Pau Cubarsí, a 19-year-old Barcelona centre-back, has become a regular in the team and has already won two La Liga titles. He credits his development through La Masia and describes forming a strong defensive partnership with Gerard Martin. Cubarsí says his goal is to grow into a leadership role, arguing that defenders and goalkeepers see the whole field and must improve that awareness. He reflects on a red card in the Champions League quarter-final first leg against Atletico Madrid, saying the incident taught him to decide better in milliseconds. He also defends Barcelona’s high defensive line and style under Hansi Flick, emphasizing commitment to the manager’s philosophy and noting league success as recognition of consistent performance.
""I'm 19 years old and I have a long way to go, but I need to keep accumulating experience," Cubarsi said. "That will eventually help me try to take on a leadership role, because the defender, along with the goalkeeper, sees the whole field, and it's important to improve in that area," he further explained."
""There's always a way to do better, even playing with a high defensive line, but these things happen and in milliseconds you have to decide what to do or not; it's a lesson that will serve me well in the future.""
""This is the manager's philosophy, and we're fully committed to it. We've won many titles playing this way... when we're focused, it works very well, as we've seen," he reiterated."
""It's two consecutive league titles that recognise the spectacular level of what you've done throughout the season and tell you that you're working well"
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