{"id":219440,"date":"2021-03-30T11:43:05","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T09:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/the-pride-of-an-academy-graduate\/"},"modified":"2021-03-30T11:43:05","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T09:43:05","slug":"the-pride-of-an-academy-graduate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/en\/the-pride-of-an-academy-graduate\/","title":{"rendered":"The pride of an academy graduate"},"content":{"protected":false,"blocks":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989.jpg","alt":"||||||","width":1653,"height":930,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989.jpg 1653w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989-1200x675.jpg 1200w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 1653px) 100vw, 1653px"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Alfonso Pedraza showed great excitement at the prospect of silverware this season"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal\u2019s left-sided player, Alfonso Pedraza, has showed his pride at the season that the Yellow Submarine are putting together, particularly with the fact that nine of the first team squad are made up of academy graduates. To these nine, you would also need to add the players who have broken through to the first team from Villarreal B this season, including Yeremy Pino, \u00c1lex Baena, Fer Ni\u00f1o, \u00c1lex Mill\u00e1n\u2026"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cIt\u2019s very important, and we have to be proud of the fact that we have so many academy graduates in this team. It\u2019s fantastic that we have so many home-grown players. To win silverware with homegrown players would be something incredible\u201d said Pedraza."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"According to the Yellows No.24, the team have confidence after four consecutive wins: \u201cWe are doing well, the dynamic has changed and we are winning in the league once more, while making progress in the Europa League. We\u2019re very excited for these games and will approach them with confidence. It\u2019s clear that now the things become more difficult as the final stretch of the season approaches, where everybody is playing constantly. We\u2019re in the place that we wanted to be in and we\u2019re going to give 100% to make sure that we\u2019re there come the end of the season.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Pedraza also spoke about his comfort playing as a left-back, as well as his versatility: \u201cI try to give 100% wherever the manager wants me to play. It\u2019s true that the return of Alberto Moreno means there is more competition for this spot. I will play wherever I\u2019m needed and I will try to do so at the best of my ability; if it\u2019s at full-back or on the wing, that\u2019s the manager\u2019s decision. Arriving from deep is something that I feel very comfortable doing, I think that I have found the position where I can perform best and where I can give most. It is tough to be at your best all season, but I try and be as good as I can be in each match.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"To conclude, he analysed the Yellows next opponent, Granada CF (Saturday, 2pm CEST): \u201cGranada are a tough opponent, an intense, direct side. We know that we will face a tough side that will make us uncomfortable. Granada are having a good season, they\u2019re one of the teams fighting to be in Europe.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"See his full press conference in Spanish by clicking the play logo."},{"type":"link","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=68ACZGlTojc","text":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=68ACZGlTojc","target":"_blank"}],"structured":{"summary":{"text":"Alfonso Pedraza showed great excitement at the prospect of silverware this season Villarreal\u2019s left-sided player, Alfonso Pedraza, has showed his pride at the season that the Yellow Submarine are putting together, particularly with the fact that nine of the first team squad are made up of academy graduates. To these nine, you would also need to add the players who have broken through to the first team from Villarreal B this season, including Yeremy Pino, \u00c1lex Baena, Fer Ni\u00f1o, \u00c1lex Mill\u00e1n\u2026 \u201cIt\u2019s very important, and we have to be proud of the fact that we have so many academy graduates in this team. It\u2019s fantastic that we have so many home-grown players. To win silverware with homegrown players would be something incredible\u201d said Pedraza. According to the Yellows No.24, the team have confidence after four consecutive wins: \u201cWe are doing well, the dynamic has changed and we are winning in the league once more, while making progress in the Europa League. We\u2019re very excited for these games and will approach them with confidence. It\u2019s clear that now the things become more difficult as the final stretch of the season approaches, where everybody is playing constantly. We\u2019re in the place that we wanted to be in and we\u2019re going to give 100% to make sure that we\u2019re there come the end of the season.\u201d Pedraza also spoke about his comfort playing as a left-back, as well as his versatility: \u201cI try to give 100% wherever the manager wants me to play. It\u2019s true that the return of Alberto Moreno means there is more competition for this spot. I will play wherever I\u2019m needed and I will try to do so at the best of my ability; if it\u2019s at full-back or on the wing, that\u2019s the manager\u2019s decision. Arriving from deep is something that I feel very comfortable doing, I think that I have found the position where I can perform best and where I can give most. It is tough to be at your best all season, but I try and be as good as I can be in each match.