Luis Suárez arrived in Madrid in September to defend Atlético after six years in Barcelona. In an interview with “El Transistor” on the radio No golf from Spain, The Uruguayan told how he has adapted to his new life in the capital of that country.
“The family is missed, the friends – the children have left many friends after so many years in Barcelona – and they enjoyed the moments of the walks on the beach, but Madrid also has its charms that even what happened before the COVID-19 can be done, we try to enjoy it to the fullest “he said.
The lack of a beach in Madrid was not one of the biggest problems, although Suárez acknowledged that he had found moments during the week to travel across the sands of Barcelona in peace, despite being a mega star of the city and recognizable. by people from all over the world. The attacker said something that was missing in these early months in Madrid is that his experience was incomplete due to COVID-19 and the restrictions it requires. “Not being able to socialize with my children’s school parents, not being able to socialize a little more with teammates … Today you have to be very careful, you are going to look for the kids in school and you have to go fast You don’t know anyone, we all wear masks The same thing happens at the club Yes, you are training and playing with your teammates, but you have to be careful not to see each other later and with the families so that the children get to know each other, etc. Although it is not forbidden, people feel a certain responsibility and therefore you are installed in Madrid, but not socially open because you cannot ”, he said at 9.
Despite these inconveniences, Suárez said his children have adapted well to the change of town, and that he really enjoys seeing Benjamin, the oldest of the boys, play in the Colchonero’s children’s categories. Asked if the fire he usually shows on the field also leads him to the lime line when he watches his son’s games, Suárez was blunt: “Not at all, on the contrary, I am one of those parents who say absolutely nothing to him. “I told him that whatever he wants to come and ask, I am willing to answer him and try to help him and not make mistakes that the father could have made. But telling him to do this or that is impossible. I sometimes shoot it a bit when he missed a goal as a joke, because I like it because it itches more than I do, ”he said. Benjamín Suárez is also a forward like his dad.
Several of his teammates live in the neighborhood where the “Pistolero” settled in the outskirts of Madrid, such as Saúl Ñíguez, Koke Resurrección, Joao Félix or Jan Oblak, as well as some from the sidewalk across the street. Almost next door is Toni Kroos and around the corner is Eden Hazard, both of Real Madrid. Suarez said it is difficult to meet and see them, and that when they cross, they greet each other warmly and ask how they are, but not much more.
The Uruguayan also spoke about life in Madrid, saying that from what he enjoyed “they are very respectful”, and that they ask him more about football than in Barcelona. In that city was one of his neighbors and with whom he shared a lot of time Lionel Messi, his good friend during his time with the Culé team. “I miss the day, we had a relationship that we were very close, very close, in travel, concentration … Those conversations with Leo, jokes, thousands of things are missed, but the beauty of the relationship is that we keep talking, have that bond and we’ll come together to talk about what’s going on in our lives “, he pointed.