Almería faces Girona next Sunday (9:00 p.m.) at the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos in a duel in which they seek to sentence the Girona team and settle for direct promotion. All this after winning at the Heliodoro Rodríguez López Stadium. “The victory in Tenerife is the most important since I’ve been here. If we didn’t win, teams like Girona or Ponferradina would have been hooked at the top. It cannot be ruled out that they will arrive yet, but we did our homework, “says Rubi, who does not want his team to relax after beating a direct rival. “We have to avoid conformism, we want more. In the first lap we got a good advantage because we wanted more. If the team thinks that with four points you can relax, they will have problems. The test is on Sunday, as we relax the least…”, he points out in this regard.
“It’s going to be a great match between two teams in a great moment of form. We are teams that take risks, we are creative, we attack a lot… There are many attractions in this match”, comments the Almería coach before a duel against a Girona team that eliminated the Almería team in the last two promotion semifinals. “This match is for players who know how to play different match situations. We must know how to press well without getting out of adjustment and have possession of the ball. They also want the ball, we’ll see who has it more to hurt the rival”, continues the man from Vilasar de Mar.
Rubi assures that he has not yet decided the eleven that will act in front of Michel’s painting. “Choosing the players for this match is not easy, I’m going to choose them on Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning.. I attach great importance to this fact. The players who come in don’t do it because they lack teammates, but because we believe in them. I have spoken with the players and I have told them that possibly in each game there will be adjustments because I see all the players very well”, explains the coach. Sousa will be a novelty in that line-up due to the absence of Sadiq. “Sousa is the main culprit of his renewal. Delighted that he did. I remember the game in Miranda. There were those who thought that his goals could create a problem between him and Sadiq… We have a team that if they get promoted, they have a great base, we would only have to retouch three or four sides“, comments in the week of the renewal of the Brazilian.
“The fans have made 16 tremendous efforts, plus one in the Cup. We have a fantastic communion. Noticing the warmth of the public is essential for us to play games as difficult as this Sunday’s against Girona”, continues the coach of an Almería team that awaits the reward in the final leg of the championship. “It’s been a very nice year. In the end, the important thing will be how it ends, but removing the month of January, coming to train is a pleasure, there is a perfect communion. The happiness in the day to day compensates everything, although it is true that there is the buzz because the end is near, “he expires.