MADRID, 3 May. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The coach of RCD Mallorca, Javier Aguirre, appealed to the strength of the vermillions at home and said that at home they can “beat anyone”, highlighting the importance of the three remaining games at the Estadi Mallorca Son Moix for permanence, starting for the visit of Atlético de Madrid, “a team that pushes you to the limit” and that with Diego Pablo Simeone “has always been very competitive.”
“At home the whole spectrum changes, the number 12 player does have weight and influence. When you are down, that encouragement makes you draw strength from where you didn’t expect you to have it. At home we can handle anyone, and I think we have a great fan base” Aguirre said this Friday at a press conference.
The Mexican coach stressed that “these three home games (with Atlético de Madrid, Las Palmas and Almería) are fundamental”, and that the public has not “abandoned them throughout the year” and has always filled the stadium. He also thanked the fans for traveling away from home, adding that “going to the Peninsula every 15 days is not cheap,” and that these people do it “for the love of the colors.” “I always tell the players that for them we have to run like animals and that the fans go home saying that they are proud of their team, even if we lose,” he stressed.
The Mallorcan coach “firmly believes that the team is going to stay in the First Division” and valued the point achieved against Cádiz because it keeps them “for one more week with six points ahead of relegation.” “Granada is pushing and so are Cádiz, Alavés, Las Palmas, Rayo. 42 (points) is the magic number, but it is difficult to get it, although we will try. We have to get 10 more points and that is the issue,” he warned.
The first attempt will be against Atlético de Madrid. “It can be said that this year they are not so good at home, but the ‘Cholo’ (Simeone) teams have always been very competitive and tomorrow’s Saturday will be,” he stated.
“We will have to analyze match by match, if you look at the results pure and simple, they have lost more than in other years, which is not normal for them, but if we look at the performance, for example, the 2-0 of Alavés did not seem to me to be will pass over them,” said the ‘Vasco’, who is clear that they will try to take advantage of this circumstance of the bad dynamics as visitors to their rivals.
Aguirre highlighted that his rival has “a lot of individual quality and important collective work.” “They have different drawings that get you into trouble on the fly, they have a very complete bench to do different things and I hope to be very alert to detect these drawing changes soon. I expect a game very similar to the one in the first round, without a doubt “he noted.
“IT’S NOT GOING TO BE EASY TO GET A HAND ON ATLÉTICO”
In the first round, the red and white team beat Mallorca 1-0 with a goal from Antoine Griezmann, a player who will be absent in this Saturday’s duel. Regarding the possibility of Atlético playing with a single reference striker, the Mexican does not hide that “that possibility is possible”, but he highlighted the ability of Samuel Lino as a “striker that ‘Cholo’ has converted into a winger, as he did with Carrasco”.
“We have to not make mistakes and be very serious because Atlético is a team that pushes you to the limit and we have to live up to it,” he stressed. “It’s not going to be easy to get ahold of them, it’s a Champions team, but with the support of our people we will have extra confidence to face the game,” the Mexican reiterated, without giving importance to the absences of Griezmann and Memphis because although “they are very good, Morata or Correa will play, one has 14 goals and the other nine or ten, which is not anything.”
Finally, the veteran coach confessed that they have not yet spoken with him about the renewal and that he postpones that decision when securing salvation, just as the final evaluations will be made on May 26, the day the season will end.
“They haven’t spoken to me yet, and they don’t have to because the objective has not yet been achieved. I am happy here, it is a club that called me at a difficult time and I have an exquisite relationship with the players and the leaders. I think I’m in the ideal place, but for now the most sensible thing is to focus on the League, get the necessary points, and once that happens, we will sit down and talk. It will always be a matter of two and the team comes first,” he concluded. .