ANDhe Valencia visits Alavs after five games in which he has only managed to add two draws. The rival walks with the water up to his neck in relegation positions and without having found in beggar -sanctioned for this match- the revulsive that I expected. The black and white team try to close the cup chapter until three weeks from now, but the embers of the post-match in San Mams are still burning. Marcelino’s press conference and a critical current of opinion to the Bordals style of play to which the coach from Alicante replied at a press conference.
Do you perceive that current criticism of your style after the Cup match, starting with Marcelino’s statements?
It is a party that already happened. When a team is criticized it is a sign that things are being done well. My team competes at the highest level, we are the youngest team in the championship, we are growing very well and I am happy and satisfied. I don’t know about the stream you’re talking about. I have only received congratulations for that football game, congratulations of all kinds because we were a team capable of disconnecting Athletic at home with the level of that team and the level it had in the League.
What Marcelino said, do you think it is to warm up the second leg?
I am not going to value the statements in particular. But we played a great game, we deserved much more. I don’t understand that trend, if a team was harmed it was Valencia. I think there is an intention to divert or weigh down the great game that Valencia played and try to condition, we are respectful and professional, but we do not understand them.
After some victories he has been criticized as happened with Villarreal
I have already said before when you are criticized it is a sign that you are doing things right. I’m happy, when we lose nobody talks about your team.
Why did you choose Mamardashvili for the Cup, will there be more changes in Vitoria?
They are decisions, we technicians are the ones who are more involved in the day to day. It is possible that players who did not participate last Thursday can enter. They are players who are working well and make decisions that can sometimes surprise, but those who are with the players on a day-to-day basis are us.
What do you think that Maxi Gómez saw a red one with the little prominence that it is having?
I know what happened to him and what other colleagues heard. You don’t have to address the referees in any terms, but the truth is that what they tell me is that at no time did I disrespect the referee or the line. It was a game with a lot of tension and now we have to think about the League and not about the past.
Party in Vitoria to rejoin the goal of Europe?
Alavs is a real final for them, they are six points away from salvation. I know that club well and I know many of its players. We are psyched up for that clash and to get closer to the top positions. What we know is that we have to add three by three.
Vallejo and Jason, in the Alavs
Jason is starting and Vallejo has always scored goals. We decided that it was important to have minutes to go out on loan to a team to have a leading role. They are different contractually.
Interest of Valencia in Joselu
He is a fantastic player, who has been showing it especially in recent seasons at Alavs. But right now we are not thinking about him being a future player for the team, but about winning tomorrow.
Lato, by Gay
Let’s see how Gay is, if finally he can’t play Lato is working very well”
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