In September, Luis Suárez arrived in Madrid to defend Atlético after six years in Barcelona. In an interview with “El Transistor” on the radio Wave Zero of Spain, the Uruguayan spoke about how he has adapted to his new life in the capital of that country.
“It’s strange the family, the friends – that the children left many friendships after so many years in Barcelona – and one enjoyed the moments of the walks by the beach, but Madrid also has its charms that until what can be done by COVID-19, we try to enjoy it to the fullest “, He commented.
The lack of a beach in Madrid has not been one of the biggest problems, although Suárez acknowledged that he had found moments a week to be able to explore the sands of Barcelona in peace, despite being a megastar in the city and recognizable by people from all over the world. The striker expressed that something he has lacked in these first months in Madrid is that his experience has not been complete for the COVID-19 and the restrictions it demands. “Not being able to socialize with the parents of my children’s school, not being able to socialize a little more with teammates … Today you have to be very careful, you are going to look for the children in school and you you have to go fast, you don’t know anyone, we’re all in masks, the same thing happens at the club, if you’re with teammates in training and matches, but you have to be careful not to see each other later and with families so that the children get to know each other, etc. Although it is not forbidden, one feels a certain responsibility and this makes you be installed in Madrid, but not socially open because it is not possible “, explained the 9
Despite these inconveniences, Suárez said that his children adapted well to the change of city, and that he is very happy to see Benjamin, the eldest of the men, playing in the children’s categories of the Colchonero. Asked if the fire he usually shows on the court also leads him to the lime line when he watches his son’s matches, Suárez was blunt: “By no means, in return, am I of those parents who don’t tell him absolutely nothing”. “I told him that whatever he wants to come and ask me, I’m willing to answer him and try to help him and not make mistakes that his father could have made. But tell him he has to do this or that. , impossible. Yes, I drink it a few times when he missed a goal in a joking tone, because I like it because it stings more than me, “he said. Benjamín Suárez is also a striker like his father.
In the neighborhood where the “Pistoler” settled on the outskirts of Madrid, live several of his teammates, such as Saúl Ñíguez, Koke Resurrección, Joao Fèlix and Jan Oblak, but also some of the trail in front. Almost on the band is Toni Kroos and on the return is Eden Hazard, both from Real Madrid. Suarez said it’s hard to match them and see them, and that when they cross paths, they greet each other cordially, and ask each other how they are, but not much else.
The Uruguayan also spoke about life in Madrid, saying that from what he has been able to enjoy “they are very respectful”, and that they ask him more about football than in Barcelona. In that city one of his neighbors and with whom he shared a lot of time was Lionel Messi, his great teammate during his time on the Culé team. “Strange every day, we had a relationship that we were very close, very attached, in travel, rallies … These talks with Leo are strange, jokes, thousands of things, but the beautiful thing about the relationship is that we keep talking, having that bond and we will come together to talk about what’s going on in our lives. ”, He pointed out.