Never leaves anyone indifferent José
Luis
Mendilibar in their appearances. In this case, it was when referring to his rival, Real Madrid: “Five games ago it was said that he was very bad, that he did not score goals, but now he is playing very well.” Consequently, he believes that the white box “has shut our mouths”, among other things because “it is at its best” and because “they know how to bring out the competitive streak when they need it”.
The Eibar coach does not appreciate “weaknesses” in his opponent today: “They have everything good. They are conceding very few goals, the midfield is sensational and upstairs they have the best striker in the world, which is Benzema. He thus justifies his last statement about the French striker: “He defends, attacks, helps to play, scores goals … he does everything.”
Benzema is the best striker in the world; defends, attacks, helps to play, scores goals … does everything
They will press up
Eibar is modest as are Cádiz and Alavés, who defeated the whites. However, Mendilibar He says that his team is not prepared to plan a game in the same way as those two teams, retreating far back to go against it. “We can't play like this because we don't have speed to get out. We will go for them in the pressure, we are not going to go back to wait for them, “he says.
After playing a Cup match last Thursday, Mendilibar He says that “we arrived well, there are no excuses.” Madrid played the day before against Athletic. “If we lose, it will not be because we have had less time to prepare,” says the gunsmith coach. The Zaldibar coach is calm and confident despite “the shortage in defense”, motivated by injuries belt, Oliveira and Cote, the sanction of Burgos and the indisposition of Kevin, “That has been two days pachucho”. Remember that you can use Arbilla and Sergio Álvarez in the axis of the rear. He also believes that his team “is finding its place on the field.”
To try to score in these types of matches, Mendilibar believes that there is a fundamental premise: “The most important thing is to believe.” There are other ingredients likewise with which to season the meeting: “Don't let Madrid scare you. If we doubt, if we create spaces between lines, they put eight ”.