\u201d To conclude, he analysed the Yellows next opponent, Granada CF (Saturday, 2pm CEST): \u201cGranada are a tough opponent, an intense, direct side. We know that we will face a tough side that will make us uncomfortable. Granada are having a good season, they\u2019re one of the teams fighting to be in Europe.\u201d See his full press conference in Spanish by clicking the play logo.https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=68ACZGlTojc","headings":[],"buttons":[],"images":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989.jpg","alt":"||||||","width":1653,"height":930,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989.jpg 1653w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989-1200x675.jpg 1200w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 1653px) 100vw, 1653px"}],"counts":{"blocks":9,"headings":0,"texts":7,"buttons":0,"images":1}},"sections":[{"id":"section-1","title":"","text":"Alfonso Pedraza showed great excitement at the prospect of silverware this season Villarreal\u2019s left-sided player, Alfonso Pedraza, has showed his pride at the season that the Yellow Submarine are putting together, particularly with the fact that nine of the first team squad are made up of academy graduates. To these nine, you would also need to add the players who have broken through to the first team from Villarreal B this season, including Yeremy Pino, \u00c1lex Baena, Fer Ni\u00f1o, \u00c1lex Mill\u00e1n\u2026 \u201cIt\u2019s very important, and we have to be proud of the fact that we have so many academy graduates in this team. It\u2019s fantastic that we have so many home-grown players. To win silverware with homegrown players would be something incredible\u201d said Pedraza. According to the Yellows No.24, the team have confidence after four consecutive wins: \u201cWe are doing well, the dynamic has changed and we are winning in the league once more, while making progress in the Europa League. We\u2019re very excited for these games and will approach them with confidence. It\u2019s clear that now the things become more difficult as the final stretch of the season approaches, where everybody is playing constantly. We\u2019re in the place that we wanted to be in and we\u2019re going to give 100% to make sure that we\u2019re there come the end of the season.\u201d Pedraza also spoke about his comfort playing as a left-back, as well as his versatility: \u201cI try to give 100% wherever the manager wants me to play. It\u2019s true that the return of Alberto Moreno means there is more competition for this spot. I will play wherever I\u2019m needed and I will try to do so at the best of my ability; if it\u2019s at full-back or on the wing, that\u2019s the manager\u2019s decision. Arriving from deep is something that I feel very comfortable doing, I think that I have found the position where I can perform best and where I can give most. It is tough to be at your best all season, but I try and be as good as I can be in each match.\u201d To conclude, he analysed the Yellows next opponent, Granada CF (Saturday, 2pm CEST): \u201cGranada are a tough opponent, an intense, direct side. We know that we will face a tough side that will make us uncomfortable. Granada are having a good season, they\u2019re one of the teams fighting to be in Europe.\u201d See his full press conference in Spanish by clicking the play logo.","headings":[],"texts":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Alfonso Pedraza showed great excitement at the prospect of silverware this season"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal\u2019s left-sided player, Alfonso Pedraza, has showed his pride at the season that the Yellow Submarine are putting together, particularly with the fact that nine of the first team squad are made up of academy graduates. To these nine, you would also need to add the players who have broken through to the first team from Villarreal B this season, including Yeremy Pino, \u00c1lex Baena, Fer Ni\u00f1o, \u00c1lex Mill\u00e1n\u2026"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cIt\u2019s very important, and we have to be proud of the fact that we have so many academy graduates in this team. 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It\u2019s true that the return of Alberto Moreno means there is more competition for this spot. I will play wherever I\u2019m needed and I will try to do so at the best of my ability; if it\u2019s at full-back or on the wing, that\u2019s the manager\u2019s decision. Arriving from deep is something that I feel very comfortable doing, I think that I have found the position where I can perform best and where I can give most. It is tough to be at your best all season, but I try and be as good as I can be in each match.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"To conclude, he analysed the Yellows next opponent, Granada CF (Saturday, 2pm CEST): \u201cGranada are a tough opponent, an intense, direct side. We know that we will face a tough side that will make us uncomfortable. Granada are having a good season, they\u2019re one of the teams fighting to be in Europe.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"See his full press conference in Spanish by clicking the play logo."