Diego Martínez: “Before Elche we were not very bad, nor are we now at the best moment”

Load of matches and in front, a Betis that concedes goals, has talent at the top. “For us, the calendar is a continuity of everything that we have been experiencing since day one because it is true that the month of December we think is a normal week, but the reality is that we will be competing and in January, the same. Betis has a lot of talent at the top of the players who can win a game in an individual action. It comes from winning in Pamplona and Murcia with a clean sheet and from drawing against Villarreal. They are growing up in defensive situations. A very strong and very complicated rival ”.

A pity that there is no audience in this Andalusian derby. “This should be an Andalusian football festival, but health comes first. Hopefully soon we return to normal with health. For that we all have to pitch in. “

Rotations and physical appearance. “I never do partial analysis. I see the team well in terms of football. In football, the physical, technical, tactical and mental all go hand in hand and facing the game with maximum attention and concentration because the rival is of a tremendous demand for the opponent we face. It is also a nice game to enjoy as a spectator. I see the team as in the last weeks wanting to compete and to continue scoring points ”.

Carlos Neva. “He has trained with the group. Let's hope there is nothing new ”.

He was asked an interesting question about playing in three competitions and with different balls depending on the competition. “You have to adapt. In the first three qualifying rounds of the Europa League we played with three different balls from each of the leagues. For Malmoe it was one, against Lokomotiv another and against Teuta de Albania, another different. We were able to train for a couple of days with those balls and that reinforces one of our values: adaptation. It's fundamental. The other day we did it to a synthetic field (in Pamplona against San Juan). We do it in the cold, in the wind or in the rain. The important thing is our values ​​and having that mentality and approach is to be a competitive team regardless of the circumstances ”.

Does the team arrive at its best since what happened against Omonia and in San Sebastián? “I would have liked to continue as we were until the day of Nicosia. There I saw the team in full. Not before we went to Elche were we very bad, nor are we now at the best moment. We won in Elche and we played a good game. Just as we saw many improvements compared to other games, it is difficult to compete. It does not matter if you have more or less days of rest, preparation or motivation. When you face a team as strong as the one we are going to face tomorrow, the details are what are going to make the difference ”.

The Machís-Luis Suárez connection and the goal in Elche. “Also Jorge Molina Aranda's connection, Foulquier's connection with Yangel against Sevilla, Montoro's… but that is of no use to you because we made goals against Huesca and we conceded three and it was not worth us to win. That of the pairs is very good journalistically. I am delighted with everyone. We are a team with variety to score goals ”.