A European can change your life. Nico Williams knows something about it. “Yes, he changed it for me,” says the Spain attacking winger, one of the hottest players of the moment after a series of great performances both in the group stage and in the round of 16 against Georgia. The Athletic Bilbao player gave an interview to As dwelling on this very topic:
“Maybe now they recognize me in places where I thought they wouldn’t recognize me. It’s true that life changes. I’ve always said that I played these games at Athletic and they weren’t seen because we didn’t play in European competitions. This year we put ourselves on the line. I took advantage of the opportunity I had, to realize one more dream, to make myself known. To be or try to be one of the best players in my position. This is what I look for every day and what I have to do is continue along this line. I’m fine and I should continue like this.”
Now there is Germany in the quarter-finals. Toni Kroos’ Germany, about whom Nico Williams expressed himself as follows: “In the end, we all know Kroos. He is a great midfielder. It seems like he has eyes in the back of his head. The truth is that he is a very complete player. We will have to run a lot in defense, but the team will thank us for that. We know that he will move a lot to the left side. That’s what he normally does. We will try to control him when we are in the central block, in the low block… We have to show commitment”.