Published 21:20 IST, December 17th 2019
El Clasico: Fede Valverde claims to have earned his place in Real Madrid with his football
The Uruguayan is expected to start for Real Madrid against Barcelona on November 19, 2019. It'll be the first 'El Clasico' of the season. Read on for details.
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Fede Valverde has made a name for himself this season. 21-year-old has mand to become a regular starter for Real Madrid under Zinedine Zidane. Uruguayan has taken Luka Modric's place in team as both players were seen starting alternate games for Los Blancos. Valverde has credited his good run to Real Madrid's coach Zidane. Valverde, while talking in a recent interview, stated that it means a lot to have Zidane's trust in him. midfielder added that it's t easy to play an inexperienced kid in tough games. He praised Zidane's faith in him when team isn't doing well and are regularly getting criticized.
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Fede Valverde is in Zidane's plans:
Valverde revealed that Zidane asked him to work for team. He wanted to show side what he can do with ball. According to Valverde, boss instructed him to do exactly what he does in training which is to distribute ball with quality and be careful with his passes. He furr added that Zidane asked him to get forward and informed him that he is useful in front of goal. Despite getting ticed by Zidane, Valverde admitted that he was having some complex when he first started playing for Los Blancos. Valverde said that he had worked his whole life to get to that point. However, he found it difficult to start with.
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Fede Valverde added that it's t easy to enter into a dressing room in which re are players like Luka Modric, Casemiro, Sergio Ramos, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema. Valverde furr said that he w has a friendly relation with senior Real Madrid players as he has earned his place in team with his football. Uruguayan is expected to start for Real Madrid against Barcelona on vember 19, 2019, for first 'El Clasico' of season.
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18:35 IST, December 17th 2019