Pau Torres is full of excitement ahead of this season in which Villarreal plays Champions League football
Villarreal defender Pau Torres appeared before the media today upon re-joining the Yellows after having taken 20 days off for his holidays.
The Yellows centre-back begins a new season revitalised after taking some well-deserved time off after a demanding summer of football at the European Championships and Olympic Games with Spain: “I expect this to be a very special season. We have a great team and we play in the Champions League which is a really exciting challenge that we want to enjoy. We are going to fight to be in the next round. It will be a very demanding season due to the high level of our opposition and the competition.”
Despite having been on holiday, Pay Torres has followed the team in their start to the campaign: “We’re on the right track. The team showed that they should have taken away more from the games against Granada and Atlético and that they can compete at any stadium. We were very close to getting the win at the Wanda stadium. I am very pleased and confident in with my team’s work.”
For the Spanish international, the Submarine should be ambitious in their league objectives: “We push ourselves, but right now we want to pick up our first win in LaLiga as soon as possible. We will work really hard to put in a great performance and try to beat Deportivo Alavés.”
With regards to the friendly against SC Braga, Pau has highlighted that it will be a good test to keep growing as a team: “It will be really good for us to keep getting minutes and getting into the rhythm of competition. Especially for those that haven’t played so much in the first few matchdays. It will be a demanding and long year and we need the whole squad. We are all going to be important to face what comes next.”
Lastly, as a personal objective, the Yellows No.4 aspires to improve each year and continue being a key player for Villarreal: “It is very difficult to get to this level, but even more difficult to stay here. I’m going to rise to the challenge every day, give it my best and be a very important player for Villarreal. I want to be up to the high demand and try to continue to be someone the national team manager can count on in a very important year for Spain.”
