{"id":334861,"date":"2025-01-28T13:03:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T12:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/pau-navarro-y-pau-cabanes-ejemplo-e-inspiracion-para-los-futuros-talentos\/"},"modified":"2025-01-31T10:12:27","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T09:12:27","slug":"pau-navarro-and-pau-cabanes-example-and-inspiration-for-future-talents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/en\/pau-navarro-and-pau-cabanes-example-and-inspiration-for-future-talents\/","title":{"rendered":"Pau Navarro and Pau Cabanes, example and inspiration for future talents"},"content":{"protected":false,"blocks":[{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"The footballers from the province of Castell\u00f3n, formed in the Villarreal CF youth academy, share their experience and offer advice for youngsters at the club"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"There is no better advice than that which your idol can give you. A person who has achieved what you dream of achieving one day. That valuable reward was given to Villarreal CF youngsters who lifted the league title last season."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The youth football coordinators gathered them in the press room of the Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica for a special celebration of last season\u2019s success, as the FFCV (Valencian Fotball Federation) had sent the trophies to Villarreal CF. The day was rounded off by Pau Navarro and Pau Cabanes, two young talents forged in the Yellows Academy, who have burst into the first team by convincing the ever-demanding Marcelino Garc\u00eda Toral."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"During the session, the Paus took the floor and offered advice to the dozens of young talents who listened attentively to the Submarine stars. \u201cI\u2019ve been here for 11 years. I\u2019ve been through the same stages as you and I\u2019ve lived your experiences. You have to be patient and enjoy the journey,\u201d advised Pau Navarro."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Along the same lines, Pau Cabanes stresses the importance of not rushing the learning process: \u201cIt took me a while to adapt in some stages. Not everything was easy, far from it. The key is to have patience, manage the difficult moments when you have teammates ahead of you and keep working with confidence.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Like the current academy players, both the defender and the winger won important titles at the same age. \u201cThey were championships that I remember fondly, but there was also a season in which I was a little behind in terms of growth, I played few minutes. It coincided with the pandemic. I took advantage of the confinement to come back with more motivation and earn a place in the team,\u201d explains Navarro."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The family environment is another of the success factors that drive a player to reach the elite. \u201cMy parents have never put any pressure on me about football. I\u2019m very grateful for that. For them, the important thing is that I continued studying and was consistent academically,\u201d confesses the defender."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Both the defender and the striker could feel what the youngsters were going through. None of them could see themselves reaching professional football at this stage. \u201cI felt for the first time that I could be a player this pre-season. When Marcelino called me up, I realised that I wasn\u2019t really that far away. Little by little I started to be called up and to be in that situation,\u201d says the striker, who ended the meeting with a piece of advice for the young academy talents. \u201cMy advice is not to rush and go step by step. Live day by day, with your feet in the present. You have to flow and let what comes along. Don\u2019t forget that being in this academy is incredible.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The day ended with a family photo of both teams with both players in the first team dynamic. An inspiration for them. The example of two talents from our province who have reached the elite of Spanish football after many years of training in the youth ranks of Villarreal CF."},{"type":"video","kind":"iframe","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5GPkjS9yP-E?feature=oembed","poster":""}],"structured":{"summary":{"text":"The footballers from the province of Castell\u00f3n, formed in the Villarreal CF youth academy, share their experience and offer advice for youngsters at the club There is no better advice than that which your idol can give you. A person who has achieved what you dream of achieving one day. That valuable reward was given to Villarreal CF youngsters who lifted the league title last season. The youth football coordinators gathered them in the press room of the Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica for a special celebration of last season\u2019s success, as the FFCV (Valencian Fotball Federation) had sent the trophies to Villarreal CF. The day was rounded off by Pau Navarro and Pau Cabanes, two young talents forged in the Yellows Academy, who have burst into the first team by convincing the ever-demanding Marcelino Garc\u00eda Toral. During the session, the Paus took the floor and offered advice to the dozens of young talents who listened attentively to the Submarine stars. \u201cI\u2019ve been here for 11 years. I\u2019ve been through the same stages as you and I\u2019ve lived your experiences. You have to be patient and enjoy the journey,\u201d advised Pau Navarro. Along the same lines, Pau Cabanes stresses the importance of not rushing the learning process: \u201cIt took me a while to adapt in some stages. Not everything was easy, far from it. The key is to have patience, manage the difficult moments when you have teammates ahead of you and keep working with confidence.