Yanis Hagi was close to his first goal in the Spanish championship (he missed a penalty in the match against Almeria), and AS journalists dedicated the material to him before the match against Barcelona (13th stage of LaLiga).

Janis, Hagi’s son, before the special match against Barcelona

Gheorghe Hagi played two seasons each at Real Madrid (1990-1992) and Barcelona (1994-1996), but his son has yet to rise to his level.

Iberian journalists talked about the qualities of Yanis and how difficult it is for him to gain a foothold in Deportivo Alaves.

Yanis Hagi (25 years old) was born in Istanbul when his father played for Galatasaray. Maradona from the Carpathians he also had a career in Spain, in Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​but then went to Turkey.

Yanis prefers to express himself in English, but the similarities between Spanish and Romanian allow him to communicate with colleagues or receive orders without any problems, and he knows how to translate them.

The son of the legendary Gheorghe Hagi started playing football in Romania, in his father’s academy and in Constanta, where he spent several stages. He made the jump overseas to Fiorentina, then Genk in Belgium and currently plays for Scottish side Glasgow Rangers.

He arrived on loan at Alaves in the summer without the right to buy. Garcia Plaza was looking for a player capable of taking free kicks and corners, and the club settled on the Romanian player.

He has a friendly character and is not burdened by his surname: “I am honored to be Hagi.” In the youth team of Romania, he was known for scoring incredible goals, committing many fouls, taking free kicks and corners that led to goals.

He is ambidextrous, hits the ball with both feet, but the other day, against Almeria, missed the penalty. Corners, with a small exception, belong to him, as well as free kicks from outside the penalty area.

Alaves had more reserves as John Guridy plays in his position and is one of Garcia Plaza’s most used players. To find a place for him in the team, move Guridi to midfield or even drop him to the right lane, where he performs worse than behind the striker.

We’ll see if it’s in the starting 11 at Montjuic (not against Barcelona) given that a five-man defense can be selected.

After the match, Gike’s son will go to his country, because he is a player of the Romanian national team. In the last window, FIFA even scored a goal in an official match (not against Andorra). He has personality and talent, but he still has a long way to go to approach his father’s level.

He knows it, accepts it and does not put pressure on himself: “He was Gheorghe, and I am and want to be Janis.” He now wears the number 10 on his back, one of the most famous numbers of any professional football team.”AS journalists noted.

Know:

• Barcelona and Deportivo Alaves will meet on Sunday at 17:15 at the Luis Companis Olympic Stadium in Montjuic.

• Barcelona is in 3rd place (27 points), and Alaves is in 14th place (12 points).

LaLiga, stage #13

Athletic Bilbao – Celta Vigo 4-3

Rayo Vallecano – Girona 1-2

Almeria – Real Sociedad 1-3

Granada – Getafe 1-1

Osasuna – Las Palmas 1-1

Real Madrid – Valencia 5-1.

Sunday

17:15 FC Barcelona – Deportivo Alaves

19:30 Sevilla – Real Betis

22:00 Atletico Madrid – Villarreal.

La Liga standings

1. Girona 34 points / 13 games played

2. Real Madrid 32/12

3. FC Barcelona 27 / 12

4. Atletico Madrid 25/11

5. Athletic Bilbao 24/13

6. Real Sociedad 22/13

7. Real Betis 20/12.