People who worked closely with the strengthening of the Eagles expressed their qualities and what was their time in Spain
Álvaro Fidalgo, the strengthening of America, was listed by his former coach Antonio Iriondo as the new Andrés IniestaHowever, he did not reach the level expected from the Real Madrid youth team, which did not make his debut in the First Division, but the closest to the maximum circuit he experienced with Santiago Solari in the Copa del Rey 2018/2019, coach which he now removed from the Second Division of Spain to sign with the Eagles.
“I always said, he was our Iniesta,” Iriondo said Brand log In an interview conducted in July 2019, the technical director took Fidalgo to Rayo Majadahonda, after he was in the lower ranks of the meringues.
“He is a refined, intelligent player, with a very good handling of the ball. And eager to learn. I knew about its quality and things to correct. He has always been receptive to growth and learning. He had a bad period, because Second B is tough, with very experienced players. He worked, he listened, he was muscular. I saw him a lot in Castilla and he told me “we don’t waste time with him”. I won both games. “
Fidalgo played 33 games with Iriondo on the bench Rayo Majadahonda, in which America’s new player He added 2,108 minutes of play, but had no goals or assists, but his former coach highlights Álvaro’s mental agility on the field, in addition to his off-field behavior.
“If he’s good with the ball, he’s better with the mind. He knows very well that what matters is the team, the association, the making of the costumes. If you have wood for Madrid? We’ll see, but what I’d like is a chance to prove it. Then it depends on whether or not the others are better than him “, he declared a year and a half ago.
“If my daughter were not older, I would tell you that she is the boyfriend a father dreams of. Álvaro is an extraordinary person, simple, with concerns, who cultivates himself ”.
Sources consulted by ESPN, related to Iberian football, assured that Fidalgo was considered one of the main promises of Spanish footballIn addition to being considered the “New Iniesta”, they expressed that his style of play is similar to that of Luka Modric.
Solari took him to the first team in Real Madrid
Santiago Solari, coach of America, he directed Fidalgo during his time at Real Madrid as a strategist in the lower categories meringue, where the Spanish footballer was forged.
Together they were in a UEFA youth league, in which the player played four games, in addition to facing the 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 seasons in the Spanish Second Division, in which the striker scored six goals and gave two assists.
Solari, who was on the Real Madrid bench between October 2018 and March 2019, decided to bring Fidalgo to the team to play the eighth match against Melilla, a match that took place on December 6 in which Merengues won with 6-1, a game in which Álvaro played the last 12 minutes after replacing Vinícius Júnior, in what was closest to strengthening America’s First Division.