Off-the-radar: Another exclusive interview with Mikel Alonso

I interviewed Mikel Alonso in December 2015, where he opened up about his hiatus from professional football. You can read it here.
He agreed to a second interview, where I ask some more questions about his experiences as a footballer.
This is that interview.
Before Real Sociedad, you were playing for Antiguoko. This is an academy that has produced amazing footballers such as yourself, your brother, Mikel Arteta, etc. What is it that differs it from other academies? Did you see anyone play there who you knew were going to be playing top level football - apart from yourself, of course!