On Monday night, I invited to a telematics press convention through FC Barcelona, which allowed new recruit Sergino Dest to communicate with writers and participants on American news and sports sites.
These are some of the questions asked of the 19-year-old and the questions he gave.
This is the first time the U. S. national team has had so many players in the big European groups and it happened quickly, is it a marvel for you?- Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times
“No, it’s no surprise. Because I’ve noticed in the [system] of young people that there are many intelligent players. Everyone is hungry [in] the [selection] of the United States. We need to make America great. I think everybody’s hungry, and that’s the motivation for us to keep looking for more.
This is the first time you’ve moved house and you have to be informed in a new language How complicated is it to deal with those things, in one of the world’s groups, at such a young age?- Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times
“It’s not hard to be honest. My Spanish isn’t very smart yet [but] I’m already taking Spanish lessons. I’m going to be informed to speak Spanish. But overall, I love it here, it’s a city. It’s a very big, very big club. So I’m satisfied to be here and I’ll keep painting. I need to improve and get the most out of myself, so I’ll keep painting [in that direction]. “
Many players stay two to three years at Ajax and there were other people who thought you deserved to have stayed longer. Obviously Barcelona is a great club, but why were you so eager to leave?the Dutch league?- Samuel Marsden, ESPN
“A lot of people said I would have stayed another year to grow up. But I like demanding situations and I feel that if I move on to this club, I have to, I’ll expand and see what I want for the most.
“It is a great challenge for me and I continue to motivate myself to grow all the time. And betting with the most productive players in the world is everything I was looking for and dreamed of. Now [there was] a team to play for this wonderful club and I chose it because It is a dream come true, I dreamed it all the time and now I have the opportunity to play in a club as big as this, I deserve to take it and try it. It can inform a lot of all those things because it is a very intelligent team and the most productive player of the world is here, which is [Lionel] Messi, so I can learn a lot about them.
“If you are in Spain, it is less difficult to be informed Spanish. So I feel like if I’m with the most productive players, it’s less difficult to develop, to be honest. “
You are the first American foreigner to sign for the first team of Barcelona, but there is also Konrad de los angeles Fuente in the subsidiary with which you have played before. Espn
“My date with him is good. We went to the U-20 World Cup together and stayed in the same room. He trains with us, [and] I hope he has some opportunities to play because he is doing very well in [the sessions]. »
This is the first time 10 American players will play in the Champions League organizational stages, and eight of them are 22 years old. There’s also the World Cup, which will be played in the United States in 2026 and co-hosted in Canada and Mexico Can you dream of doing something amazing?- Jamie Easton, beIN Sports
“If everyone is still motivated and hungry, then there is a wonderful choice: we can put anything wonderful at the 2026 World Cup. Everybody’s hungry right now, so everybody has to keep that hunger going. can [become] wonderful in the future.
Coach Greg Berhalter is busy with us and has a plan for us, a philosophy for all players and groups to achieve something wonderful in the tournament, so I think if everyone stays focused, we can do anything good.
There are less than two weeks until the Classic, what are you waiting for? And do you think that Barcelona is more like Ajax when it comes to the ball, and that Real Madrid is like Feyenoord, more physical? That’s why you chose the Barcelona? – Jamie Easton, beIN Sports
“For me, Barcelona is the most productive club in the world, it is a dream come true. I think The Classic is the most productive game you can play in this sport, so it will be a wonderful delight and a wonderful game for me – and also for the fans. Barcelona is similar to Ajax, so I think it suits me. I’m looking for [the match], because I have to play against Real Madrid and win this match. “
With Barcelona needing a right-back, what are its main responsibilities in the field and what is its role?- Roger Gonzalez, CBS Sports
“As you know, I can play left-back or right-back, [and] I think I can be part of this team because the taste for the game is Ajax. I’ll play wherever the coach wants me. So if he wants me to go forward Array. . [I’ll do] everything the game wants at that time. If I have to stay [behind], I’ll stay. I’ll do whatever the club asks me to do and hope for wonderful things [here]. “
Is there any additional tension like the American in the first team that brought the American flag to such a big club?- Steven Goff, The Washington Post
“I don’t feel the tension in a bad way, but I do feel it in a smart way. I’m the first American to be part of the first team, so I’m proud of that. [But] I don’t need to be just the first, [and rather] the first to accomplish wonderful things at this club.
Ronald Koeman was the coach from Holland when you were playing for the United States and not for Holland, and now he’s your coach at FCB was it embarrassing or complicated when you met after signing?- Brian Straus, Sports Illustrated
“It was nothing embarrassing. When I had to decide between Holland and the United States, I honestly told him that I wanted to play for [the latter] and that it wasn’t his fault. intelligent relationship, then called my agent and asked if there was still a chance I could play here, and I was willing to [join] this lovely club. When we first met, it looked herbal and nothing [bad] happened. »
As for his early interactions with Messi, what does it look like to play with what he’s seen all his life?- Joshua Robinson, Wall Street Journal
“He speaks Spanish, so I couldn’t perceive yet I have to learn. For me, it’s great, because I admired him and watched him all the time on TV and watched his most important games on YouTube, but now I exercise with him. “. So it’s exciting and I can’t wait to work out with him again. I am pleased to play in this club and exercise with the most productive players in the world. “
What did your expectations give at FC Barcelona?- Doug McIntyre, Yahoo Sports
“Everything is well organized. I knew it was a wonderful club, but I didn’t know how much. The fields are amazing, the players to play with, the staff. A little surprised. Ajax is a very smart club, but it’s a bit like the next level. It’s bigger. ‘
Now in Barcelona, after six years in Sao Paulo, I have written extensively on these topics through progress and analysis and have also covered adjustment reports for
Now in Barcelona, after six years in Sao Paulo, I have written extensively on these topics through advances and research, while I have also covered adjustment reports for tournaments such as the America’s Cup. In addition to writing for Forbes Sports, I edit Yellow