TOIt’s been two years since Ral Torrente could get behind a wheel, but that youth hasn’t stopped him from skipping all the tolls on the sporting front, knocking down the door of the first team to almost instantly become one of the defensive bastions of the Granada team , who has found in the Murcian a pearl of incalculable value.
QUESTION. In just a few weeks you have settled into the elite. Have you stopped to digest what happened?
ANSWER. I have not stopped to think, everything I have read and the advice they have given me is not to think, to take things naturally, I like to isolate myself and focus on daily work to improve.
P. In a few games you look like a veteran. What is the secret?
R. I think I’m not settled yet, but no matter how old you are you have to act like you are, that’s what I’m trying to do to be able to perform at my best. This is the elite and day by day you want to improve to be able to be at the level.
Q. How is Robert Moreno helping you in this process?
R. Apparently he is, he is helping me a lot, he treats me like one more, he advises me when he has to do it and corrects me a lot, all of that is helping me to continue growing.
The team tries to isolate itself, we work every day to try to reach the weekend and win, but many times the results do not come, this is football
P. It should also be important to have colleagues like Germn, Vctor Daz or Molina, veterans who can act as tutors
R. The oldest and the youngest help me, in the end we all go together and try to help each other. A family has been created in the locker room, from the first hour they have treated me as if I were one of the first team.
P. Granada is treating the quarry with care
R. A very good job is being done, players like Pepe, Neva or Aarn are very important players for Granada and it seems that they are fulfilling all expectations.
Q. The team had a bad start and the alarms went off. Was there little patience with Robert Moreno?
R. The team tries to isolate itself, we work every day to try to get to the weekend and win, but many times the results do not come, this is football, sometimes you play better and lose and on other occasions you play worse and win, there are many factors Influencing.
P. After that good streak they have conceded two defeats, are the ghosts coming back?
R. We are on the right path, we trust in ourselves and by doing things like this we know that we are going to return to the correct path to achieve the objectives set.
I don’t think that because Vinicius doesn’t play they will lose, they have very good players.
Q. With the winter signings, can the team think of new heights?
R. The new additions are positive, they raise internal competition and reinforce the squad, these signings are the best thing that could happen to us, they are very good, both on and off the pitch.
Q. It’s time to visit Real Madrid. How do you face the clash?
R. Playing at the Bernabu doesn’t keep me up at night, I face it with the same enthusiasm with which I face each game, no matter the stadium or the rival, it doesn’t impress me, it’s just another game. What we want is to win, hopefully we score many goals and that none are scored.
P. In the first round Ancelotti’s men clearly prevailed. What do you have to change?
R. They are different games, we have to be true to ourselves, recover the line that has led us to achieve good results and trust in our potential.
P. That Vinicius is not here is a relief?
R. We all know the potential of Vinicius, he is a very important player for Real Madrid, but it doesn’t matter who plays, I don’t think that because Vinicius doesn’t play they will lose, they have very good players.
P. Who does seem to arrive on time is Benzema. Is there a formula to stop the Frenchman?
R. It’s a football match, I think everyone can be stopped, including Benzema.
Right now I am focused on Granada and succeeding here. I hope it’s many years
Q. You have defeated teams like Sevilla and Atlético, what is the recipe?
R. We don’t care about the rival, we compete against all the teams equally, we have been lucky enough to get good results against the top teams and it is something we want to continue doing. All the teams compete, many have taken points from the biggest ones, it is a very competitive League.
Q. You have already aroused the interest of other clubs. How do you take it?
R. I have not received any offer, I am advised by very good people, I trust them and they do not distract me with these issues. Right now I am focused on Granada and succeeding here. I hope he spends many years in Granada.
P. At the age of 20, what goals do you set for the future?
R. This season my goal and everyone’s goal is to save ourselves as soon as possible and be in the First Division for another year to continue growing. I don’t want to put a ceiling on myself, we have to improve day by day and things will come by themselves, why add extra pressure.
P. Who would not like to be in the field Mbapp or Haaland?
R. Difficult decision, I hope I can meet one of the two or both, that would be a very good sign for me for Granada.
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