Franco Mastantuono was one of the players who stopped in the mixed zone after Real Madrid\u2019s 4\u20131 away win against Levante, and the young Argentine shared his thoughts on his adaptation to life at the club, his role within the squad, and more.<\/p>\n
\u201cI pushed hard today. I was hoping for that goal, even though it wasn\u2019t the main goal, but it was a step toward gaining confidence in this team that\u2019s getting better and better. It\u2019s a huge joy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mastantuono was also asked about being compared to Lamine Yamal :<\/p>\n
\u201cI congratulate Lamine Yamal on his second place in the Ballon d\u2019Or. I think he\u2019s a great player. Comparison? Obviously, it\u2019s not my place to say that. I try not to compare myself to anyone, but rather to play for my team, which I believe is what ultimately leads to individual success.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Argentine, who only joined Madrid this year, emphasized how quickly he has felt at home:<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel very comfortable. It feels like I\u2019ve been here longer because of the way I\u2019m treated by my teammates and the team. It\u2019s great to compete and train like this, doing a very nice job that\u2019s also our passion. The kids have given me a lot of confidence, and I feel right at home.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mastantuono credited his success so far to staying true to himself and focusing on helping the team:<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m always myself, I try to impose my game and my personality. I think that\u2019s why they\u2019ve sought me out at Madrid. I\u2019m always going to try to help the team and help Madrid win. It\u2019s not about the individual, but about the team having this chemistry.\u201d<\/p>\n
Finally, he acknowledged the challenges of adapting to a new environment, but insisted he feels he\u2019s on the right track:<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m just getting used to a new league, a new team, a new life. I\u2019m coming from Argentina, and it\u2019s a big leap, but I feel comfortable and growing in confidence. This year is going to be incredible for me and everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Franco Mastantuono was one of the players who stopped in the mixed zone after Real Madrid\u2019s 4\u20131 away…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":178243,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[64725,84439,403,99],"class_list":["post-178242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-real-madrid-cf-la-liga","tag-real-madrid-cf-players","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178242"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178242\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}