{"id":202896,"date":"2016-04-01T16:32:03","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T14:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/marcelino-if-we-win-it-would-be-a-big-step\/"},"modified":"2016-04-01T16:32:03","modified_gmt":"2016-04-01T14:32:03","slug":"marcelino-if-we-win-it-would-be-a-big-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/en\/marcelino-if-we-win-it-would-be-a-big-step\/","title":{"rendered":"Marcelino: \u201cIf we win it would be a big step\u201d"},"content":{"protected":false,"blocks":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/541640e97a19aa47aeaa71c3c63a524d.jpg","alt":"ACF FOTOGRAF\u00cdA","width":819,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/541640e97a19aa47aeaa71c3c63a524d.jpg 819w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/541640e97a19aa47aeaa71c3c63a524d.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/541640e97a19aa47aeaa71c3c63a524d.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/541640e97a19aa47aeaa71c3c63a524d.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/541640e97a19aa47aeaa71c3c63a524d-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/541640e97a19aa47aeaa71c3c63a524d-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/541640e97a19aa47aeaa71c3c63a524d.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The manager is sorry to have so many injuries in defence as they go to Eibar"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"This afternoon Villarreal CF manager, Marcelino Garc\u00eda Toral, assured that Sunday\u2019s match against Eibar (Ipurua stadium, 6:15pm CET) is very important to secure fourth place in the table. \u201cThe pitch dimensions and the way Eibar play will mean the game will develop quickly. It\u2019s the same as when you go to the Vallecas stadium. The team that defends counter attacks better, as well as being clinical, will win. We hope to be consistent in this important match\u201d, he commented."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The manager believes that to win in the Ipurua stadium would be a big step towards achieving their aim. \u201cFootball never goes to plan. We have come close to winning away from home in the last few matches, but that\u2019s history now. The important thing is that if we beat Eibar it would be a big step for us. We have to go there to win, with ambition and making sure we\u2019re concentrated\u201d, he asserted."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"According to Marcelino, the team is really looking forward to getting back to competing after the break in the league due to international fixtures, but he\u2019s sorry to have so many players out: \u201cWe all can\u2019t wait to get back to competing. We hope we don\u2019t have to face any more adversity. In defence we\u2019re really low on numbers as Mario, Bonera, Musacchio and Jaume Costa are all out\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In spite of this, Marcelino is optimistic: \u201cWe only have four defenders to face Eibar and they\u2019re going to play. We have to keep going. It\u2019s just another hurdle that we have to get over\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"To finish, the manager praised Bruno Soriano, who will take over Marcos Senna (363) as the footballer to play the most official matches for the Yellows if he plays against Eibar: \u201cBruno has spent his whole career at Villarreal and is the right person to overtake Senna. He is from here and roots are strong. I\u2019m sure that Senna is also happy that it will be Bruno who breaks his record. And we hope that Bruno plays many more matches for this club\u201d."}],"structured":{"summary":{"text":"The manager is sorry to have so many injuries in defence as they go to Eibar This afternoon Villarreal CF manager, Marcelino Garc\u00eda Toral, assured that Sunday\u2019s match against Eibar (Ipurua stadium, 6:15pm CET) is very important to secure fourth place in the table. \u201cThe pitch dimensions and the way Eibar play will mean the game will develop quickly. It\u2019s the same as when you go to the Vallecas stadium. The team that defends counter attacks better, as well as being clinical, will win. We hope to be consistent in this important match\u201d, he commented. The manager believes that to win in the Ipurua stadium would be a big step towards achieving their aim. \u201cFootball never goes to plan. We have come close to winning away from home in the last few matches, but that\u2019s history now. The important thing is that if we beat Eibar it would be a big step for us. We have to go there to win, with ambition and making sure we\u2019re concentrated\u201d, he asserted. According to Marcelino, the team is really looking forward to getting back to competing after the break in the league due to international fixtures, but he\u2019s sorry to have so many players out: \u201cWe all can\u2019t wait to get back to competing. We hope we don\u2019t have to face any more adversity. In defence we\u2019re really low on numbers as Mario, Bonera, Musacchio and Jaume Costa are all out\u201d. In spite of this, Marcelino is optimistic: \u201cWe only have four defenders to face Eibar and they\u2019re going to play. We have to keep going. It\u2019s just another hurdle that we have to get over\u201d. To finish, the manager praised Bruno Soriano, who will take over Marcos Senna (363) as the footballer to play the most official matches for the Yellows if he plays against Eibar: \u201cBruno has spent his whole career at Villarreal and is the right person to overtake Senna. He is from here and roots are strong. I\u2019m sure that Senna is also happy that it will be Bruno who breaks his record. And we hope that Bruno plays many more matches for this club\u201d.","headings":[],"buttons":[],"images":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/541640e97a19aa47aeaa71c3c63a524d.jpg","alt":"ACF FOTOGRAF\u00cdA","width":819,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/541640e97a19aa47aeaa71c3c63a524d.jpg 819w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/541640e97a19aa47aeaa71c3c63a524d.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/541640e97a19aa47aeaa71c3c63a524d.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/541640e97a19aa47aeaa71c3c63a524d.