“We do not know exactly which Barça will be Xavi’s, but, based on his ideas, we can foresee it,” said the Espanyol coach on the eve of the derby
BARCELONA, 19 Nov. (EUROPOA PRESS) –
The RCD Espanyol coach, Vicente Moreno, affirmed that he hopes to have options to win this Saturday at the Camp Nou against FC Barcelona in the premiere of Xavi Hernández on the culé bench, and that they are “used to surviving” to try to give the surprise in the Catalan derby.
“Now or never? It is not something that I consider. We worry about the state of our players and do things well to win. The moment is not chosen. Winning in that field is always difficult. We will have to do things bordering on excellence to win. The only team that has won is Real Madrid. I expect a difficult game, “he said at a press conference.
On the fact that there is more talk about the premiere of Hernández than the rival, Vicente Moreno said that it is something that he plays down. “We have prepared the week in the best possible way. It is a derby, our people want us to win. We have perceived that illusion,” said the Blue and White coach, who will have the safe withdrawal of Oscar Gil and “some doubtful”.
He considered that the victory against Real Madrid “has nothing to do” with this Saturday’s game at the Camp Nou. “Neither the rival nor the stage. We will win the game tomorrow if we do things well tomorrow. We have to give the best version. Whenever you play, you have the option to win. We will try to make the game give us options knowing what it is. play on that field, “he commented.
On Xavi’s ‘new’ Barça, he said that he does not know “exactly” what it will be like, although he can intuit it from his career at Al Sadd. “On a personal level I wish him the best from the day after tomorrow. We can foresee what we may find based on what his ideas are, but we are going to keep what games we intuit that it is going to take place,” he said.
“You may think that Barça’s hallmarks will look for them. We will have to know how to take advantage of the options that they leave us. We have to have the capacity to suffer to try to win, but we are used to surviving to win,” he added.
With the idea of winning, Espanyol respects a rival in crisis, but with a squad full of talent. “There is a rival in front of you and, sometimes, as much as you want football, it is much closer to a goal. It is about trying to reduce everything that happens. It is a team that forces you to suffer, but there will be moments of hurting “, he analyzed.
The motivation is, according to him, to win the game for the joy of the Perica fans and because the team would score 20 points. “There is no further. The home players are an added value who feel the shield and have the values of Espanyol, to overcome difficult situations and compete. Those of us who come from abroad know what it is, but those who have in the dressing room They just brought you up to date, “he said.
If they had achieved the same results at home as at the RCDE Stadium in Cornellá, Espanyol “would be the leader.” “And that is not easy at all. It is about having continuity in the game that we have at home. We go with an idea exactly the same, but there is a rival who wants the same as you. If we improve those records we will be talking about bigger words” , compared.
On the other hand, regarding international Raúl de Tomás, Moreno stressed that it has to be “very motivating” for any player to be international. “I think he had very good performances in both games, even though he lacked the goal. We hope that it helps him to have that motivation of wanting to continue in the national team and for that he must perform at Espanyol. That illusion that makes him continue in the line he is in. and when he is well we have a greater potential “, sentenced.