“The players are the ones who have to show that they want to”

The new coach of Deportivo Alavés, Juan Ramón López Muñiz, who will debut on the Vitorian bench against Real Madrid, pointed out that “the players are the ones who have to show that they want to” and achieve the objective of staying in the First Division. The Asturian offered, after his presentation, his first appearance prior to a duel so important for the albiazules interests and focused on the staff must strive and enjoy the match against the leader.

“We have to work so that when we get there we know what we have to do, that the player is prepared to do it and knows the objectives we have in this meeting,” explained the coach, who He stressed that his players must live the shock “with effort, work and sweat” and they must “know how to suffer defending and attacking”.

He stressed that he wants to see “a happy team that enjoys and is daring”, although he clarified that with enjoyment he refers to “suffering, fighting, running and withdrawing”, everything that a game entails. RHe found that when he got to the locker room he found “very good disposition, desire and players who know how difficult it is.”

“There is hope to make a good final leg of the league”, Muñiz said, who does not prefer to look at third teams. “If we achieve the objective, it is because we win,” he said.

He admitted that he reinforced his idea of ​​a club that he had from the outside, before arriving. “It is a family club, which puts everything at your disposal so that you feel comfortable, there is closeness and a locker room predisposed “, considered the technician. “I can't ask for more and, if the players want, the coach has a lot of cattle “, appreciated the gijonés, who insisted that the new coaching staff comes “to help achieve the goal” and it is the players who have to prove it. “The city and the club deserve to end well,” he said.