P
edro Obiang has bigged up his new manager Manuel Pellegrini while talking to the official website.
Obiang told WHUFC.com “I remember him because he was the manager of the Villarreal of dreams with [Juan Roman] Riquelme and with Diego Forlan, who scored a lot of goals and he came to play in Atletico Madrid when I was there as a youngster,”
“I have seen him there and also when he was in Malaga and Real Madrid, because everybody is looking at football in Spain when you are Spanish. I think he did many good things in his career and we are hoping he will do the same here.”
“Of course [his presence inspires the players], and it’s the same when you play with a player who has won something, as you feel he is strong and you have two options – to be good like him or be better than him. If you become better than him, then the squad can start to become a good level.
“He was talking a little bit with everybody because it is still early and he still has many players [to get to know] so, day by day, he will start to know everybody. He looks really calm and that made me feel that sensation. I also feel calm.”
“I’m feeling really good. It’s easier to say that today because it’s the first day [of six weeks intensive pre-season work], but I missed the guys, I missed the training ground and that kind of session because we are all together, so I’m happy to be back!
“That is what happens when you love your job; you have that feeling every time and you want to come back and start to do good things.”
