MADRID, 30 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Athletic Club coach, Marcelino García Toral, assured that the team has to “demand an improvement” so that what was seen in the defeat at home against Cádiz is not repeated, but he denied that there is “apathy” in his players or “vulnerability” and wanted to be “optimistic” in the face of Wednesday’s game against Real Madrid, postponed at the time.
“We can improve and we must demand that improvement in all points, especially the numerical one. But I would be worried if I saw apathy, lack of competitiveness, vulnerability or lack of arrival. That is, what the game against Cádiz taught me. But that is It was once, then the team was made up on a competitive level, not on results, “he said at a press conference.
In this sense, he assured not to be “worried about the dynamics.” “If we had repeated matches like Cádiz I would be very worried, but although we are in that situation like this at home, Cádiz and Granada scored ‘churresco’ and avoidable goals. We should have done more. We have to try to avoid mistakes and have more resolution, “he argued.
“The day of Cádiz caused me a very bad body, because we also had a very good dynamic. But the other two games, no. You can always do more, but the other day we had possession, arrived in the area, we played in the opposite field, we had the result against … Well. If we had won, it would be the best game of the season. But since we drew against Granada, a ‘disaster’, “he criticized.
In addition, he contributed that teams change dynamics of results depending on how stable they are. “We have to continue in our stability, we have lost only two games and against rivals and on the unforeseen scenario. But this indicates that football requires the maximum effort and the necessary success,” he acknowledged.
“Our team is competitive, it is not a team left or anarchic or apathetic. This always creates difficulty for the rival. Real Madrid is in a better moment, we are better than the results say and we will go there to try to win with ambition and illusion, “he claimed.
Despite the offensive power of Real Madrid and the good moment of the whites, Marcelino will not change his game plan. “I think we have clear arguments that we are not going to modify either. We are going to try to put more emphasis on our idea and concepts in those Madrid’s strong points to try to counteract them,” he argued.
“We will play similar to the games of the previous season, and we will press high when the ball is close to its goalkeeper, we will have to come to the middle block very quickly and defend very well in the low block. Madrid attack faster this season,” he warned.
As for Vini Jr, he acknowledged that he is in a “state of important grace”. “He is in a moment of form and maximum confidence. What was attributed to him in previous years, the lack of effectiveness, he is having and even in not brilliant games on his part in the end it is effective,” he said.
“Benzema has had a spectacular year, but perhaps he would have given it to Lewandowski as well. For me it is so difficult to establish who is the best, because there is only one … That is not my job. But if you ask me about Benzema, I will it seems spectacular because he is capable of creating and finishing, “he commented on the fact that, perhaps, he would have given the Ballon d’Or won by Leo Messi to the Frenchman of Real Madrid.
“I didn’t win, the Recre footballers won, a comfortable, forceful and deserved victory. Each story is different. The execution of a match, which depends on the success, is different. And it was a specific date, with complicated situations, and I he had to direct a great Recre and they beat Real Madrid “, he commented when he was reminded of Recreativo de Huelva’s triumph at the Bernabéu, with the Asturian as coach of the Andalusians.