{"id":211279,"date":"2018-09-13T11:29:35","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T09:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/leganes-will-make-it-an-intense-game-for-us\/"},"modified":"2018-09-13T11:29:35","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T09:29:35","slug":"leganes-will-make-it-an-intense-game-for-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/en\/leganes-will-make-it-an-intense-game-for-us\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cLegan\u00e9s will make it an intense game for us\u201d"},"content":{"protected":false,"blocks":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/378c880f1ba2ee8fbcd14b8ee141faa8.jpg","alt":"HOYOYO","width":1344,"height":756,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/378c880f1ba2ee8fbcd14b8ee141faa8.jpg 1344w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/378c880f1ba2ee8fbcd14b8ee141faa8.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/378c880f1ba2ee8fbcd14b8ee141faa8-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/378c880f1ba2ee8fbcd14b8ee141faa8.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/378c880f1ba2ee8fbcd14b8ee141faa8.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/378c880f1ba2ee8fbcd14b8ee141faa8-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/378c880f1ba2ee8fbcd14b8ee141faa8-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/378c880f1ba2ee8fbcd14b8ee141faa8.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/378c880f1ba2ee8fbcd14b8ee141faa8-1200x675.jpg 1200w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 1344px) 100vw, 1344px"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Pedraza confirms that the team are feeling good and reassures fans that La Liga has only just started"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"With the majority of the players who left the club for international duty now back in Vila-real, Javi Calleja was able to use nearly all of the footballers available to him \u2013 apart from Ramiro Funes Mori \u2013 in his squad. Two of the last to return from their travels were Pablo Fornals and Alfonso Pedraza, who helped \u2018La Rojita\u2019 qualify for the 2019 European U21 Champions, which will be held in Italy and San Marino."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Pedraza in particular shone in the 3-0 win over Albania, where he returned to C\u00f3rdoba, where he grew up, and was one of the best players on the pitch at the Nuevo Arc\u00e1ngel, providing an assist for Spain\u2019s third. \u201cI am very happy to be able to play where I grew up. I don\u2019t get the opportunity to do that very much, but to be able to get a win with my friends and family there is always very special,\u201d explained the Yellows academy product."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"After having returned from his national side, Pedraza is now completely focused on his club team, with Villarreal facing an important match this Sunday (12pm CEST) against CD Legan\u00e9s. He said: \u201cWe\u2019re expecting an intense game. At home, they are very good, but we\u2019re working hard to get the three points.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Furthermore, the versatile footballer underlined that there are still a lot of games to be played and that the team is ready to turn things around after starting the season without a win so far. \u201cThere is a lot of the season left. We\u2019ve played three games and every game is important. The squad is strong and is made up of footballers who have a lot of quality. Without getting too far ahead of ourselves, we\u2019ve now got a few weeks coming up where we have a lot of games. It\u2019s vital to be in good shape physically to cope with that,\u201d he concluded."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"To see Pedraza\u2019s press conference, you only have to click on the video tab, which you can find below the main photo."},{"type":"link","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TrsWdHMjTDg","text":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TrsWdHMjTDg","target":"_blank"}],"structured":{"summary":{"text":"Pedraza confirms that the team are feeling good and reassures fans that La Liga has only just started With the majority of the players who left the club for international duty now back in Vila-real, Javi Calleja was able to use nearly all of the footballers available to him \u2013 apart from Ramiro Funes Mori \u2013 in his squad. Two of the last to return from their travels were Pablo Fornals and Alfonso Pedraza, who helped \u2018La Rojita\u2019 qualify for the 2019 European U21 Champions, which will be held in Italy and San Marino. Pedraza in particular shone in the 3-0 win over Albania, where he returned to C\u00f3rdoba, where he grew up, and was one of the best players on the pitch at the Nuevo Arc\u00e1ngel, providing an assist for Spain\u2019s third. \u201cI am very happy to be able to play where I grew up. I don\u2019t get the opportunity to do that very much, but to be able to get a win with my friends and family there is always very special,\u201d explained the Yellows academy product. After having returned from his national side, Pedraza is now completely focused on his club team, with Villarreal facing an important match this Sunday (12pm CEST) against CD Legan\u00e9s. He said: \u201cWe\u2019re expecting an intense game. At home, they are very good, but we\u2019re working hard to get the three points.