Sergio Busquets will be the captain of Spain in the World Cup in Qatar, the extension in the field of the coach, Luis Enrique, and in the medium term he could end up directing a team from the band, as he explained in an interview for Panenka magazine where he spoke of his past, his present and his future in football.
"I'll get the coaching card for sure. And then I'll see. If I train well, if I find a coaching staff, if I find an experience that I like and I think it works and I'm worth it... I think I'm going to try it", explained the 34-year-old from Badia del Vallés, in addition to remembering the coaches he has had in his long career.
"I thank you for making me feel important, more than essential, because there is no one essential. I think I have collaborated in it, and I have tried to return that confidence day by day," he said about the technicians while sliding "the strength of the collective" in Spain in the absence of cracks like Messi.
However, he knows that 'the red one' is a work of authorship. "Luis Enrique is the person most responsible for all the players being there. He is the one who works day by day, the one who knows each one and knows what they can contribute, the one who prepares the matches, the one who convinces us of the idea of game and its whys and wherefores, with facts and explanations," he said of the Spaniard, whom they support "to the death."
Busquets, the most veteran of the national team, will be an example for the many youngsters of 'the red', whom the Catalan sees "with a long way to go". "They will still have to reach a much higher degree of maturity," he asked the less experienced, among them his Barça teammates Pedri and Gavi, already with stripes in the national team despite his young age.
The also captain of Barça has been essential for both the national team and the Barcelona fans for more than a decade, but at the end of this season his contract ends and he could put an end to his long spell at the club of his life. In this case, the problem for the culé entity will be to find a substitute for guarantees.
"Rodri is similar to me, each one with his characteristics. Then there is also Zubimendi. There are similar profiles that can see the game in a similar way. There is a lot of repertoire and very good", he concluded about the players who are currently closest to his game, "less showy for the spectator" and almost always little recognized in the lavish Ballon d'Or galas, where "a few fit".