\u201d Like the current academy players, both the defender and the winger won important titles at the same age. \u201cThey were championships that I remember fondly, but there was also a season in which I was a little behind in terms of growth, I played few minutes. It coincided with the pandemic. I took advantage of the confinement to come back with more motivation and earn a place in the team,\u201d explains Navarro. The family environment is another of the success factors that drive a player to reach the elite. \u201cMy parents have never put any pressure on me about football. I\u2019m very grateful for that. For them, the important thing is that I continued studying and was consistent academically,\u201d confesses the defender. Both the defender and the striker could feel what the youngsters were going through. None of them could see themselves reaching professional football at this stage. \u201cI felt for the first time that I could be a player this pre-season. When Marcelino called me up, I realised that I wasn\u2019t really that far away. Little by little I started to be called up and to be in that situation,\u201d says the striker, who ended the meeting with a piece of advice for the young academy talents. \u201cMy advice is not to rush and go step by step. Live day by day, with your feet in the present. You have to flow and let what comes along. Don\u2019t forget that being in this academy is incredible.\u201d The day ended with a family photo of both teams with both players in the first team dynamic. An inspiration for them. 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That valuable reward was given to Villarreal CF youngsters who lifted the league title last season. The youth football coordinators gathered them in the press room of the Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica for a special celebration of last season\u2019s success, as the FFCV (Valencian Fotball Federation) had sent the trophies to Villarreal CF. The day was rounded off by Pau Navarro and Pau Cabanes, two young talents forged in the Yellows Academy, who have burst into the first team by convincing the ever-demanding Marcelino Garc\u00eda Toral. During the session, the Paus took the floor and offered advice to the dozens of young talents who listened attentively to the Submarine stars. \u201cI\u2019ve been here for 11 years. I\u2019ve been through the same stages as you and I\u2019ve lived your experiences. You have to be patient and enjoy the journey,\u201d advised Pau Navarro. Along the same lines, Pau Cabanes stresses the importance of not rushing the learning process: \u201cIt took me a while to adapt in some stages. Not everything was easy, far from it. The key is to have patience, manage the difficult moments when you have teammates ahead of you and keep working with confidence.\u201d Like the current academy players, both the defender and the winger won important titles at the same age. \u201cThey were championships that I remember fondly, but there was also a season in which I was a little behind in terms of growth, I played few minutes. It coincided with the pandemic. I took advantage of the confinement to come back with more motivation and earn a place in the team,\u201d explains Navarro. The family environment is another of the success factors that drive a player to reach the elite. \u201cMy parents have never put any pressure on me about football. I\u2019m very grateful for that. For them, the important thing is that I continued studying and was consistent academically,\u201d confesses the defender. Both the defender and the striker could feel what the youngsters were going through. None of them could see themselves reaching professional football at this stage. \u201cI felt for the first time that I could be a player this pre-season. When Marcelino called me up, I realised that I wasn\u2019t really that far away. Little by little I started to be called up and to be in that situation,\u201d says the striker, who ended the meeting with a piece of advice for the young academy talents. \u201cMy advice is not to rush and go step by step. Live day by day, with your feet in the present. You have to flow and let what comes along. Don\u2019t forget that being in this academy is incredible.\u201d The day ended with a family photo of both teams with both players in the first team dynamic. An inspiration for them. 