HHistory of Rayo Vallecano. Andoni Iraola is already the second coach to guide the team from the strip to a Copa del Rey semifinal. Now pending the draw, the player from Usúrbil prefers to start the assault on the final playing at home.
Sentiment after the pass: “I feel happy for the people, for the players, who have earned it from the first day, for the people who have believed since Guijuelo, who have followed us away from home. We take one more step. We are in the semifinals, we have to continue fighting and continue competing. On Friday there will be four balls and one will be ours”.
History: “This is not over. We are on the way, we are in the semifinals. They are not going to throw us out for sure. We have to fight, we are in the process. It is evident that it is getting more and more complicated, the rivals are bigger and now it is to two games. We have to carry it, with the joy that it entails, but being aware that it is a point in a row or a comma. We have to keep trying to achieve things”.
Dream of winning the Cup: “There will be three other teams and we’ll probably be the underdogs, but once we’re in the semi-finals, we’re going to fight hard. The competition will put us in our place. Two-legged is more complicated, but the competition will tell us how far we go.” .
We have to go with the mentality of not being satisfied with what we have done, remain competitive and try to get into the final
Play the first final: “We have thought about today’s match. We knew that the prize was very big and winning the next tie will mean a bigger prize, but it will be more difficult. Now there is a draw and we don’t know if we are going to start at home or away, to I would almost like to play at home first. We have to go with the mentality of not being satisfied with what we have done, remain competitive and try to sneak into the final”.
Bukaners: “Obviously it affects us. We are all people, at the beginning of the game it seemed that everyone was aware of everything except what was happening on the pitch. At the end of the first half the situation has returned to normal and I sincerely believe that the team He has thanked him. The people have turned to the players and the player can feel that. When we are all together we are stronger. I don’t know if it was a coincidence that he scored the goal at that moment, but it is clear that it has helped us”.
Rivals: “I would not like to face almost none of those who remain, they are all very difficult. I prefer to play the first leg at home, that’s how we played in the playoff and at home we are strong. The rival is going to be difficult no matter who plays, you cannot choose because we are with the good guys”.
Penalty play: “It was the moment in which we found Trejo between the lines. They were defending very high, we didn’t have space between the lines, it was difficult for us to connect with those above. We found Álvaro and that’s where the goal came “In the second half we felt more comfortable and we generated more situations. We suffered little, the team knew how to manage the end”.
In the second part we have felt more comfortable and we have generated more situations. We have suffered little, the team has managed the end
Play at home: “At home we are stronger. Being ahead in this type of tie is a very big advantage. I wouldn’t mind, but if it’s the other way around we’ll play the same. Surely we’ll have a very strong rival and surely at home we’ll be able to withstand the first challenge better and take the tie alive until the end”.
Oscar Trejo: “Rayo belongs to many people, especially those who have come to support us. The protagonists are the players, not just Óscar Trejo. Practically the entire squad has participated in the Cup, everyone feels very involved. Kevin and Mario Suárez, who are not usual in the league and that is going to enrich the group. When players who have been playing less make it more difficult for me, but the group comes out on top”.
Lack of game in the discount: “There will come a time when we will have to play to a stopped clock, it is good that they add time. In the first half there were also many interruptions and only one minute was added. In the second half much more was added, if They had to add 8 because they had to be added. The goal is to try to play as many minutes as possible”.
I don’t understand the change of schedule for the Balaídos game from Sunday to Saturday. Celta does not have a Cup and they have put us in a mess in which we were not. I have not understood this change, we have not benefited
Not counting on Falcao: “When the definitive phases of the Copa del Rey arrive, the RFEF and LaLiga have to think about all the teams, not some. And it’s not because of Radamel Falcao. I don’t understand the change in the schedule of the Balaídos game from Sunday to Saturday. Celta does not have a Cup and they have put us in a mess that we were not in. I have not understood this change, we have not benefited”.
Debate in the goal: “Neither of them has ever been fixed. They have to keep fighting for the position and it’s up to me to keep making decisions. The performance of both of them has been very good so far. Then we’ll be right when deciding the goalkeeper, but we’ll try to maintain this level until the end of the season”.
