The repeated command of Real Madrid in this league championship rests on an unusual fact: Fernando Hierro, theoretical specialist closing, send in laclasificación of top scorers with seven goals in ten games, similar to that of his partner Emilio Butragueno brand, worker qualified striker.The data becomes more brightness if you remember that Hierro, 23, had added only 17 points in the previous four years.The player, curiously, appeals to a metaphysical concept to explain the phenomenon: "Antic gives me freedom in exchange for goals."
Freedom spoken of iron is but a change of location in the field and, by extension functions.The player explains a commercial simile what their responsibilities Antic. "The coach gives me the freedom to reach the area in exchange for the responsibility of defining goals in that area My role is not strict scorer, for my basic job is to steal balls in midfield alongside Milla. However, after completing this facet, that is, when the team is on offense, I can get on the field. "The work of Mile, is therefore fundamental to the performance malagueño: "Indeed, by its characteristics as playmaker, Milla is a man who acts more delayed, so I covered the back when I go on the attack "Iron .The youth has played a key role in what happened."When the coach told me what he expected of me I explained that my usual position on the pitch was too comfortable for a man my age, who was in danger of settle down. He needed, he said, more responsibility to take match my terms. I have no obligation to score a goal in every game, but if I get to the area is to define. the truth is I did not imagine it could get so many goals. "
In his previous two season in Madrid, Hierro scored seven goals per year.In Valladolid, the two previous campaigns, their contribution in the area had been void: three goals in total.Medium point in their juvenile stage, with averages of 13 and 14 goals per season, Iron debut in First as a man closing in midfield, on the right, forming tandem with Minguela.Toshack, already in Madrid, central and used it as free.Antic, he insists, has given a push of a few meters and freedom, in exchange for accountability.
Antic's opinion
The Yugoslav coach explained it like yesterday: "It's no secret what's going on with Iron is a very skilled player with great ability and sense of space and distance Your additions to the area from behind are perfect, because it has high.. , aggression and coldness when finishing off a goal situation. "
For Antic, "Hierro is simply a player who is hungry for a goal, although he also hope to retrieve balls when to defend." The player, however, makes a more anecdotal reading time living. In his view, the situation is merely circumstantial, the result of a fortunate situation and with little chance of continuity. "At this stage of the championship, think otherwise would seem nonsense". Antic does not share the restraint of his pupil. Much more optimistic, he is convinced that his scoring rate is still exhausting. "Iron is a euphoric man who complains about my views on him because he thinks and says its goals are are more than coincidences I say and I repeat that no. it may happen that, because of his youth, is unwilling to take respdnsabilidad that supposed to be the top scorer. " Iron prefer not to give in to euphoria: "We, each player template, we know perfectly how far we get The coach is convinced that I can score more goals, but I see very difficult to keep a streak like this'm not Hugo Sanchez.. a true specialist. " About Iron Antic has built one of his favorite when defending his work and his job at the opposite attitude of Mendoza arguments: "Your success is my success."
but we think he's well suited to that role. Especially when considering Gattuso appears to be playing a holding role on the opposite side.