01/06/2026
Gavi: "I want to be recognized as a different kind of player, like modern midfielders who attack, defend, press, create, and do everything."
๐๏ธ Wasn't it an easy season for you, how would you rate it?
"It was a season full of lessons, but I finish it with a good feeling because I ended it playing, feeling important to the team, and with a call-up to the national team so I can play in the World Cup."
๐๏ธ What physical condition do you find yourself in now?
"I feel better than ever. I've said it before, I feel better than I did before my first injury. You mature, you learn to take better care of yourself, develop your routines, and get to know yourself more and more, and that shows."
๐๏ธ Do you think you have grown mentally or matured more during this very complicated year?
"Yes, of course. At 21 years old, I should already be maturing, and injuries make you do that. They make you realize everything more clearly."
๐๏ธ Is there any teammate in the national team dressing room with whom you have especially good chemistry, both on and off the pitch?
"I'd say all the Barรงa players, but also the others. The truth is that I always try to maintain a good atmosphere among everyone, although when it's time to train and compete, I want to be the most competitive person in the group."
๐๏ธ You are a very young generation of players, and for some of them this will be their first World Cup. Do you think that is an advantage or a disadvantage?
"Experience is obviously important, especially in tournaments of this level, but we believe in ourselves and in the group. If we play the way we know how, we can achieve great things as a team."
๐๏ธ What advice would you give to players who will be making their World Cup debut in the United States, Mexico, and Canada?
"Be yourselves, play the way you know how, and enjoy playing. That's the most important thing."
๐๏ธ What would you like to do differently, mentally or physically, compared to the previous World Cup in Qatar? What lessons did you take from that experience?
"In my first World Cup, I was very young, only 17 years old, imagine that. But I've always been someone who gives everything, whether you're 17, 18, or 21. You have to follow the game plan that the coach gives us, and always have that bit of luck needed to keep progressing through the rounds, while also playing well and deserving it."
