Player Focus : Miguel Mondragon

Miguel (Left) tussling with a Teabag player when both teams met last week.

Today Forever United star, Miguel Mondragon took some time off training and visited a football school in Madrid. His charity work was very well received by the kids there. His contributions definitely inspired a lot of the youngsters there. He was involved in various activities like a short training session and after lunch he had a kick about with the school team. Before he left we managed to interview the star striker.

Reporter : Good morning Miguel, how are you feeling today?
Miguel : Im feeling good. After the lost last night you expect us to be down but manager was pleased with our performance. I feel good bout the coming weeks.
Reporter : Oh okay. What do you think bout the recent criticism coming to you? Do you think that is the cause of your recent drop of form?
Miguel : No I do not think so. This is football, not a one man show. I dont aim to continue scoring and be top scorer. That is not the main priority, its the team and I believe this is what a real football team is. I just want to help my team get points.
Reporter : Good good. I can see why the fans adore you. You have a huge fan base here in Spain. Anything you want to say to the fans?
Miguel : First I want to thank the fans for the being the best in the world. Having support us even when we're not playing well. But I promise them that United will continue to try our best. We got some new players. Youngsters like Sergei and Alvin. I'm sure we will overcome this. If we overcome, it's all thanks to the fans.
Reporter : Alright, I'll make sure they get the message. Okay heres a personal questions. Who is your best friend in the team?
Miguel : Definitely Santiago. We both went into the academy together. I remembere we said we would one day play for United and here we are. Its been like a dream come true.
Reporter : I see I see. What about the joker of the team? Who do you think is always the source of the jokes?
Miguel : Galvarino. Usually when things go missing, he will be the first person we find. He is very funny. Sometimes even after we lose, he will find a way to make us laugh. He is good to have around.
Reporter : Haha! I see. Who knew a tough lad like him could be so funny. Okay, theres been a talk bout Marc United's recent spending spree. Do you think its right that they sell their youngsters and bring in older players?
Miguel : I can see what Kai Xian is doing. He is selling them to make lots of money so he can bring more experience into team. Its a good strategy but old players can only get you so far. Here at United we have a mixture of young and old. Our experienced players will help train the new blood. So there is a continous string of good players. Our manager buys a mix of young and old, that should be the way.

Mondragon : A Team Player

Reporter : Yes. I can understand your vision in this. Okay, so you're a Spanish international player, a first team player for the Forever United and your touted to be one of the best strikers in your generation. What do you think you need to still achieve?
Miguel : My first aim is to obviously win the X league title with United. That is main priority. And I hope to be one of the world's top strikers. Once I retire, I hope i can continue to work at this club. This is like home to me. I feel comfortable here.
Reporter : Then who exactly inspired you to be in this line of career? An idol I suppose?
Miguel : Roy Keane. He is a really good player and after his playing days, he did really good at Sunderland. He guide them to Premiership but after he left, Sunderland seem to lose spark.
Reporter : Oh. Okay, interesting. Roy has definitely been an inspiration to many. Regarding the Premiership, what do you think of the Ronaldo situation? Do you think Real Madrid will be able to tempt him away from the Theatre of Dreams?
Miguel : I have no opinion. To me, it would be a mistake leaving United. They are doing well and Ronaldo is being in the center of it all so why leave a club when you are doing so well? and risk losing form. Madrid have money but they have failed to produce results. Ronaldo situation like mine 2 seasons ago. Season 3, Real Madrid approaced me. Want to sign me. My manager had a long talk with me. I told him I didn't want to leave because I am comfortable at United.
Reporter : I see. That is true about the Madrid situation two years back. Anyways, there has also been reports that manager Jjin has been a huge fan of yours. The Finnish Maestro is definitely a great man to work with so do you think there will be a chance you and him can link up in the future?
Miguel : No, I heard from Vadern players that Jjin is a good manager but he can be....painful.
Reporter : Oh? Painful? What do you mean?
Miguel : I hear he got methods of persuading his players. Err, I do not wish to be more detailed. He scary. I am safer here in United.
Reporter : Oh, thats very interesting. That explains why they play so well week in and week out. Okay, I think we are nearing the end of our interview. One last question Miguel. Do you think Forever United can regain its glory this season?
Miguel : Its still early in the season, we got a bad start but we at United, win or lose we give 100%. So we will definitely try our best. Im confident in our team and our manager.
Reporter : Brilliant answer. I wish you all the best and thank you for your time! Oh yeah, before I forget. I just realized that Forever will be playing against The Pinks next week so what do you have to say to Ferdinand Aalbu next week?
Miguel : Good luck, all the best and may the best man win. I will try to be at my best and hopefully my defense can shut him out.
Reporter : Thats awesome. We will have ourselves a great game this Tuesday. Thanks again Miguel. Miguel : Thank you for interviewing me.

That concludes the interview with the X league star striker. He is still in a state of shock after having to talk about Vadern's manager but he looks fine after a while. He left Madrid a couple of hours later and went straight back to the Forever training grounds to catch up with the team. The 26 year old will need to dig deep and play his best to claim his teams first 3 points of the season when they play The Pinks next week.

Mondragon : "Good luck, all the best and may the best man win. I will try to be at my best and hopefully my defense can shut him out."