Villarreal B visit tough rivals SD Eibar (Saturday, 4:15pm CET)
Villarreal B head coach, Miguel Álvarez, appeared at the press conference ahead of the away game against SD Eibar, corresponding to Matchday 31 of LALIGA Hypermotion, which will take place this Saturday at 4:15pm CET at Ipurua.
Here’s what he had to say:
A very important match
“It’s an important match like any other. Every week is an important match and, on this occasion, the team is in very good shape. The players are training very well and they know that if we do things right, like we did the other day, we’ll be close to winning.”
The opposition: SD Eibar
“SD Eibar are one of the strongest teams in the division and their ranking says so. It’s true that they’ve lost their last two games against RCD Espanyol and Burgos CF, because they’re also in their league. However, they have to go to Ipurua, which is a difficult ground. Therefore, I expect the best from them, but I also expect the best from us. We’re aware that we have to give our best there and we’re aware that we’re going to have to suffer a lot to get something positive out of them. We are playing against an opponent that has 46 goals scored and that says a lot about their potential in the offensive zone.”
A very attacking opponent
“They are a team that will attack, they have good wide play, but they also have good inside play. I’m expecting a game against an opponent who will be looking for the goal a lot and who have great players. Without a doubt, a difficult opponent, who also have players who have been playing together for many years, but I know that we’re going to fight for the game. If we’re a roller, and we don’t give too much away, we’re going to put up a fight.”
The key: moments without the ball
“We have to be at our best defneisvely, because that’s also very important. But we have to defend to be able to attack. For example, one of the games in which we knew how to dig in the most, like the game in Tenerife, we took the three points.”
