Pau Cubarsí, one of the revelations of the football season at only 17 years old, admitted that, despite the calmness shown on the field, he faces "the extra pressure" of defending the Barça shirt, the "most important thing in the world." something he described as "a real dream."
"When you are a Barça player you always have that extra pressure, because this shield and this shirt is the most important thing in the world. Therefore, yes we play with that pressure, but I think this makes us better footballers. This is how we show it" , said the centre-back, already a fixture for Xavi Hernández, in an interview given to the club's media.
Cubarsí said he was experiencing his emergence into the first team with "pride" and thanked Xavi Hernández for his trust in youth players like himself and Lamine Yamal, who is also enjoying prominence at only 16 years old and who is one of the great support from the defender in the Blaugrana locker room.
"Araújo helps me a lot tactically and in the locker room," he also said of the Uruguayan, in addition to revealing who his idols are: "I have always said that my idols are Puyol and Piqué. Puyol gives me security, ambition and character, both on and off the field. He is an example to follow. And Piqué is another. When I was little I watched him play on TV and I really liked his style. I visualize his plays a lot."
Xavi Hernández highlighted the technical quality and calmness that Cubarsí shows on the pitch, stating that when the center back from Girona has the ball his heart rate drops on the bench. "I would tell you that it comes naturally to me. It's my game, it's how I've always played," the Catalan defender responded when asked about his coach's words.
Collectively, Cubarsí highlighted that the objectives until the end of the season are to try to win the Champions League and not give up on the League. "People, perhaps, consider us lost, but we are still fighting for two titles. We are Barça, we must always fight until the end, and we will do so," recalled the Spanish international.
To fight for the 'orejona', Barça will have to eliminate Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals, a tie that, according to the Estanyol (Girona) centre-back, will put all the players "to the limit", so his team He will have to "give his all" to be in the semi-finals.
"The first half against Naples was very good and now against PSG we will have to play a very complete game, with the appropriate intensity. And, clearly, try to stop their attackers and be good in front of goal," he reflected.