}],"buttons":[],"images":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989.jpg","alt":"||||||","width":1653,"height":930,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989.jpg 1653w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989-1200x675.jpg 1200w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 1653px) 100vw, 1653px"}],"widgets":[],"blocks":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989.jpg","alt":"||||||","width":1653,"height":930,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989.jpg 1653w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1cffbe6a6d7659138fb850a87d6d7989-1200x675.jpg 1200w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 1653px) 100vw, 1653px"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Alfonso Pedraza showed great excitement at the prospect of silverware this season"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal\u2019s left-sided player, Alfonso Pedraza, has showed his pride at the season that the Yellow Submarine are putting together, particularly with the fact that nine of the first team squad are made up of academy graduates. To these nine, you would also need to add the players who have broken through to the first team from Villarreal B this season, including Yeremy Pino, \u00c1lex Baena, Fer Ni\u00f1o, \u00c1lex Mill\u00e1n\u2026"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cIt\u2019s very important, and we have to be proud of the fact that we have so many academy graduates in this team. It\u2019s fantastic that we have so many home-grown players. To win silverware with homegrown players would be something incredible\u201d said Pedraza."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"According to the Yellows No.24, the team have confidence after four consecutive wins: \u201cWe are doing well, the dynamic has changed and we are winning in the league once more, while making progress in the Europa League. We\u2019re very excited for these games and will approach them with confidence. It\u2019s clear that now the things become more difficult as the final stretch of the season approaches, where everybody is playing constantly. We\u2019re in the place that we wanted to be in and we\u2019re going to give 100% to make sure that we\u2019re there come the end of the season.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Pedraza also spoke about his comfort playing as a left-back, as well as his versatility: \u201cI try to give 100% wherever the manager wants me to play. It\u2019s true that the return of Alberto Moreno means there is more competition for this spot. I will play wherever I\u2019m needed and I will try to do so at the best of my ability; if it\u2019s at full-back or on the wing, that\u2019s the manager\u2019s decision. Arriving from deep is something that I feel very comfortable doing, I think that I have found the position where I can perform best and where I can give most. It is tough to be at your best all season, but I try and be as good as I can be in each match.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"To conclude, he analysed the Yellows next opponent, Granada CF (Saturday, 2pm CEST): \u201cGranada are a tough opponent, an intense, direct side. We know that we will face a tough side that will make us uncomfortable. Granada are having a good season, they\u2019re one of the teams fighting to be in Europe.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"See his full press conference in Spanish by clicking the play logo."},{"type":"link","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=68ACZGlTojc","text":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=68ACZGlTojc","target":"_blank"}]}],"hero":{"id":"section-1","title":"","text":"Alfonso Pedraza showed great excitement at the prospect of silverware this season Villarreal\u2019s left-sided player, Alfonso Pedraza, has showed his pride at the season that the Yellow Submarine are putting together, particularly with the fact that nine of the first team squad are made up of academy graduates. To these nine, you would also need to add the players who have broken through to the first team from Villarreal B this season, including Yeremy Pino, \u00c1lex Baena, Fer Ni\u00f1o, \u00c1lex Mill\u00e1n\u2026 \u201cIt\u2019s very important, and we have to be proud of the fact that we have so many academy graduates in this team. It\u2019s fantastic that we have so many home-grown players. To win silverware with homegrown players would be something incredible\u201d said Pedraza. According to the Yellows No.24, the team have confidence after four consecutive wins: \u201cWe are doing well, the dynamic has changed and we are winning in the league once more, while making progress in the Europa League. We\u2019re very excited for these games and will approach them with confidence. It\u2019s clear that now the things become more difficult as the final stretch of the season approaches, where everybody is playing constantly. We\u2019re in the place that we wanted to be in and we\u2019re going to give 100% to make sure that we\u2019re there come the end of the season.\u201d Pedraza also spoke about his comfort playing as a left-back, as well as his versatility: \u201cI try to give 100% wherever the manager wants me to play. It\u2019s true that the return of Alberto Moreno means there is more competition for this spot. I will play wherever I\u2019m needed and I will try to do so at the best of my ability; if it\u2019s at full-back or on the wing, that\u2019s the manager\u2019s decision. Arriving from deep is something that I feel very comfortable doing, I think that I have found the position where I can perform best and where I can give most. It is tough to be at your best all season, but I try and be as good as I can be in each match.\u201d To conclude, he analysed the Yellows next opponent, Granada CF (Saturday, 2pm CEST): \u201cGranada are a tough opponent, an intense, direct side. We know that we will face a tough side that will make us uncomfortable. Granada are having a good season, they\u2019re one of the teams fighting to be in Europe.