BARCELONA, 29 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Deportivo Alavés coach, Javier Calleja, has pointed out that his team goes to the Camp Nou this Saturday without fear, with the confidence of having linked two victories and with the belief of being able to beat a Barça in which, after the dismissal of Ronald Koeman, will be Sergi Barjuan as interim tenant of the bench.
“Barcelona has enough equipment to get out of the situation they are in. We are going with confidence, great enthusiasm and without fear. We have to believe that we can beat Barcelona, and we believe,” he said at a press conference.
Despite this, he acknowledged that it will not be an easy task to win in a Blaugrana fiefdom that they have not assaulted since 2016. “We have a difficult game. But ending the week with a victory would be the ‘icing on the cake’ and that’s why we’re going,” he said confidently after chaining. two victories in LaLiga Santander.
“Barça does not arrive at its best moment but we are talking about international players of enormous quality and we play in their field,” the ‘Glorious’ coach warned his players. “The game is very complicated, we play against one of the best teams in the world and it will be difficult,” he stressed.
Even so, he is still rooted in the confidence of his players and in being able to win. “We are highly motivated. There have been changes in Barcelona these days and we do not know how they will feel. I am concerned about the day-to-day at Alavés and we are confident, eager to score a victory and add three in a row and continue in the good streak that we have, “he celebrated.
He foresees a different game than the one that Rayo won this week against those of, then, Ronald Koeman’s players. “I can control ours, then I can intuit how the other team is. But they come with a new coach, they play at home, the Rayo game is not going to be like ours at all,” he added.
As for Sergi Barjuan, he claimed to know him and to have been well informed. “We have people in the coaching staff who were at Barça and know how to work there. They have had the opportunity to be with the first team and they have learned the philosophy of Barça very much. The game from the base to the first team has been the same, it is a soccer culture that they have and they are not going to change it, “he argued.
“I expect a dominant Barça that has a lot of the ball, with possessions and long attacks. We have to defend very well and then our management of the ball is essential. When we get ahead, the team when they fold and go against it feels safe. “, he commented on what kind of rival he expects.
Facing the starting eleven, he did not give too many clues. “We will try to get an eleven that is competitive and then that the changes are mentalized for the time they have to play and that they know that they are decisive and decisive. There will be some changes,” he announced.