“You have to beat Granada to get to the end with oxygen”

Iván Balliu, Rayo Vallecano’s Albanian international winger, declared this Thursday that the week he has spent with his team has been “good for his head” and assured that this day’s match against Granada is vital to win “to arrive with oxygen at the end of the season.”

El Rayo is in a bad dynamic of results. So far this year he has played ten league games, only three goals scored and has added two points out of a possible thirty.

“We compete well but the result does not come. The goal is also missing, because we make chances. I myself had one against Atlético on the last day and I failed. This week we have trained a lot of finishing and it is a matter of time before the goals come”, said Balliu , in statements released by the club.

“Despite the losing streak, the group is calm and knows how important this game against Granada is to sentence this a bit and arrive with more oxygen at the end of the season. We need these three points, then another three and then enjoy,” he said. .

The poor results have not diminished the mood of the rayista locker room, which is still “united” in search of one more step towards permanence.

“When there are bad results we tend not to be united or there is a bad atmosphere, but here the group is still very united and there is a good atmosphere. There was already last year and they have welcomed me very well. In addition, the fans are a luxury, even outside you receive messages of support, and you couldn’t be happier,” he said.

Balliu joined his teammates’ work dynamics this week after spending a few days with the Albanian national team, with whom he played a friendly against Spain.

“I have changed things a bit and with the national team I have tried a new system against Spain, a very demanding rival. It is good to play against these teams to see your level and get out of here for a week, and have a different atmosphere, it helps the head “, he concluded.