\u201d See his full press conference in Spanish by clicking the play logo.","headings":[],"texts":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Alfonso Pedraza showed great excitement at the prospect of silverware this season"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal\u2019s left-sided player, Alfonso Pedraza, has showed his pride at the season that the Yellow Submarine are putting together, particularly with the fact that nine of the first team squad are made up of academy graduates. To these nine, you would also need to add the players who have broken through to the first team from Villarreal B this season, including Yeremy Pino, \u00c1lex Baena, Fer Ni\u00f1o, \u00c1lex Mill\u00e1n\u2026"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cIt\u2019s very important, and we have to be proud of the fact that we have so many academy graduates in this team. It\u2019s fantastic that we have so many home-grown players. To win silverware with homegrown players would be something incredible\u201d said Pedraza."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"According to the Yellows No.24, the team have confidence after four consecutive wins: \u201cWe are doing well, the dynamic has changed and we are winning in the league once more, while making progress in the Europa League. We\u2019re very excited for these games and will approach them with confidence. It\u2019s clear that now the things become more difficult as the final stretch of the season approaches, where everybody is playing constantly. We\u2019re in the place that we wanted to be in and we\u2019re going to give 100% to make sure that we\u2019re there come the end of the season.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Pedraza also spoke about his comfort playing as a left-back, as well as his versatility: \u201cI try to give 100% wherever the manager wants me to play. 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To these nine, you would also need to add the players who have broken through to the first team from Villarreal B this season, including Yeremy Pino, \u00c1lex Baena, Fer Ni\u00f1o, \u00c1lex Mill\u00e1n\u2026"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cIt\u2019s very important, and we have to be proud of the fact that we have so many academy graduates in this team. It\u2019s fantastic that we have so many home-grown players. To win silverware with homegrown players would be something incredible\u201d said Pedraza."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"According to the Yellows No.24, the team have confidence after four consecutive wins: \u201cWe are doing well, the dynamic has changed and we are winning in the league once more, while making progress in the Europa League. We\u2019re very excited for these games and will approach them with confidence. It\u2019s clear that now the things become more difficult as the final stretch of the season approaches, where everybody is playing constantly. We\u2019re in the place that we wanted to be in and we\u2019re going to give 100% to make sure that we\u2019re there come the end of the season.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Pedraza also spoke about his comfort playing as a left-back, as well as his versatility: \u201cI try to give 100% wherever the manager wants me to play. It\u2019s true that the return of Alberto Moreno means there is more competition for this spot. I will play wherever I\u2019m needed and I will try to do so at the best of my ability; if it\u2019s at full-back or on the wing, that\u2019s the manager\u2019s decision. Arriving from deep is something that I feel very comfortable doing, I think that I have found the position where I can perform best and where I can give most. 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To these nine, you would also need to add the players who have broken through to the first team from Villarreal B this season, including Yeremy Pino, \u00c1lex Baena, Fer Ni\u00f1o, \u00c1lex Mill\u00e1n\u2026 \u201cIt\u2019s very important, and we have to be proud of the fact that we have so many academy graduates in this team. It\u2019s fantastic that we have so many home-grown players. To win silverware with homegrown players would be something incredible\u201d said Pedraza. According to the Yellows No.24, the team have confidence after four consecutive wins: \u201cWe are doing well, the dynamic has changed and we are winning in the league once more, while making progress in the Europa League. We\u2019re very excited for these games and will approach them with confidence. It\u2019s clear that now the things become more difficult as the final stretch of the season approaches, where everybody is playing constantly. We\u2019re in the place that we wanted to be in and we\u2019re going to give 100% to make sure that we\u2019re there come the end of the season.\u201d Pedraza also spoke about his comfort playing as a left-back, as well as his versatility: \u201cI try to give 100% wherever the manager wants me to play. It\u2019s true that the return of Alberto Moreno means there is more competition for this spot. I will play wherever I\u2019m needed and I will try to do so at the best of my ability; if it\u2019s at full-back or on the wing, that\u2019s the manager\u2019s decision. Arriving from deep is something that I feel very comfortable doing, I think that I have found the position where I can perform best and where I can give most. It is tough to be at your best all season, but I try and be as good as I can be in each match.\u201d To conclude, he analysed the Yellows next opponent, Granada CF (Saturday, 2pm CEST): \u201cGranada are a tough opponent, an intense, direct side. 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