Maximum requirement. “If anyone thinks that at half gas we are going to get something positive, he is wrong.”
Cheat match? “Cheating party are all. They are numbers that are there, they are statistics. We have seen all their matches. For us it is the same as going to Sabadell or Mallorca even if things were not achieved. We have said it today in the video session, we are one of the teams that runs the most, that is non-negotiable. First there is running, pressing, being aggressive and having quality at the service of the collective. There are no favorites here, let's go 50-50. We know the objective, there is a lot left, this will be a continuity and equality of the category
What game do you expect? “With high rhythm and intensity. It will be important for both teams to get ahead on the scoreboard ”.
Ponferrada's rival and party. “It is a team with a very clear style and that very recently was at the top. Just tie or win. It is a team that is in the process of maintaining its regularity. It has a large squad, with players like Yuri or Curro, between the two they scored 30 goals last year. The matches in Second will be marked by small details. They will be at a high pace and getting ahead is very important for them and for us. The minutes are important and that is where the two teams have to be attentive and focused. It will be a game of great intensity, second plays and crosses. We must be in solidarity defensively and be vertical when we get the ball back. Handle all those records. With that illusion and that idea we go ”.
Solidity. “We must always continue to improve and alternate that regularity. We cannot in these games that we have conceded unwanted goals. We have the average against us, a goal for or against can raise positions. We have to improve solidity in regularity. It is difficult that there are no occasions or approaches to the area due to the profile of the team that we are, we have to continue improving due to the issue of solidity and give continuity to the high pace. It is a process we are working on ”.
The making of an eleven startsl. “I'm very happy with how the players are performing and that adds up. There are players who had not participated in the beginning and competed at a good level in Sabadell. He does that on a day-to-day basis, we do many hours and we visualize everything. And we give a large percentage to what is competed and to training. Each training day is an evolution day. Here is the performance of the present, and every day we go with players who have raised the level. We want to have the maximum number of players plugged in and that is a blessed problem. Nobody can sleep, the first us, and our demand is as if it were the first day and as if it were the last. And have balance so that everyone has a leading role ”.
He made his debut for Málaga against Ponferradina. Who was going to tell us ten months ago? In Ponfe the same coach, some players repeat and we are in a different context. We have changed a lot. We have a new team. Best regards, ten months ago how I was, and continue and work as if it were the first and our last day. We achieved a very important victory, now it is another context, another demand and another situation. The past no longer exists”
Numancia was in the playoff last year in the first round and ended up descending. “All the examples have to help us to keep our feet on the ground. Every game in the world of soccer are short-term goals. We see three points that will make us think in the medium term. We know the experiences of many players last year, from there we will add. And we will be ambitious and realistic. All that is to score points is to grow as a team and individually. We are Malaga and we have a very high demand. As a group it is not worth thinking about Leganés, it is worth thinking about Ponferrada and going for the three points. If we lose, we will look at it differently. We know the objectives, but we are going for the three points ”.
Ismael Casas. “He had started training normally all week, on Wednesday he finished training with an overload. And it is true, seeing what comes to us from playing every two or three days, which we have decided not to risk, it is an overload. Also due to his profile, he is very explosive and we have decided not to take risks and Ale Benítez enters ”.
Joaquin Muñoz. “He has done a normal week of training. One more player who joins the cause, we are scarce in that position and like all the rest of the teammates. We have many illusions with him and that when he gets his chance he will show what he does from day to day ”.
Orlando Sá. “He is an international player, the most experienced player in the group, he comes from a process and for me this week has been an example of professionalism. Of how he has trained, of what he transmits to his teammates and young people. It has been a very good week. Yesterday he had a little annoyance, but he will be in convocation and he will be able to help us. He's going to have his moment, and it's not to look good. For me he is an example for him and for the rest of the colleagues who are not participating. It will have its leading role, it will help us and it will be the protagonist, I have no doubts ”.
Yanis: “The other day, due to the COVID-19 protocols, the club did a great job of maintaining security. He was a father, and we are people and we side with the person. We thought he could help us during the game and he did. We think above all about the group, we have to look for that puzzle and that affinity between the players, but we are all here: Jairo, Julio … and I don't want to leave anyone and we have to take advantage of those dynamics. You have to go picking up players and put them in that bag. What prevails is the collective ”.
Ismael falls from the convocation.
Sergio Pellicer provided the list of 22 summoned where Ismael's absence due to a slight contracture stands out. Ale Benitez enters his place. Caye Quintana and Hicham are still recovering from their injuries. Cristo will play with the Third Party team to get minutes.
The list of expeditionaries to Ponferrada is as follows: Juan Soriano (1), Dani Barrio (13) and Dani Strindholm (42, goalkeepers. Iván Calero (21), Josua Mejías (2), Escassi (23), Juande (4), Matos (5), Yanis (17) , Luis Muñoz (8), Ramón Enríquez (30), Jairo (10), Chavarría (12), Lombán (4), Cristian (7), Orlando Sá (9), Joaquín Muñoz (11), Jozabed (19), Benkhemassa (24), Ale Benítez (28), Julio (34) and Larrubia (39).