\u201d Furthermore, the versatile footballer underlined that there are still a lot of games to be played and that the team is ready to turn things around after starting the season without a win so far. \u201cThere is a lot of the season left. We\u2019ve played three games and every game is important. The squad is strong and is made up of footballers who have a lot of quality. Without getting too far ahead of ourselves, we\u2019ve now got a few weeks coming up where we have a lot of games. It\u2019s vital to be in good shape physically to cope with that,\u201d he concluded. 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Two of the last to return from their travels were Pablo Fornals and Alfonso Pedraza, who helped \u2018La Rojita\u2019 qualify for the 2019 European U21 Champions, which will be held in Italy and San Marino. Pedraza in particular shone in the 3-0 win over Albania, where he returned to C\u00f3rdoba, where he grew up, and was one of the best players on the pitch at the Nuevo Arc\u00e1ngel, providing an assist for Spain\u2019s third. \u201cI am very happy to be able to play where I grew up. I don\u2019t get the opportunity to do that very much, but to be able to get a win with my friends and family there is always very special,\u201d explained the Yellows academy product. After having returned from his national side, Pedraza is now completely focused on his club team, with Villarreal facing an important match this Sunday (12pm CEST) against CD Legan\u00e9s. He said: \u201cWe\u2019re expecting an intense game. 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At home, they are very good, but we\u2019re working hard to get the three points.\u201d Furthermore, the versatile footballer underlined that there are still a lot of games to be played and that the team is ready to turn things around after starting the season without a win so far. \u201cThere is a lot of the season left. We\u2019ve played three games and every game is important. The squad is strong and is made up of footballers who have a lot of quality. Without getting too far ahead of ourselves, we\u2019ve now got a few weeks coming up where we have a lot of games. It\u2019s vital to be in good shape physically to cope with that,\u201d he concluded. 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Two of the last to return from their travels were Pablo Fornals and Alfonso Pedraza, who helped \u2018La Rojita\u2019 qualify for the 2019 European U21 Champions, which will be held in Italy and San Marino."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Pedraza in particular shone in the 3-0 win over Albania, where he returned to C\u00f3rdoba, where he grew up, and was one of the best players on the pitch at the Nuevo Arc\u00e1ngel, providing an assist for Spain\u2019s third. \u201cI am very happy to be able to play where I grew up. I don\u2019t get the opportunity to do that very much, but to be able to get a win with my friends and family there is always very special,\u201d explained the Yellows academy product."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"After having returned from his national side, Pedraza is now completely focused on his club team, with Villarreal facing an important match this Sunday (12pm CEST) against CD Legan\u00e9s. He said: \u201cWe\u2019re expecting an intense game. 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It\u2019s vital to be in good shape physically to cope with that,\u201d he concluded."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"To see Pedraza\u2019s press conference, you only have to click on the video tab, which you can find below the main photo."},{"type":"link","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TrsWdHMjTDg","text":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TrsWdHMjTDg","target":"_blank"}]}},"sections":[{"id":"section-1","title":"","text":"Pedraza confirms that the team are feeling good and reassures fans that La Liga has only just started With the majority of the players who left the club for international duty now back in Vila-real, Javi Calleja was able to use nearly all of the footballers available to him \u2013 apart from Ramiro Funes Mori \u2013 in his squad. Two of the last to return from their travels were Pablo Fornals and Alfonso Pedraza, who helped \u2018La Rojita\u2019 qualify for the 2019 European U21 Champions, which will be held in Italy and San Marino. Pedraza in particular shone in the 3-0 win over Albania, where he returned to C\u00f3rdoba, where he grew up, and was one of the best players on the pitch at the Nuevo Arc\u00e1ngel, providing an assist for Spain\u2019s third. \u201cI am very happy to be able to play where I grew up. I don\u2019t get the opportunity to do that very much, but to be able to get a win with my friends and family there is always very special,\u201d explained the Yellows academy product. After having returned from his national side, Pedraza is now completely focused on his club team, with Villarreal facing an important match this Sunday (12pm CEST) against CD Legan\u00e9s. He said: \u201cWe\u2019re expecting an intense game. 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