Arsenal starlet Fran Mérida Perez has spoken to RealSociedad.com after an amazing week in the life of the 18 year old, after first having coach Jose Ramon Eizmendi sacked on Wednesday, he soon learnt that new manager Juanma Lillo would be ending Fran’s disappointment at being left on the bench under Eizmendi, and would become the main focus of the team, as they look to push on and win promotion to La Liga.
Then came confirmation Arsenal had agreed a brand new four year contract with Mérida, ending speculation he would be leaving the Gunners, and then after being involved in Real Sociedad’s 2008 team photo shoot, he was handed a place in the starting line-up as Sociedad took on Hércules a chance to impress in front of his home fans.
Things got off to a bad start when Agirre Sendoa’s 64th minute strike put the visitors ahead, but the midfield maestro set about winning the game to repay the faith shown in him by Juanma Lillo, something the previous coach had not seen, leaving Fran on the bench or giving him the final minutes, but with all that now in the past The Basque outfit got themselves level through Delibasic setting up a nervous final few minutes.
With the clock ticking down, Fran picking the ball up, strode forward before unleashing a left footed drive low in to the bottom corner to hand all three points to Sociedad, in his after-match Interview he spoke on the game:
“I am Very contented by being able to play after two months without a start, and of course by the goal. I felt well because one wants to be in the field and to help the team.
It was a very special day, that is going to be there, but now we need to focus, that we have left a very hard end and we need to be mentally read for Celta [Vigo] “
Fran also talked about next week’s fixture against Celta, and placed special importance on a win, to keep up the pressure at the top of the league
“A victory with faith and soul, is going to give us [The Team] much moral and the balance is good, the team was good at most things, but I believe that always things can be improved”.
Article By – J.Sanderson
Good on you lad for sticking it out. Lets hope he gets a good run in the side now
Now, all we need a link to where we can see his goal.
finally sacked that idiot manager. lol he speaks like a wise old monk from normandy, probably just because of the translation
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I saw the goal in the reply, but it was not as you discribed it. It was a scrappy goal mouth effort after a corner kick.