MADRID, 13 May. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The RCD Espanyol coach, Luis García, explained that “no one is at stake more” than them in this Sunday’s derby against FC Barcelona, in which the Catalans seek to become LaLiga Santander champions and the parakeets, leave the area of relegation, assuring that winning the culé team is the “greatest incentive”.
“There is no greater incentive than a derby and we risk a lot more than them. You risk prestige, the work of many years, the suffering of many people. Nobody is at stake more than us, not even the one who wants to be League champion”, He declared at the press conference prior to the meeting.
Thus, he expects his players to be “an intense team.” “I expect us to do a lot of the things that we’ve done for a lot of minutes in the last few weeks,” he said. “The rival likes to have the ball and we have to play an uncomfortable and intense game for them, but also be able to be calm when we have the ball,” he stressed.
Regarding the derbies, he recalled that “they are different parties”. “We risk everything and we have to put all that in a pot and cook it well, with the necessary tension to do things well,” she said.
Regarding the situation of the blue and white team, three points from the safety zone, he confessed that “the rope is very tight”. “I have seen them very strong from the first day and they are showing a lot of personality. That is making us grow. Tomorrow is a day to feel a little more proud of Espanyol. It is the day to leave everything on the field and that people can be proud down the street. We don’t play the same thing. They can get the title the next week or the following,” he said.
Lastly, he spoke about Joselu’s state of form. “I see him very well, very involved, with the desire to continue improving. He is essential. He is a player who helps us a lot and a constant threat to the rival. From now to the end I hope he will help us even more,” he concluded.