“If we finish seventh it is a great season, remember Villarreal and Sevilla”
MADRID, 11 May. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The coach of Real Sociedad, Imanol Alguacil, hoped to put the finishing touch to a great season, still pursuing the goal of being fifth, without downplaying the importance of being seventh and continuing to play European competition, with the duel this Monday against a FC Barcelona that can celebrate that Xavi Hernández will continue on his bench.
“We give the same importance to the points of the first and second day. It is what shows you the way. Surely that is why we are reaching the last ones, playing something nice. Happy and excited to be able to put the icing on the cake to this great season of the team,” he said at a press conference.
Alguacil aimed at the goal of being fifth and spoke about the crises that Villarreal and Sevilla have suffered to highlight the ‘txuri-urdin’ regularity. “We can finish in the best possible way, give continuity to how we have competed, to put the finishing touch to a great season,” he said, happy that it is his seventh season leading the Basques and performing at the top.
“When we start all the teams fight to win the League. Once you are not eligible to win the League, you want to enter the Champions League. Now we have the possibility of being fifth, that is going to be the objective. If we finish seventh I still think it is “A great season, once again we enter Europe. Remember what happened with Villarreal and Sevilla. We are going to keep our feet on the ground, playing in the Conference would also be very important,” he added.
On the other hand, Alguacil, who confessed that he will have to innovate with the eleven especially due to the loss of Javi Galán, referred to the pressure of a Xavi who will finally continue as Barça coach. “Very similar to mine. We have the same pressure from coaches, but if you are the coach of the team that you carry in your heart, there is added pressure,” he said.
“With the monster that is Barcelona, nothing to do with Real, that level of stress increases. They have changed their minds and it seems that he is going to continue with them. I understand that he is taking that pressure well,” he added.
In addition, the Basques coach valued the rumors of the Catalan team’s already classic interest in Zubimendi, who will also be out on Monday. “It doesn’t always only come out when we play against them. There are rumors from many big teams because he is a great player and he is doing phenomenal, this year with the Champions League showcase. Zubimendi is talked about many weeks and it is good for the club and for the kid. I have no doubt that he wants to be at Real Sociedad and surely next year he will be here with us,” he stated.