The 'good intentions' of Valencia facing this January transfer market that is now entering its final stretch, they are still only intentions and Javi
Grace assured this Wednesday that beyond ratifying them a couple of days ago the president Indigo
Murthy no significant progress has been transferred to it.
“I am in the situation that I was last week. I have no news of any progress with any player, “said Gracia, who did admit that Peter Lim's manager had contact. “The contact I have had with the president is that three days ago he came to see a bit of training and a meeting with him on Monday in which he told me that the club was working, nothing different from what had been discussed, to incorporate to a player to strengthen the team, “he said.
Asked about the sincerity of these intentions, the coach said that his “opinion” is that they have that interest in strengthening the team “and although he used that third person plural and clearly distanced himself from the decision, he said that he did the analysis” with no connotation of skepticism ”.
Gracia insisted that she does not know much else and sidestepped the question of whether she had been interested in potential candidates. “I have already told you that I have moved my position and it is already clear. The club within the possibilities it has will try to do what it sees fit and I can do little more, ”he said.
Praise for his rival, 'his' Osasuna
Gracia made these statements at the press conference before taking on his Osasuna on Thursday. “It is the team from my land, my home, my family and my friends. A very special game and a club that I always follow and wish for the best but it is our rival, ”he recalled.
“He is very much in need of points and is not managing to win recently in the League but he has achieved many draws,” said Gracia, who asked for maximum physical effort to qualify for what would be the fourth successive win between the League and the Cup.
That improvement has caused some players to start talking about the option of joining the fight for the Europa League, something that he does not see badly.
“Right now I don't think about what position we will be in at the end, but it just seems to me that my players have ambitious goals. It can help and shows a positive state of mind for the player ”, he explained.
“The players feel confident and optimistic that they don't have at other times. They are dynamics that we have to try to stretch as much as possible ”, he added.
Each game, a final
That is why he said that he is not surprised that Manu Vallejo has spoken of the clash as a final. “It is the same qualifier as before Valladolid. With that attitude we face all the games, in the Cup because it will be the last game if you don't win and in the league because of the situation we are in, we are all responsible for each point or the importance of each game ”, he pointed out.
Gracia said that except for surprise he will be able to count on all the players except goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen, praised Gabriel Paulista's predisposition to cut recovery times and left open the option of Carlos Soler playing or resting, with ankle discomfort.
“Today he has trained, he has some discomfort, risk we are not going to take risks but until there,” he said.