“The first thing is to go to win the tournament. We are two games away from being champions and starting we have all the illusion of being competitive, of beating Real Madrid and to keep more minutes of all the good things we showed against Barça ”.
Marcelino faces this semi-final of the Super Cup against Madrid knowing the difficulty of the challenge, but at the same time aware of the illusion that reigns in the Athletic dressing room. “We think we know Madrid well and we know that when the possibility of winning a title is played, their competitive level increases. The game is very difficult because whenever Real Madrid is in a competition they are favorites, but our goal is always to win”.
The new Athletic coach makes it clear that, after Garitano's dismissal, it is “as if we were starting from scratch, but a sum of the above. We will develop small concepts of everything. There are defensive criteria at a conceptual level that we are going to vary and also nuances in attack when looking for and finishing plays. We always move from the organization ”.
Marcelino is clear that “Williams is going to play as a forward, not in the band”, that “I am not the one to talk about footballers from other teams, but the worth of Sergio Ramos is undoubted” and that “the degree of enthusiasm in the Athletic dressing room is maximum. We are convinced that we can win a title and for these players, making their fans feel proud is the greatest satisfaction.”.