Following the long-term knee harm to captain and first-choice goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen again in September, Barcelona moved swiftly to usher in Wojciech Szczesny as an emergency signing.
The Blaugrana satisfied the previous Juventus star to return out of retirement and signal for the membership till the tip of the season, which he was joyful to do.
Nevertheless, since his arrival, Szczesny has but to make a single look for Barcelona, with supervisor Hansi Flick making it very clear that Inaki Pena stays his most well-liked possibility in objective.
Because the look ahead to the previous Poland worldwide to make his debut for Barcelona continues, he mentioned his present scenario intimately throughout an interview with Eleven Sports activities.
Szczesny absolutely agrees with Hansi Flick
Speaking about his scenario and when followers could make him see his debut for Barcelona, Szczesny admitted that he was not at 100% upon signing for the membership and greater than agrees with Flick’s choice to not play him but.
“, I don’t know [when my debut will happen]. I advised you from the start that I wanted to get again to full health first, and that was a very powerful factor. Now I really feel, I’d say, mentally and bodily able to play,” stated Szczesny.
“However I’ve no secret that if I used to be the coach of this membership, I’d play the identical variety of video games that I’ve performed to date. So it’s arduous to be dissatisfied with this case as a result of I agree with it 100%.”
Dismissing speculations that he and his household have been sad together with his scenario at Barcelona, the veteran shot-stopper added:
“, I don’t assume there may be any level in answering that. My household could be very joyful, and my household is the primary purpose why we determined to maneuver to Barcelona.
“Each my spouse and my son have been very excited to maneuver right here. All of us as a household discover ourselves very snug right here. My son could be very joyful together with his college, he has plenty of associates right here, and so are we. We’re usually very joyful.”
Szczesny gives help to Pena
Szczesny absolutely helps Inaki Pena. (Picture by David Ramos/Getty Photographs)
The previous Arsenal and Juventus star additional admitted that he was the primary one to face in help of Inaki Pena and demand on Flick sticking with him when there have been some murmurs concerning the La Masia star’s efficiency.
“What does Hansi Flick inform me? He doesn’t inform me something. We speak rather a lot. When the group was in a nasty second and the media tried to place strain on it, I used to be the primary to say that Inaki Pena deserved full belief,” stated Szczesny.
Persevering with, he added: “I even have a barely completely different perspective. As somebody who has already been on the opposite facet of his profession, I feel I’m able to assess issues extra objectively.
“Will I play a match till the tip of the season? I’ll play, calmly. […]”
The goalkeeper additionally opened up on his first expertise of the Clasico, which Barcelona gained comfortably on the Santiago Bernabeu, saying:
“Nice. It was a ravishing expertise. I lived it as a part of Barcelona. It was an distinctive expertise and gave me plenty of smiles on my face. I might need even exaggerated my pleasure just a little after the match.”
As issues stand, the expectation is that Szczesny may lastly make his debut for Barça subsequent month after they tackle UD Barbastro within the Copa del Rey Spherical of 32.