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14.08.2008 17:57

“The call-up surprised me”

David Puig

Bojan Krkic was “surprised and very happy” to be called up by the manager Vicente del Bosque for the game against Denmark. The Barça striker is waiting to play his first few minutes with the national team.

Bojan could make his debut with the national team in the game against Denmark to be played on the 20th in Copenhagen. The call-up by Vicente del Bosque was a surprise for the young Barça striker, as he admitted in the press conference prior to the first team training session: “I didn’t expect it as it coincided with the under-21 game against Russia. It came out of the blue when they told me but I’m very happy and can’t wait to make my debut with the national side”.

He doesn’t regret not going to the Euro 2008

Bojan could make his debut with the national side after not being able to in the friendly against France on the 6th of February and having declined to take part in the Euro 2008 through exhaustion. Bojan has assured that he doesn’t regret the decision: “It was a well thought out decision by all concerned. I was aware of what I needed and what I would be missing. I followed the whole competition and I was very happy with the team’s triumph”

Excited about the new project

The call-up for the national side coincides with the beginning of Bojan’s second season in Barça’s first team. This year the situation is different from last year, when he moved up from the reserve team. “I had no idea of what this world was like or what the changing room at Barça would be like. If at a sporting level things went well, as an apprenticeship it went even better. I learned a lot and now I am much better prepared and really excited about this season’s new project”, assured Bojan.