Getafe looked for the ideal complement in Álvaro Rodríguez to accompany both Borja Mayoral like Bertug Yildirim in the azulón attack this season. The return of the Parla striker opens a new range of hope in front of the goal, along with the continuity these days of the Ottoman striker, within the Azulona fans. And the charrúa is still missing. He arrived at the Coliseum with an injury from which he is recovering and these days he is facing the end of his return to training.
This week, the player spoke with MARCA to assess how his first weeks in Getafe are going and how he is facing what is to come on a personal level: “The truth is that I feel very good, I think I’m ready to play and train. I still need one more week to continue shooting and achieve that physical shape to be able to be with the group,” she said.
“The truth is that that injury was a hard blow for me. A footballer goes through these situations, you have to be very strong in your head and face it with positivity and the desire to get back on the field. I am very excited, I want to return and be with the team to play in the First Division, which has always been my dream and especially with Getafe. ‘Geta’ is a name that has always crossed my mind for a couple of years now and they have been following me. This year I have seen myself prepared to take that leap“, continued the ‘Bull’.
From the first day I felt very identified with this club and I’m sure it will be reflected on the field.
A family and competitive club
The Uruguayan arrives in Getafe precisely after several markets ringing his name to reinforce the azulón attack. The moment arrived and, asked about the family and characteristic atmosphere of the club and the differences in structure with Real Madrid, he was full of praise for the Coliseum team: “From the first day I felt very identified with this club and I am sure that will be reflected this season on the field. Apart from identifying myself, all the players identify themselves and that is key“.
“In the end, a team when it does not have the results it expects is not going to be happy and happy, but what it does have is positive. That is the key. If you get bad results and you sink, you lower your head, those results go You have to keep your head up and keep fighting, keep competing. That’s Getafe, compete, compete and compete. Whatever happens and whatever the result, Getafe will have competed and will have stood up. The players trust them. I trust myself and the players, as do they. We are a family and we are going to fight,” the striker continued.
Something similar to what was seen in the derby, with Getafe that received a hard blow with Jorge Sáenz’s goal but recovered with Borja Mayoral’s equalizer that even gave them wings to be able to take the three points: “Yes, I think we had ups and downs, we had very high peaks and very low peaks. That’s the way, that’s what the weeks are for, to polish things, see what we have done wrong and improve it the next game. We are in no hurry, the weeks go by and yes. that makes you more anxious but there are 32 games left and there is still a lot of league left,” he said.
Stage with Bordalás
Despite being training on the sidelines, Álvaro Rodríguez already knows what it is like to be under the orders of Bordalás and the Alicante coaching staff, always demanding and making the most of the potential of his pupils: “I haven’t trained with the group yet but I see that He is a coach who pushes a lot and I love that,” he said. “What I want is to grow more every day. I have had Raúl as a coach for three years and I already know well what it is like to be a coach who puts pressure on you. Arriving at Getafe and having Bordalás is something very positive.”
Look for the surprise in Montjuic
Álvaro will not be able to be with his teammates in this duel against FC Barcelona, but, asked about the clash in Montjuic: “Honestly, I see them well, it is true that when they have a streak like that of two games a week it is more complicated get back in shape or not have any discomfort,” he says.
“I see them well, motivated, I am very sure that they are going to compete for the ninety minutes of games because that is who we are and we are going to do everything to get the three points. It doesn’t matter what it is, Barça, Real Madrid, Valladolid… whoever it is,” he adds.
Next to Borja
One of the things that Álvaro showed the most excitement about is the idea of forming a pair with another of the players from La Fábrica such as Borja Mayoral, with whom in a few weeks he will be able to share the attack as a azulón: “Borja is a great player who relates With the goal, I have always followed him. Coming to Getafe knowing that he is here makes me want to be here even more. Sharing a dressing room with a player who scores fifteen goals a season is a dream, in the end in every training session and every game you learn from him. He, really. It’s not the same to come to a team that doesn’t have a striker with those numbers, you know? He’s a great person and we’re sure to do a lot of good things on the field,” said the Uruguayan.
Words for the fans… and Fantasy
After the derby against Leganés, several voices spoke about the Getafe fans and their behavior in the Coliseum. Álvaro, from the outside, is very clear about how he experienced it and what the Getafense fans were like for him: “I experienced it very calmly, I was with my people. I experienced it with tension, the field was full and it made me very happy to see so many fans “They come to support their team. Two hours before, when I arrived at the Coliseum in the car, it was all ‘crazy’ outside, full of people. That shows the fans that Getafe has.”
“I can tell you to rest assured, everything is going to be fine. I will soon be here to contribute my grain of sand. Trust the team, the coaching staff, they are doing a great job. It is about polishing things, training very hard to reach the weekend at optimal levels. Above all, be calm, it’s going to be a great year,” he told the fans in a message addressed to the heart of the azulón fan.
Furthermore, at the end, he left another message in Fantasy code: “Let them sign me,” he said. “I have myself in all the Fantasys. We have one with Getafe, with the players, and I have myself. And I also have myself with my friends from Palamós. The clause is still closed in Getafe’s Fantasy. In my friends’ Fantasy I I signed yesterday because we had a problem, a friend of mine signed me and I got angry with him. Well, with him and with everyone because suddenly I got involved and there were four bids for me. In the end he returned me,” Álvaro concluded with a laugh.
