Miguel Álvarez has stressed the need to be strong away against a tough and competitive Alcorcón side (Monday, 8:30pm CEST)
Villarreal B head coach Miguel Álvarez appeared in front of the media this lunchtime to analyse the match against AD Alcorcón, corresponding to Matchday 35 of the 2023/24 LALIGA Hypermotion season, which will be played at Santo Domingo on Monday, at 8:30pm CEST.
Here is what he had to say:
Vital match against Alcorcón
“In the last few games of the season you have to do your homework or you’ll suffer. This year we’re going to suffer a lot. We have to chase our rivals to get out of the bottom. Last year they were chasing us. The boys are training very well. I’m calm because I know we’re going to compete on a difficult stage against a team that is getting results. They have players with experience in the division and they are playing at home.”
Santo Domingo, a difficult venue
“They are a team very well adapted to this division. With this head coach, they compete at a very high level and make the opponents not be themselves. They cancel out their opponents well. We have to have a dose of luck in the match. Like they had the other day against Racing. They are a team that breaks the rhythm of the opposition well, they know how to draw fouls, they handle set pieces well, and they are decisive on the counter-attack.”
Strengthened after the win against Burgos
“Winning helps you win more and above all it gives you confidence for the next game. I’m proud that the team is playing good football despite the results. We played some great games against high level opponents, but in some cases we didn’t have enough for more. In some games, we have made mistakes, but they are part of the growth of these young boys. That’s the thing about playing in this age group. We need a bit more luck and, above all, we need to recover our players to face these important matches.”
Direct rivals and the goal of survival
“The competition helps the players to grow. Being in the second division has been an accelerated and very important learning process. I think almost all of our boys are going to be professional football players. Now we are going to try to stay in the second division. We’re going to give our all to achieve it and we’ll see if we can do it. We lost against Elche and Leganés, but we did well and competed well at home. Now we have to be stronger away from La Cerámica. On pitches like Alcorcón or Amorebieta. That’s where we have to go all out.”
The keys to the match
“We have prepared well for the game. I’m expecting a difficult game in a very complicated setting. We have a lot at stake, but they have a lot at stake for themselves too. We believe we can compete. The key is to manage the game well and adapt to the script of the match and what it asks of us at any given moment. We are working hard to be solid and strong away from home. We’re getting better at that every day.”
