiting for me to slap me. He has a gym at home. Yes, it was one of the first things I did. As I said before, the life of a footballer is short, every little detail counts, and whatever helps me to extend it, even 0.01%, I'm going to do it. Are you very obsessive with food, with food? I sleep, etc ...? I'm strict, I have my chef, I have supplementation at home, I have everything ... But it is true that once or twice a week, I need a bit of dirty talk, a hamburger or a pizza, especially because it is perfect for the head at certain times.He's waiting for me to slap me. He has a gym at home. Yes, it was one of the first things I did. As I said before, the life of a footballer is short, every little detail counts, and whatever helps me to extend it, even 0.01%, I'm going to do it. Are you very obsessive with food, with food? I sleep, etc ...? I'm strict, I have my chef, I have supplementation at home, I have everything ... But it is true that once or twice a week, I need a bit of dirty talk, a hamburger or a pizza, especially because it is perfect for the head at certain times.I'm going to do it. Are you very obsessive about eating, sleeping, etc ...? I'm strict, I have my chef, I have supplementation at home, I have everything ... But it is true that once or twice per week, I need a bit of dirty talk, a hamburger or a pizza, especially since it is perfect for my head at certain times.I'm going to do it. Are you very obsessive about eating, sleeping, etc ...? I'm strict, I have my chef, I have supplementation at home, I have everything ... But it is true that once or twice per week, I need a bit of dirty talk, a hamburger or a pizza, especially since it is perfect for my head at certain times.

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