07.02.2010 12:17
Iniesta: “I want to be better than last year”
Sandra Sarmiento
Andres Iniesta reckons he’s “feeling really good” at the moment and “I’ve been playing really well over the last six weeks or so, regardless of whether I’m scoring or not”.
Iniesta was a fundamental part of Barca’s heroic win over Getafe
on Saturday and his form over the recent games has been back to his best. After the game he spoke
exclusively to the Barac TV programme ‘El Marcador’.
Feeling good
Iniesta switched from the left to the right of the midfield against Getafe, but wherever he
plays, he seems to shine. “I’m feeling good – over the last month and a half
I’ve had some good sensations and I’m trying to take advantage of playing every game to
get back to my best. It’s hard to make comparisons, but I’d like to be even better than
I was last year. I want to get better every year – there’s still plenty of the season
to play and I’m feeling good”.
What a
move!
One of the best moments against Getafe was his turn away from the
surrounding players on the edge of his own box. “I saw the Getafe players and, well it was
something that turned out really well for me . I thought, thank heavens there was no one behind me
or I could have been in trouble”, he laughed – “it was a risky area to do that
and you have to be very careful”.
Goals sure to come
After an unforgettable year in which he was voted the fifth best player in the world by FIFA,
Iniesta admits he still has one thing to improve – his goalsoring: “it’s true
that I maybe need to score more, but my overall performance is the same whether I score or not.
I’m trying to get goals though”.
Piqué
After a great opening 20 minutes, the red card for Piqué really changed the Getafe game and
Iniesta commented: “I didn’t expect the red card. It was the typical tackle that maybe
you just lose control a bit – he told me that he got a bang on the knee – it’s
one of those quick decisions, I thought the ref harmed us, but it all turned out alright. Playing
with 10 is tough, especially against a team like Getafe who like to keep the ball, it was hard
work, but the team’s attitude was top drawer”.
Still 5 points clear
As to the team’s lead at the top: “the important thing is that we do our job
– we keep on winning and whatever the other teams do is just secondary. We gave a good
impression and the team is feeling good – we’re working hard”.