Williams: “If we don’t miss our chances, we can win”

After visiting the patients at IMQ Zorrozaurre, where the ‘Red-and-white Gowns’ initiative has been continued, Iñaki Williams talked to the media to give his view on the appealing match -the last in 2019- that Athletic will be playing on Sunday (9.00 pm at Santiago Bernabéu) against Real Madrid.

Despite their opponent’s good run of form, Williams is not daunted by the clash they are playing on the road: “We are aware that Madrid are in a good spell; during El Clásico with FC Barcelona, they had several chances to win. But we are also good, we have a really solid defence and we will certainly have our chances because they allow others to play. If we take advantage of them, we will be closer to get a good result at Bernabéu. I’m excited to play there. You know a lot of people will be watching the game all over the world and I am looking forward to it, to winning the last match of the year. We must pay attention to our performance, go for them and put pressure on their side of the field to look for chances and to take advantage of them to score.”

Having celebrated the fifth anniversary of his debut recently, Williams reviewed his five seasons as part of the first squad: “Time flies and we are not aware of it. I’ve been living a dream for five years. When I started, my greatest desire was to be part of the first team, and here I am, fulfilling that dream every day. I’ve played 136 matches in a row and that’s something I own to all the coaches I’ve had. I want to keep up like this and to try to break the current record set in LaLiga.”

With regards to the Copa fixture draw that has matched them against Sestao River, Williams has shown his eagerness to play against a local team: “It will be a special game, a Basque derby. I hope we can make it through. Some of my former teammates are there and that makes it special too. I am sure the atmosphere will be great and it will be a pleasant weekend for all of us.”