MADRID, 23 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Real Sociedad coach, Imanol Alguacil, has assured that, despite momentarily holding the leadership of LaLiga Santander, they do not have the same “objectives” as Atlético de Madrid, which they face this Sunday at the Wanda Metropolitano, already that if so “one of the two would be confused”, and has stated that he is “light years away” as coach of Diego Pablo Simeone, who has managed to lead a team that “does everything well”.
“Not at all (we have the same goals), if we weren’t getting confused. If our goal were the same as Atlético de Madrid’s, one of us would be getting confused. What the moment says is that we have 20 points, and that it means that we have made a great start and that if we have good moments we are capable of being competitive, “he declared at a press conference.
However, he stressed that it is costing them “an outrage to get the games out.” “Just like Atlético de Madrid, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Sevilla, who are surely the ones who will be fighting for LaLiga at the end of the season,” he ventured. “We have taken a very important step at all levels. We cannot compare ourselves with Atlético de Madrid; yes, by the numbers this season, we are very even, but the trajectory of Atlético de Madrid dates back many years, and that it is the great merit “, he affirmed.
“That is what we want, that it is not only nine days, but that we are able to support this level of competitiveness, level and win games for a whole season. That is the difficult thing. Last year we were also at this time in the head and in the end the season made us long, “he continued.
After playing in the Europa League, the coach of the San Sebastian team assured that they have “the logical fatigue of the game and the trip”, but that they will not look for “any excuse”. “I want to be with them, especially those who played, to look them in the face and know what feelings they have and who are available to face the game,” he said.
“We are not going to look for excuses in which we have not been able to recover or that they have had more time to prepare the game, it has coincided like that and period. Playing the Europa League, I doubt that we have more time than the rivals to prepare, but it is what it demands play European competitions, “he added.
Now, the ‘txuri urdin’ face “an important challenge against a great team with a great coach who has a great level.” “How can it not attack well with the level of players it has? It is impossible for a team like Atlético de Madrid to attack badly; I do not agree with those people who say that Atlético does not do things offensively, it does many things. And very well. There is usually more talk of a rocky Atlético de Madrid that defends well, which also does very well, but it is that if they hadn’t been LaLiga champion, Atlético de Madrid does everything well, attacking and defending. He has players on all lines, he doesn’t have an eleven, he has two, “he said.
Bailiff also confessed that he does not trust “at all” Simeone’s trials with a defense of four. “Diego is very skilled on the field and in press conferences. He may come out with a defense of four, but this year he is doing a lot with five. He will not surprise us. He has such versatile players that he can even change during the game “, he expressed.
In addition, he affirmed that he is very far from the level of the Argentine coach. “I am light years away. I hope that in a few years I can be. He has been making history for many years. I am proud of the years I have done here. Placing myself at the height of Diego are big words, I think his career is unbeatable, he is one of the great coaches, “he stressed.
The Basque team coach also stressed the importance of not fitting in when they are thicker in attack. “When you are not correct, it is good to keep a clean sheet, which is what is leading us at the moment to win games and be competitive. I have no doubt that if this team continues to generate and work as it is doing, they will drop the goals, “he said.
Finally, Alguacil wished that in this “marathon” that is LaLiga Santander they could go recovering people. “It will give us a bonus. We will be able to maintain this rhythm, which is what gives you the option of, when there are five kilometers left, fight with the greats,” he concluded.