The inhabitants of the small town of Calchín were the first to see, were surprised and enjoyed Julián Álvarez. That little boy who had a blast with the ball in the town became an enormous soccer player and transcended borders. He won absolutely everything he played in: from the Argentine tournament, Copa Libertadores and Copa América, to the Premier League, Champions League and World Cup. As if all that were not enough, Álvarez is nominated for the Ballon d’Or and Fifa The Best, being the only Cordoban in history to achieve this double nomination.
In this context, after an outstanding week in the European Champions League, where he was a figure and scored two goals in Manchester City’s victory against Red Star of Serbia, PERFIL CÓRDOBA spoke with the British journalist Tom Williams, a specialist in English football , who analyzed the present of the Cordoban. “When Manchester City signed Álvarez we didn’t know much about him in England and I think there were expectations that he would be used as a substitute for Erling Haaland,” analyzes Williams. However, he adds: “But when we saw him play and noticed how incredibly composed he was, I think we all realized that Pep Guardiola was going to end up using him more than we thought.”
The journalist, born in north London, specializes in the Premier League and French football and has written for The Time, The Guardian, ESPN and Bleacher Report, among other British media. And he confesses to being an admirer of Calchín from Cordoba. “I love his sharpness in front of goal. Left foot, right foot, powerful shots, clever little chips. His movement is also excellent. And there is a lot of intelligence in his football: the goal he scored against Red Star Belgrade this week in the Champions League was a great example. Brilliant ability to round the goalkeeper, but he immediately realized that he would have to finish quickly before the angle became too acute. “He is a player that I really enjoy watching,” he said.
Williams highlighted that “there was a strange sense of pride when Argentina won the World Cup with so many players in the team playing in the Premier League and Álvarez’s performances in Qatar simply confirmed how much talent he has and how valuable his potential was to City. ”.
Finally, regarding the 23-year-old forward’s application for the 2023 Ballon d’Or, he expressed: “It is logical that Julián is on the list of finalists for the Ballon d’Or if you consider all the things he won last season. There is nothing better than achieving the treble and winning the World Cup!”
Tom Williams is the author of the book Do You Speak Football? (Are you talking about football?), translated into French, German, Polish and Japanese.
2023-09-24 08:12:07
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