Espanyol makes their debut at the RCDE Stadium with an audience after 538 days. “We are happy but we are somewhat nervous,” said Vicente Moreno, who is waiting for a Villarreal let him come with his best level. And the Valencian coach, who has known first-hand the evolution of the Castellón club, paid tribute to the current Europa League champion. “He has one of the best coaches in Europe and one of the best squads. Aspire to everything “, he sentenced.
The coach mainly highlighted the dedication of “the family behind him.” And he told an anecdote that reflects the extent to which the Roig's work reaches. “There was a time when I was the under-18 coach in the Valencia area and when I went to watch cadets and youth games at Villarreal I always saw the Roigs and Llaneza following the quarry. That speaks of the dedication they had. In addition we must add his economic effort and the level of professionals that he has been adding year after year ”.
Despite these difficulties, and the presence of Gerard Moreno (“The other day I read a report in which it said that any European team would like to have him in their squad”), Moreno is optimistic about the meeting, he considers that his team “is not inferior to anyone” and will go for the meeting with the “nuances” that this meeting requires before a group that “adapts to the different registers, like us” .
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The signings, to the liking of Moreno
Moreno spoke of the new signings, Morlanes and Aleix Vidal. In these cases, the former has options of being curiously before his former team, while the former Sevilla player is penalized that “he has not played since the last league game, you have to be more careful even if you have the facility to take the form” . About Morlanes, the Valencian coach inquired more about his role in the team: “Morlanes is capable, he has a level, and that is the most important thing. He showed it at Almería and at Villarreal previously. It gives us variants and that is important ”.
The coach made it clear that one of the right-backs will come out but that it depends on many factors. The chosen one will be Víctor Gómez, although Moreno did not want to give names and stressed that “There are market situations, club interests and then the minutes that each of them may have.”
For the meeting this Saturday, Moreno ventured that Nanny Dimata has options to play more than he did in Pamplona, when he arrived with discomfort; While Keidi Bare will not be there for 90 minutes but the player has “guts”. Finally, the Valencian also referred to the words of Adrián Embarba in which he stressed that “we have to be ambitious but we must not confuse”.