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Barcelona's Valdes: The Referees Are Professionals; The Pressure Will Not Affect Them
The Blaugrana keeper was on hand after training today for a press conference.
Feb 8, 2010 11:00:00 AM
By Cyrus C. Malek
Barcelona's Victor Valdes, the goalkeeper who has conceded the fewest goals so far in La Liga, gave a press conference today after Barcelona completed their first training session of the week, as reported by Sport.
When asked to account for Barcelona's defensive stinginess, Valdes was quick to praise the rest of his team for their "talent, ability to maintain possession of the ball and their hard work defensively. The system helps a lot and we work every day."
Currently leading the race for the Zamora trophy for La Liga's best goalkeeper - decided by the number of goals conceded, Valdes was quick to brush off the individual praise, instead opting for collective accolades. "What is important to us is La Liga. The numbers and statistics help with confidence, but nothing more."
Obligated to answer a number of questions about questionable refereeing in La Liga in past weeks, Valdes insisted that Barca need not concern themselves with such matters.
"It is not logical to doubt the work of the referees. We need to dedicate our attention to ourselves and work every day to fight for the three points. The referees are professionals and I do not think the media pressure will affect their decisions," said the shot-stopper.
Finally, Valdes commented on Barca's next match at the Vicente Calderon against Atletico, a side the goalkeeper hailed as "a team with great offensive potential" with "two great goalkeepers" in Asenjo and De Gea.
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When asked to account for Barcelona's defensive stinginess, Valdes was quick to praise the rest of his team for their "talent, ability to maintain possession of the ball and their hard work defensively. The system helps a lot and we work every day."
Currently leading the race for the Zamora trophy for La Liga's best goalkeeper - decided by the number of goals conceded, Valdes was quick to brush off the individual praise, instead opting for collective accolades. "What is important to us is La Liga. The numbers and statistics help with confidence, but nothing more."
Obligated to answer a number of questions about questionable refereeing in La Liga in past weeks, Valdes insisted that Barca need not concern themselves with such matters.
"It is not logical to doubt the work of the referees. We need to dedicate our attention to ourselves and work every day to fight for the three points. The referees are professionals and I do not think the media pressure will affect their decisions," said the shot-stopper.
Finally, Valdes commented on Barca's next match at the Vicente Calderon against Atletico, a side the goalkeeper hailed as "a team with great offensive potential" with "two great goalkeepers" in Asenjo and De Gea.
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