The coach of Real Valladolid, Sergio GonzalezHe wants to enjoy the Copa del Rey, a competition that he “loves”, and that is why he will travel with twenty players to Navarra, to face Cantolagua, a third division team, “with enthusiasm and the utmost respect”.
In a telematic press conference, the Catalan coach indicated that “all games are useful for something and, in this case, it's a nice competition that will allow players who have fewer minutes in the league to have more prominence and continue to claim a greater presence. “
“I have a special affection for the Copa del Rey and, having so many elements in the squad, it is important to play, the more games the better. We face it with the intention of going as far as possible and, in this case, it will serve to give minutes to the less usual, “he insisted.
In addition, as he has warned “you have to go with humility and have the maximum respect to the rival, because it requires attention and a football behavior. They run the same, they defend the same, they have a strategy, and the difference in category must be demonstrated on the pitch “.
In his opinion, “the first Cup qualifiers have a sentimental component, to be able to make a team participate in them that, under normal conditions, could not play the competition and you have to put yourself in their shoes, to be able to play against a First, competing and showing professionalism “.
In this match, Luis Pérez will start on the right side, a position that “is getting complicated” for Real Valladolid, “but not because of the bad behavior of the footballers, but rather to some they find it hard to fit more than others, in the case of Janko, he has suffered injuries and we have found Pablo Hervías a great shock, “he said.
It will also have several players from the subsidiary, because “it is doing a great campaign and it is a reward for them “, so Sergio Benito will help up front, Miguel will play in the center of the defense and Jota, since he has a subsidiary number, will also be in the game.
The people of Valladolid face this Cup event with the highest morale, after beat Osasuna in a great comeback of which they feel “proud”, although they are aware that “nothing has been done, but this will help them to believe in what needs to be done and what the team is, and reaffirms the change in trend”, it is finished.