Dean Huijsen: “Sergio Ramos was underestimated to play the ball” star-news.press/wp

Dean Huijsen lives through a year of vortex. It only has 20 years old, the center of Madrid in the center has moved to the brightest talent of Spanish and European Spanish defense. While it is an international duty with Spain, he sat in Huijs Mark To think about his journey so far and what is in front of it.

“Everything believes that everything is happening so fast,” Huijsen admitted. “But each player grows step by step. Going to Real Madrid is a huge leap and I feel very well here.”

The Dutch defenders raised in Spain and had long been identified with Spanish football, says that the fitting of Bernabéu’s lifestyle has been smooth. “Locker rooms, people … Everyone made me welcome,” he said. “Facilities, travel, everything is impressive. I couldn’t be happy.”

He also accepted that the global scales in Madrid get used to it. “You can imagine, but living is different. You quickly realize what this club means.” The recognition of fans has become part of his daily life: “Now everyone admits me. Sometimes I try to go unnoticed with hat or glasses, but it doesn’t always work.”

Training has also been an open eye. Kylian Mbappé, Vinícius Jr. And with the usual favorite sessions of Rodrygo, Huijsen has quickly learned the intensity of the environment in Madrid. “Sometimes it’s harder than training matches,” he said. “But it’s the best for me, it encourages me to improve every day.”

Childhood, family and Spanish identity

Huijsen remembered how he struck a young coach before becoming a defender at nine years. “I wanted my father to play on the front, but I returned to the center and signed for Málaga next year,” he explains. “All I wanted was having fun in football.”

This joy has not disappeared. “If I didn’t have fun, I couldn’t do this,” he said.

Although he was born in the Netherlands, Huijs always felt in Spanish. “My whole family is Dutch, but I’ve lived in Spain throughout my life. My habits are in Spanish, and I feel in Spanish.” He had the opportunity to replace Spain when he premiered Rotterdam, but brushed: “People are angry. If people are angry, they care.”

Ramos, role models and life of the locker room

Like many young defenses, Huijsen grew idolizing Sergio Ramos. “People talk about its aggressiveness and objectives, but he underestimated his ball and he also had a great passer,” Huijsen said. “It’s always a role model for me.” In 2014, he remembers watching Ramos’s iconic Lisbon Header: “I was nine years old, at home with parents. That’s my first Madrid’s first memory.”

Huijsen has already begun to build bonds within the Madrid team. “I hear a lot of Rüdiger and Carvajal, but we have a team team,” he said. In public public, he appeared in public, in the private: “In the locker room, I’m more jokes. I occasionally crack a joke.”

The new golden generation of Spain excites, and hopes to play in the World Cup. “It is unique to trust the young people in the United States. It would be incredible playing in a World Cup.”

For now, Huijsen is a constant growth. “Football is about all the details,” he said, remembering his father’s custom with two camera remembering his father’s habit. “Anything that helps me improve, I accept. I accept. You have to be ready.”