The Asturian is optimistic after a very hard week for his team and confirms rotations for this Saturday
Marcelino He has lived his hardest week since he has been in charge of Athletic. The defeat in the Cup final was a blow from which they are still recovering. Even so, the Asturian coach is clear that this can only encourage him to try to turn the situation around and admit that he never gives up. He commented on the mental state of the dressing room and wanted to send a message to the fans. You are clear that mental recovery is a process, although you know that you should try to keep it as short as possible. In addition, he has confirmed rotations for this Saturday.
The team’s state of mind: “The team is getting better every day. We could not say that it is completely recovered, but the response it offered on Wednesday was very good. It comes to certify that the team is trying to overcome a very hard blow, to say otherwise would be fooling us all. I am very satisfied because I think the team has recovered certain aspects of the game that make us competitive. In a very difficult moment I think we solved it well. “
The decision to repeat eleven in the derby: “When the game was over, I didn’t know what to think about. I wasn’t thinking at all about the next line-up. I thought that we hadn’t been able to win the Cup. Then you mature and reflect on it. We were sure that decision was the right one, why not We could stay with that bad taste in our mouths. The events during the game and once it was finished confirm the decision we made to the coaching staff. “
The tie in Anoeta and Simón’s mistake: “We were left with that bittersweet feeling because we showed a good competitive level. Second, because I think that in the general calculation we were superior. And then sour because we were not able to achieve victory and because we had a bad decision-making that deprived us of a The result. The person who is most responsible for each of the mistakes that any footballer makes in Athletic is me. And at the same time, we are all the teammates who protect that teammate who at any given moment may make a mistake. We cannot personalize a defeat about a footballer. The team is the one that achieves the victories and suffers the defeats. “
A message for the fans: “I suppose that the fans will be disappointed. The only message I can send is that it is impossible that they could be more disappointed than us. Above all because of the enormous enthusiasm, and at the same time, obligation and responsibility to win that game to offer it to our fans I think I can only tell you that because we have to talk little about the rest and work together to regain the good feelings “.
Always be competitive after such a hard blow: “It is a process, it is not overnight. You receive a blow, you have to get up and think why you received it. It is the way that it does not happen again. It is not easy because habits are generated through repetitions. We will try to make the route as short as possible to always be competitive. We have to correct those small lapses that are depriving us of so many points because they are penalizing us a lot. It is not easy for it to be in the short term, but that should not make us lose or lose. a second to fix it. “
Rotations against Alavés: “We raised it with the idea of winning it and putting arguments in the field to do it. Yeray and Yuri will not be there. There are some minor injuries, we will see what the process is but today they are not ruled out for the final. The diagnosis it is better than originally thought. We are going to make changes, but not for the final. We have to measure the loads to prevent injury situations. “
About Asier Villalibre: “I see him very well and tomorrow he will play.”
Your mood: “I’m fine. I’m not forgetting, because I think we shouldn’t forget, but I’m optimistic. I have a squad that I’m proud to lead. Good professionals, good players, and I know of their ability. complicated as we all have in our profession, but it will take time to forget it if I ever forget it. That does not detract from anything, it stimulates me and praises me with the desire to reverse that situation. Perhaps because of the sum of experiences or because my spirit and my spirit is that. Hurt of course. Forget either, but never defeated. “
