Balliu and Vada interact on Instagram with more than 3,000 followers
UDA Live was really fun and even Darwin, Coric, Lazo and the player Sergi Gómez from Sevilla FC asked some questions
Social media has enabled some of our favourite footballers to engage, interact and communicate with their fans. Iván Balliu and Valentín Vada, players from UD Almería, participated in UDA Live on the club's Instagram. The activity turned out to be interesting and fun as a result of the comments and attitude of the footballers, who received hundreds of questions from supporters and followers.
Balliu and Vada's UDA Live has been followed by 3,139 people, including several team-mates such as Darwin Núñez, Lazo and Coric; The ‘Sevillista’ Sergi Gómez did not want to miss out on this social media event and also asked the Rojiblanco players some questions.
Vada and Balliu, who have a great friendship, proved to know each other perfectly both on and off the pitch. Neither of them dodged any of the questions asked, and they were very active. So much so, that the UDA Live was meant to last 20 minutes and in the end, it lasted for almost an hour.
The defender and the midfielder praised Turki Alalshikh for all the hard work he is doing. They spoke of the possible return to the competition without spectators and their burning desire to gain promotion to First Division. The discussed how some of their team-mates are going through the confinement alone and talked about the coronavirus pandemic and their fans’ support that they really appreciate... Both of them agreed that Darwin is going to be a great world star, and revealed that they share a room when the squad get together and during trips when playing away games.
Some of Vada' quotes:
‘I am a creative player, I help my team-mates score goals’
‘We have the team and staff to gain promotion to First Division. That’s our goal, isn’t?’
‘Balliu has to fall asleep watching a film or a series ...’
‘My best friends are Balliu, Darwin, Costas and Lazo. Although I get on really well with everyone else in the team. We are all young footballers with huge potential.’
‘James is one of the players who is having the worst time at the moment. I bet it is not being easy for him.’
Some of Balliu's quotes:
‘I had more team dinners during my first month in Almeria than I had in five years in France. This gives you an idea of the friendly squad we are’
‘Owona will be always part of my team. Otherwise, he could break my foot. He never forgives (laughs)’
‘Corpas plays good music and when he plays it, we usually win.’
‘The hardest thing will be playing without supporters. I will talk to the President so they can play background music at least.’
‘I love Almeria; good weather, great food and nice and friendly people’