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The Colombian Radamel Falcao García gave an interview with the speaker Daniel Habif with whom he spoke about his personal life, his relationship with God, his arrival in Galatasaray, his career and the Colombian National Team.
The ‘Tiger’ confessed many things about his long career and revealed several little known details of his lifetime. At DeportesRCN.com we collect the best phrases from his interview.
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In first Instead, he referred to what he has experienced in this quarantine in Turkey: “It has been difficult, thank God we have a house with a garden and our daughters can enjoy, as a couple we have tried to enjoy ourselves, do family activities and spend more time together, now this has taught us to know each other better, I have become a better husband ”.
Falcao gave his reasons why he signed for Galatasaray and recalled his welcome: “It was something that I will never forget as a family, one of the things that led me to come here was the experience of interacting with people.Above all, my daughters could experience that, the reception was spectacular ”.
The ‘Tigre’ spoke of his tastes and opened a possibility to play Baseball: “I would love it, if I’m okay I would love it, I learned to play it and whenever I can I’m going to a baseball game. “
The Colombian explained the reason why he wanted to be a soccer player: “I wanted to be a soccer player for my father, I always accompanied him to training, he made the decision to return to Colombia for meHe was always aware of me to help me and fulfill my dream, he played in Santa Fe, DIM, Unión, Barranquilla, he went through many teams, he was always with me and he was the first to correct me, he always wanted me to improve ”.
Falcao referred to how difficult the death of his father was: “Sometimes I unconsciously dialed his number, it was hard for me to accept it, very little time has passedHe had a heart attack playing tennis, but I always carry it with me in my heart.
Regarding football, the ‘Tigre’ recalled his beginnings and thanked the generation of Pibe and Faustino Asprilla: “They were our references, that generation served us as inspiration, I identified a lot with ‘Tino’ Because of the position, Juan Pablo Ángel also came later, he was a reference for me ”.
In addition, he stressed the facilities that the generation of Colombian footballers had to grow in this generation: “The mentality of European football has another mental growth, a greater maturity, that forces you to grow yes or yes, because if they don’t return you to Colombia ”.
He also referred to his time at Atlético de Madrid: “It was a very beautiful time in Madrid, we won the Europa League in the first season, I scored a lot of goals, there I met again with the Cholo that I had in River, Atlético’s Falcao was consolidated in European football, I arrived at the right time, that team allowed me to do the job that I like ”.
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As for the injury that took him out of the World Cup, the ‘Tiger’ remembered those difficult moments: “We went on vacation and saw the World Cup there, those vacations were horrible, going to the World Cup was the dream of my life, the team was at its best.Not being there was something very hard, as a group we were very strong ”.
The ‘Tiger’ referred to what he lived in Manchester United and revealed a difficult moment with Louis Van Gaal: “It was not the best moment, I had recovered months ago, it is difficult when you come back, it happened at a time when the club was in transition, the situation was very complex, the only thing that bothered me was that once Before I went to the National Team we beat Everton with a goal of mine, I left and when I come back he tells me I am going to put another forward, I am going to change the scheme and the other forward is better than you, I questioned why the winning team does not changeHe didn’t hold any kind of grudge against him, he told me things to my face, the only thing was that, it changed me at the best moment I was ”.
He also had words for José Pékerman and the National Team: “Pékerman very well, in Colombia we are very grateful for what he did for usHe is very charismatic, what he did was very good ”.
Regarding his retirement, the ‘Tigre’ was clear about what he wants to do when he retires: “Not for now, I wonder what I am going to do, I would like to create a certain amount of business that may be in front of them or some related activity to football, technical would not be I do not want to continue traveling, I would like to be linked to football in the leadership or manager of some players.
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Finally, Falcao answered short questions and gave some surprises:
- The best player in all of history ?: “For me the best footballer of all time is Maradona, I think it was impressive, then the monsters of Cristiano and Messi arrived.”
- Best team ?: “Guardiola’s Barcelona”.
- Best forward? “Ronaldo Nazario”
- Best goalkeeper who has scored “:” Casillas “
- Best coach ?: “My dad”
- Best player you’ve played with ?: “James Rodríguez”
- Best player you faced? “Messi and Cristiano, one was born and the other was formed”
- Best hobby ?: “River Plate”
- Most feared hobby ?: “Galatasaray”
- Will he renew with Galatasaray ?: “I don’t know what we’re going to see, I have two more years of contract, for now we’re staying.”
- What is missing in soccer ?: “I would like to win a title with the Colombian National Team”
- What would his epitaph say: “The man who never stopped fighting”
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