People who worked close to the reinforcement of the Eagles external their qualities and what has been their passage through Spain
Alvaro Fidalgo, reinforcement of America, got to be cataloged by his ex- trainer Antonio Iriondo like the new Andres IniestaHowever, he did not reach the level expected of the Real Madrid squad, which has not made its debut in the First Division, but the closest to the top circuit was with Santiago Solari in the Copa del Rey. ‘the King of 2018/2019, coach who now took him out of the Second Division of Spain to sign with the Eagles.
“I always said, he was our Iniesta,” Iriondo told Diary Brand in an interview conducted in July 2019, technical director who took Fidalgo to the Rayo Majadahonda, after his passage through the lower meringues.
“He is an exquisite, intelligent player, with a very good ball handling. And eager to learn. We knew about his quality, and also about things to correct. He was always receptive to grow and learn. He had a bad time. , because the Second B is tough, with very tanned players. He worked, he listened, he was muscular. I saw him a lot in Castilla and he said to me ‘we didn’t waste time with him’. We won both parts “.
Fidalgo played 33 games with Iriondo on the bench of Rayo Majadahonda, in which the new player in America he added 2,108 minutes of play, however, he had no goals or assists, but his former coach highlights Alvaro’s mental agility inside the court, in addition to his behavior off it.
“If he is good with the ball, he is more of a mind. He knows very well that what matters is the team, to associate, to make costumes. If he has wood for Madrid? give him a chance to prove it. Then it already depends on whether or not the others are better than him, “he declared a year and a half ago.
“It’s just that if my daughter wasn’t older I’d tell you she’s the boyfriend a father dreams of. Alvaro is an extraordinary, simple, restless person who grows up.”
Sources consulted by ESPN, Linked to Iberian football, said that Fidalgo was considered one of the main promises of Spanish football, As well as being considered the “New Iniesta”, externaron that his style of play is similar to that of Luka Modric.
Solari took him to the first team of Real Madrid
Santiago Solari, coach of America, directed to Fidalgo during its passage by Real Madrid like strategist of the categories inferiors of the meringues, where the Spanish soccer player was forged.
Together they were in a UEFA Youth League, where the player played four games, in addition to facing the 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 seasons in the Second Division of Spain, in which the striker scored six goals and gave two assists.
Solari, who was on the bench of Real Madrid between October 2018 and March 2019, decided to take Fidalgo to the call to play the round of 16 match against Melilla, a match that was held on 6 December in which the Merengues prevailed 6-1, party in which Alvaro disputed the last 12 minutes after replacing Vinícius Junior, in which it has been nearest that the reinforcement of America has been of the First Division.