Sergio Pellicer: “We reached the limit physically and emotionally”

Scepovic debut? “He is a player who is going to be good for us because he is going to give us another record in that position in which we are scarce. He is a reference player, who holds the ball well on his back; It is going to give us an aerial game; He is a tremendous area player but he also manages spaces well. It will bring competitiveness in that position. Beyond the tactical drawing, during the game he is a player who can enter the puzzle perfectly with two forwards, with a more dynamic midfielder. It will give us a lot of wealth both from the beginning and depending on the context of the game. We have to be calm. When someone comes from a month without competing, you have to be very careful so that there is no type of injury. Last week he did a couple of workouts and this one is complete and has been accumulating load and assimilating concepts. I see him tremendously excited. Tomorrow he will be there and he will surely appear during the game ”.

Template status. “Josua had a blow, he rested on Thursday and is now training normally. We recovered Cristian, he has completed the whole week without discomfort. And from Stefan we already have the transfer. They are the three players we recovered. On the issue of Ismael and Ramón they continue with their injuries. Hopefully, next week, they are close to being able to arrive. Orlando continues to have these discomforts and with Hicham we continue with his situation. Last week I was optimistic and now we are back and we have to be very cautious. They will not be. We will complete the call with some youth and with players who today are competing with the subsidiary. It was an important game for them and so they are also taking minutes ”.

Hicham . “He is still in discomfort, he is trying to treat. He is suffering because he is not one hundred percent. We are going to try to get him to recover and help us. Stefan's arrival encourages the group. They compete with each other but it is a healthy group. With Orlando you have to be calm and wait for answers. He comes from a year of inactivity like many other players and he has that process. We have to calmly wait to try to get the best possible performance on the pitch. Let's see how these weeks go by. He is the first to suffer and has wanted to help training but is not one hundred percent. When a player goes out onto the pitch, sometimes they have personal situations behind them, physical situations… The assessment we make is performance on the pitch but there is a lot behind it ”.

Going for the third victory in a row. “We are with continuous challenges, with challenges. We know what it costs to get victories in this category. We've had that two-win streak. There are good dynamics, you see the happy group, who train in a brutal way. We face a complicated opponent who is going to handle other records than the previous games. The games are decided by details and lately, due to the great work of the group, they are falling towards us in favor. We have to be on the alert because we measure ourselves against a rival who is coming in with a positive dynamic. Solid defensive team, balanced. It's a challenge to get that third victory that would give us a lot more air ”.

Rotations? “We are not doing so many rotations because of the shortage. The players are going to the limit and it will be very difficult for us to continue repeating the line-up. Not because the coach doesn't want to, but because we have to keep taking care of the small details of the players as much as possible. There is the invisible training of the day to day in which there are players who wear brutal wear and tear. In addition to having few professionals, we are among those who have done the least rotations, but because we are going to the limit on a physical and emotional level. These results mean that you can find a running eleven but for me there is no starting eleven. This is a wheel. Two months ago there were players who did not participate and now they are doing it and they are important. We have to be on the edge. Every day when training starts and I see the doctor, I start to shake because it can bring bad news. The other day it was about David Lombán ”.

How is Lombán? (In quarantine for coronavirus) “He is asymptomatic and working at home under the direction of the coaching staff. On Tuesday it will pass PCR tests and I hope it will be negative so that it can join us ”.