"I want the fans to relate to me": Alan Bonansea on his return to Colón | OneFootball

Alan Bonansea, the new forward for Colón, appeared at a press conference at the Predio 4 de Junio after training and shared his first impressions. He expressed his great satisfaction about his return to the club among other topics.

Personal Feelings and the Return to Colón

Bonansea appeared “very happy” and focused on physical preparation: “I am very happy and getting in shape because in three weeks the championship starts and that's what we have to do.”

Returning to the institution where he played in the youth divisions is “something beautiful” for him, and he takes it on with “a lot of responsibility.” He recalled that “as kids, we always dreamed of being on this side of the field” and today he feels “very proud of myself, for my family, and I am very happy.”

Physically, he feels “very good” and is going “for more,” although rating himself from 1 to 10 “I don't know if that would be the answer.”

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Team Analysis and the Importance of the Human Group

The player sees the team as “very good” and experienced in the category. The main emphasis is on “building the group,” something he considers vital for when “things don't go well” and that they must “make us very strong as a group, which is important.”

He describes the human group as organized and getting to know each other: “We are organizing quite well, getting to know each other. Clearly on the field, we still don't know each other in the best way, but there is a good human group.” The good human group is what will “give us the edge when things don't go our way or a result doesn't happen.” He believes that is “very important” because “we will have setbacks and we have to accept and handle them in the best way.”

Requests from the Coaching Staff and Playing Style

The coach Ezequiel Medrán asks the team to be “a compact group, where the eleven fight for their teammate.” Tactically, the things he asks for “also have to be executed perfectly.”

Individually, Medrán asks him in the attack front to “work hard for every ball. I think that's the key.” Bonansea tries to “adapt to what the coach asks and what the team needs because one has to give everything for things to work.” He feels very identified “fighting for every ball.”

Goals and Football Projection

Bonansea comes from his best scoring season at Patronato (“I think in terms of goals, yes”). He considers the competition in his position (with Castro and Cano) “very nice because it enhances you” and “makes us better players.”

His goals are clear: “to improve all the time and give the best for the club, which is the most important, and try to carry out the theory in the best way.”

He likes the “ambitious idea of Colón” to attack, with him in front and three offensive players behind. He declared that “We can't do less.” He didn't talk about specific goals because he prioritizes the group and the work, as “they come on their own, exactly.”

The Connection with Julián Marcioni and Description for the Fans

He positively highlighted the arrival of Julián Marcioni, whom he already knew from Patronato: “it's something very nice because, as you say, we already know each other, we have assisted each other and scored goals together.” However, he clarified that “we also have to find several ways to work with other teammates for things to be a bit more perfect.”

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