June 7, 2010 by unamadridista
Several days ago, Marca started running a series of interviews. Over the next 23 days, they’ll run one interview a day with each of the players on La Roja.
Jesús Navas was the first one, and his interview was in the Saturday [2010-06-05] edition.
As always, here are the interesting parts (to me) of that interview! Marca also asks the players to fill out a little porra on their predictions for the top four teams, as well as two mini-questionnaires, one personal and one sports-related.

The interview
Q: What a goal you had against South Korea!
A: I kicked it well and I had the luck that it went in. The most important thing is that the team won the game. When I received the ball, I saw that I had space to shoot it, and luckily, it went in. It’s my first goal with Spain and it made me very happy.
Q: What did your teammates say to you?
A: They congratulated me. The group that we have, both on and off the field, is extraordinary. That’s really important. They’ve welcomed me and I’m having a good time with the national team.
Q: Did Sergio Ramos say anything to you?
A: Sergio’s a good friend of mine and he was very happy, almost as much as I was. We’ve known each other for a long time.
Keep reading for the rest of the interview, the porra and the questionnaires!
Q: Has he been important for you in your integration into the national team?
A: Yes, but I’ve felt good since the time I arrived. The group is incredible.
Q: What did you do to get over the problems you had? [referring to the homesickness and anxiety attacks]
A: Take things one at a time, and do everything calmly. There were some difficult moments, but luckily my family and my girlfriend were always around to help me.
Q: Did your faith also help?
A: Of course. God is the one who has given me the help and strength for everything, and is behind everything that I do. That’s why I put “God is love” on my boots.
Q: Who were you thinking about when you heard that your name was on Del Bosque’s list?
A: Everyone that helped me: my family, my girlfriend, and Antonio Puerta. He was on the team and wanted to return. I think of him every day and hopefully I’ll be able to dedicate something big to him, like we did with the Copa del Rey.
La Porra:
1. Spain. 2. Brazil. 3. Argentina. 4. England
Personal profile
- A cologne: Dolce&Gabbana.
- A car: Mercedes.
- A watch: Chanel.
- A pending trip: Formentera.
- It embarrasses you to… talk in public.
- A politician: Aznar.
- I envy women for… how neat they are.
- A historical person: Mother Teresa.
- You would go have a beer with… my girlfriend.
- What kind of work wouldn’t you like to do? Miner.
Sports profile
- The best goal you’ve ever seen: Maradona’s.
- A football genius: Xavi.
- What do you see yourself doing in South Africa? Holding the World Cup.
- A coach: Caparrós.
- First stadium that you have a memory of: Montjüic.
- A teammate that was on the road to stardom but didn’t make it: many from Sevilla’s youth teams.
- Your first ball: a Mikasa.
- A game of Spain’s that you remember: the loss to Nigeria.
- Your first kit: Sevilla’s.
- A stadium that you would like to play in that’s not your team’s: the Bernabéu.