MADRID, 8 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The coach of Cádiz CF, Mauricio Pellegrino, assured that this Saturday they face a “high-ranking” rival like Atlético de Madrid and that is why he asks his players to have “a lot of intensity and concentration” because teams like the colchonero “have a very high level of efficiency”, while, despite the qualifying situation, he confessed that he sees the team as “strong on a mental level”.
“We have worked well, knowing the importance of each match, we have a top rival, but we want to take another step forward with the last matches. We have the hope of continuing to improve and do our best in performance to have opportunities to win. The boys are strong mentally, they have not lost their enthusiasm despite the adversity,” highlighted Manuel Pellegrino in the preview of the match against Atlético de Madrid.
Regarding Atlético, the Argentine does not forget that it is one of “the great teams in Spanish and international football” thanks to the work of Diego Pablo Simeone. “For me it is the great merit of the ‘Cholo’ and Atlético process. We are going to try to do things that we have been working on, although all games have their adjustments,” he indicated.
“You have to have a lot of intensity and concentration because they are teams that, above all, have a very high level of efficiency. They are strong teams in both areas and have that ability to change, against Las Palmas they made changes and scored five goals. They are teams that are used to to have a lot of match development throughout the seasons and there is a reason they have the squad they have,” he admitted.
Pellegrino asked to “improve in those aspects on a defensive level” and also “on an offensive level.” “That our men up front can also have a good afternoon, that we have precision especially in the few spaces that the rival leaves us and compete until the end. My boys are working well and we are very excited about this match because we are playing with a great team and we also like to measure ourselves,” he said.
The coach of the Cádiz team stated that given the situation the team faces “it is difficult to predict the future.” “I think that in these last games we deserved to win. That was the best thing we got from the last games, that we are capable of finishing with a lot of energy and doing everything that depends on us. We all know what sport is like, sometimes it’s up to , sometimes not. We have to continue along this line in which I trust that we will have more options,” he said.
The Argentine coach considers that in terms of results “the important thing is to transmit the sensations” that have been transmitted to his fans “in the last games.” “The people were singing both in Vallecas and at home and in the last games we have finished with a lot of strength and we want to continue along that path, which is the great value we have had in the last games and we want this to be no exception” Pellegrino said, confirming that Fali trained “well” and that he will be included in the squad.