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The youth football coordinators gathered them in the press room of the Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica for a special celebration of last season\u2019s success, as the FFCV (Valencian Fotball Federation) had sent the trophies to Villarreal CF. The day was rounded off by Pau Navarro and Pau Cabanes, two young talents forged in the Yellows Academy, who have burst into the first team by convincing the ever-demanding Marcelino Garc\u00eda Toral. During the session, the Paus took the floor and offered advice to the dozens of young talents who listened attentively to the Submarine stars. \u201cI\u2019ve been here for 11 years. I\u2019ve been through the same stages as you and I\u2019ve lived your experiences. You have to be patient and enjoy the journey,\u201d advised Pau Navarro. Along the same lines, Pau Cabanes stresses the importance of not rushing the learning process: \u201cIt took me a while to adapt in some stages. Not everything was easy, far from it. The key is to have patience, manage the difficult moments when you have teammates ahead of you and keep working with confidence.\u201d Like the current academy players, both the defender and the winger won important titles at the same age. \u201cThey were championships that I remember fondly, but there was also a season in which I was a little behind in terms of growth, I played few minutes. It coincided with the pandemic. I took advantage of the confinement to come back with more motivation and earn a place in the team,\u201d explains Navarro. The family environment is another of the success factors that drive a player to reach the elite. \u201cMy parents have never put any pressure on me about football. I\u2019m very grateful for that. For them, the important thing is that I continued studying and was consistent academically,\u201d confesses the defender. Both the defender and the striker could feel what the youngsters were going through. None of them could see themselves reaching professional football at this stage. \u201cI felt for the first time that I could be a player this pre-season. When Marcelino called me up, I realised that I wasn\u2019t really that far away. Little by little I started to be called up and to be in that situation,\u201d says the striker, who ended the meeting with a piece of advice for the young academy talents. \u201cMy advice is not to rush and go step by step. Live day by day, with your feet in the present. You have to flow and let what comes along. Don\u2019t forget that being in this academy is incredible.\u201d The day ended with a family photo of both teams with both players in the first team dynamic. An inspiration for them. 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The youth football coordinators gathered them in the press room of the Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica for a special celebration of last season\u2019s success, as the FFCV (Valencian Fotball Federation) had sent the trophies to Villarreal CF. The day was rounded off by Pau Navarro and Pau Cabanes, two young talents forged in the Yellows Academy, who have burst into the first team by convincing the ever-demanding Marcelino Garc\u00eda Toral. During the session, the Paus took the floor and offered advice to the dozens of young talents who listened attentively to the Submarine stars. \u201cI\u2019ve been here for 11 years. I\u2019ve been through the same stages as you and I\u2019ve lived your experiences. You have to be patient and enjoy the journey,\u201d advised Pau Navarro. Along the same lines, Pau Cabanes stresses the importance of not rushing the learning process: \u201cIt took me a while to adapt in some stages. Not everything was easy, far from it. The key is to have patience, manage the difficult moments when you have teammates ahead of you and keep working with confidence.\u201d Like the current academy players, both the defender and the winger won important titles at the same age. \u201cThey were championships that I remember fondly, but there was also a season in which I was a little behind in terms of growth, I played few minutes. It coincided with the pandemic. I took advantage of the confinement to come back with more motivation and earn a place in the team,\u201d explains Navarro. The family environment is another of the success factors that drive a player to reach the elite. \u201cMy parents have never put any pressure on me about football. I\u2019m very grateful for that. For them, the important thing is that I continued studying and was consistent academically,\u201d confesses the defender. Both the defender and the striker could feel what the youngsters were going through. None of them could see themselves reaching professional football at this stage. \u201cI felt for the first time that I could be a player this pre-season. When Marcelino called me up, I realised that I wasn\u2019t really that far away. Little by little I started to be called up and to be in that situation,\u201d says the striker, who ended the meeting with a piece of advice for the young academy talents. \u201cMy advice is not to rush and go step by step. Live day by day, with your feet in the present. You have to flow and let what comes along. Don\u2019t forget that being in this academy is incredible.\u201d The day ended with a family photo of both teams with both players in the first team dynamic. An inspiration for them. 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