The team, at the limit in terms of wear and tear and number of troops: “When we refer to the fact that we are at the limits it is because of the circumstances of the competition and because of the position we have. Emotionally the team is strong with everything that has happened. The team has been able to rebuild. We will see how they are in training. We have the same doubts, Jozabed and Jairo ended up with minor annoyances. Let's see if we can recover those who did not participate in Cartagena ”.
Possible rotations: “It is clear that there are going to be changes, our thinking about the match in Almería, but we do not stop forgetting that there is a lot left in the section of the competition and that it is a good time for other players to appear. The doubts we have will be until tomorrow. We will have to have a starting plan and another game plan ”.
Statement pointing to the VAR: “This is not an open fight. The statement is perfectly clear. We understand the situation. After the match against Tenerife you have to see the images more calmly and I understand my teammate José Gomes seeing the images at 180 beats. We play a lot of feeling, a lot of club situations and I undoubtedly understand it, because it tries to help in a way and represent. The first to come out is always the coach. It has become very clear, the opinion we have is tremendously clear. We are human beings, we make mistakes and that the tools serve to improve and update ourselves. It is a matter of practice. And even if there are some written rules, there will always be an action that is not written. And that must be handled by all professionals, understand the game and the situation. There will be mistakes, but at least let's not go back years. The club's statement is everyone's statement. And that tomorrow we only think about football and that the media focus for what has happened be put aside because the protagonists are the footballers. Everyone else is on the couch in their house and they are there to protest and to see. Everything must be put aside for the good of football. We play a lot and for me it is a settled issue ”.
Flattery from José Gomes: “The words of colleagues in the profession are useful, in this case of someone who has been in the house. We are flattered, but this is a group of all. I am the visible head, but behind this chair there are more people. We are feeling a job well done by the entire group and the entire club. We are feeling more respected and doing things well. For them to believe us we have to understand the players ”.
Renewal: “It is apart because we are focused on the last period of competition. We must try to add the maximum possible points. Add 50 and be ambitious, we know what it costs to score and all that will give us more peace of mind. What we want is to continue adding and that distance away. It is our illusion. Tomorrow is a high-level game with a lot of wear and tear, he is the best rival in the category in positional attack and circulation rate. We must be very focused on a physical and mental level ”.
Complicated eleven: “We have the uncertainty of not knowing until the last minute which players are or are not. Ramón, who already participated, Ismael we don't know. Jozebed, Jairo… David Lombán, who will be able to help us. Especially that uncertainty, but we don't have to look for excuses. We must look forward. Faced with problems, solutions that they have given us. With all the problems we are having with the competition, we have to think about this game and then the Lugo one. There will be no rotations, but there will be players who did not participate and who will have their opportunity and others who will see how they are and if they can participate during the game. I am optimistic”.
Points that have been lost with the VAR: “I am a coach, not a mathematician. In football there is no mathematics. Every day there will be controversy. In a general count we have felt handicapped in matters of interpretation, but there is no number. We must be more calm and able to help. Manage that the important thing is on the field of play and that all of us in our part have that responsibility. Every day, the coaches fight to be better, the players the same, and the refereeing establishment as well. May these errors be corrected. If people from outside of football already enter, this becomes pink press. Tomorrow is an Andalusian derby, a tremendously beautiful, demanding match, although the media focus is on other aspects as well ”.
Almeria: “It has a profile similar to Rayo, but with much more speed of execution and dynamism in attack. It is the team that generates the most chances, it does not correspond to the percentage of goals, it is very difficult for them not to have a minimum of 7-8 clear chances and we will have to be more forceful. We must be a block together to better attack this team profile. We have to defend very well and attack better. The key will be the balance and the small details will mark. Whoever dominates the center of the field will have one more step to achieve victory ”.