The coach of the Logroñés, Sergio Rodriguez, has assumed this Friday that the situation of his team is not good “but it is not so bad”, he said, although he admitted that “the negative dynamics clouds everything.”
Rodriguez He has made these statements in a press conference prior to the game that his team will deputize on Sunday in Lugo, where he will try to reverse a dynamic of negative results and, especially, lack of goals, since they have not scored since January 2.
After losing to the bottom last Sunday, the Riojan team had “a normal working week” although “looking forward to the next game to find a result that changes this situation.”
He has recognized that the defeat against the Alcorcón last Sunday was “a difficult moment” for being a direct rival for permanence “but this is football, and despite the bad result, the duel lasts one day and then you have to have your batteries charged for the next match.”
The Riojan coach believes that “everything seems worse” with poor results dynamics “but it is important to convey positivity to the squad, since the team is capable of winning and I have full confidence in them.”
“The current situation of the team is not bad at all, although this negative dynamic clouds the perspective a bit”, he considered, and has influenced that “a good game can make things change, especially in this category, and hopefully let it be this Sunday ”, he indicated.
He also spoke about the physical state of the squad, in which the captain, Iñaki Sáenz, is still ruled out due to injury and there are several players with discomfort such as Nano Mesa, although they are not serious so “until tomorrow we will not know who to count on” .
Likewise, it has influenced that the other winter signing, (along with Nano Mesa), Dani Pacheco is still trying to catch up with his teammates “because he has been standing for months, in which he has trained on his own, and needs an adaptation older “but” he is exercising well and is expected to reach his best level to have him as soon as possible. “
On the other hand, Rodríguez has responded to the criticism received in the last week by some sector of the fans after the latest results obtained.
“The fans know the love for the club that the squad has and they know the responsibility of the team to maintain the category, because it has taken a lot to get here” although they understand that the fans “want facts and results,” he said.
Criticisms, he indicated, are normal when things are not going well and are understood but “everyone knows that the team here to achieve the maximum objective, permanence.”
Regarding Lugo's game, the Riojan coach stressed that the Galician team “is very competitive, has significant physical power and dominates the areas very well” since “it takes advantage of its scoring opportunities and they finish it little,” Rodríguez concluded.