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/541640e97a19aa47aeaa71c3c63a524d-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/541640e97a19aa47aeaa71c3c63a524d-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/541640e97a19aa47aeaa71c3c63a524d.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px"}],"counts":{"blocks":7,"headings":0,"texts":6,"buttons":0,"images":1}},"sections":[{"id":"section-1","title":"","text":"The manager is sorry to have so many injuries in defence as they go to Eibar This afternoon Villarreal CF manager, Marcelino Garc\u00eda Toral, assured that Sunday\u2019s match against Eibar (Ipurua stadium, 6:15pm CET) is very important to secure fourth place in the table. \u201cThe pitch dimensions and the way Eibar play will mean the game will develop quickly. It\u2019s the same as when you go to the Vallecas stadium. The team that defends counter attacks better, as well as being clinical, will win. We hope to be consistent in this important match\u201d, he commented. The manager believes that to win in the Ipurua stadium would be a big step towards achieving their aim. \u201cFootball never goes to plan. We have come close to winning away from home in the last few matches, but that\u2019s history now. The important thing is that if we beat Eibar it would be a big step for us. We have to go there to win, with ambition and making sure we\u2019re concentrated\u201d, he asserted. According to Marcelino, the team is really looking forward to getting back to competing after the break in the league due to international fixtures, but he\u2019s sorry to have so many players out: \u201cWe all can\u2019t wait to get back to competing. We hope we don\u2019t have to face any more adversity. In defence we\u2019re really low on numbers as Mario, Bonera, Musacchio and Jaume Costa are all out\u201d. In spite of this, Marcelino is optimistic: \u201cWe only have four defenders to face Eibar and they\u2019re going to play. We have to keep going. It\u2019s just another hurdle that we have to get over\u201d. To finish, the manager praised Bruno Soriano, who will take over Marcos Senna (363) as the footballer to play the most official matches for the Yellows if he plays against Eibar: \u201cBruno has spent his whole career at Villarreal and is the right person to overtake Senna. He is from here and roots are strong. I\u2019m sure that Senna is also happy that it will be Bruno who breaks his record. And we hope that Bruno plays many more matches for this club\u201d.","headings":[],"texts":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"The manager is sorry to have so many injuries in defence as they go to Eibar"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"This afternoon Villarreal CF manager, Marcelino Garc\u00eda Toral, assured that Sunday\u2019s match against Eibar (Ipurua stadium, 6:15pm CET) is very important to secure fourth place in the table. \u201cThe pitch dimensions and the way Eibar play will mean the game will develop quickly. It\u2019s the same as when you go to the Vallecas stadium. The team that defends counter attacks better, as well as being clinical, will win. We hope to be consistent in this important match\u201d, he commented."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The manager believes that to win in the Ipurua stadium would be a big step towards achieving their aim. \u201cFootball never goes to plan. We have come close to winning away from home in the last few matches, but that\u2019s history now. The important thing is that if we beat Eibar it would be a big step for us. We have to go there to win, with ambition and making sure we\u2019re concentrated\u201d, he asserted."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"According to Marcelino, the team is really looking forward to getting back to competing after the break in the league due to international fixtures, but he\u2019s sorry to have so many players out: \u201cWe all can\u2019t wait to get back to competing. We hope we don\u2019t have to face any more adversity. In defence we\u2019re really low on numbers as Mario, Bonera, Musacchio and Jaume Costa are all out\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In spite of this, Marcelino is optimistic: \u201cWe only have four defenders to face Eibar and they\u2019re going to play. We have to keep going. It\u2019s just another hurdle that we have to get over\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"To finish, the manager praised Bruno Soriano, who will take over Marcos Senna (363) as the footballer to play the most official matches for the Yellows if he plays against Eibar: \u201cBruno has spent his whole career at Villarreal and is the right person to overtake Senna. He is from here and roots are strong. I\u2019m sure that Senna is also happy that it will be Bruno who breaks his record. 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It\u2019s the same as when you go to the Vallecas stadium. The team that defends counter attacks better, as well as being clinical, will win. We hope to be consistent in this important match\u201d, he commented."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The manager believes that to win in the Ipurua stadium would be a big step towards achieving their aim. \u201cFootball never goes to plan. We have come close to winning away from home in the last few matches, but that\u2019s history now. The important thing is that if we beat Eibar it would be a big step for us. We have to go there to win, with ambition and making sure we\u2019re concentrated\u201d, he asserted."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"According to Marcelino, the team is really looking forward to getting back to competing after the break in the league due to international fixtures, but he\u2019s sorry to have so many players out: \u201cWe all can\u2019t wait to get back to competing. We hope we don\u2019t have to face any more adversity. In defence we\u2019re really low on numbers as Mario, Bonera, Musacchio and Jaume Costa are all out\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In spite of this, Marcelino is optimistic: \u201cWe only have four defenders to face Eibar and they\u2019re going to play. We have to keep going. It\u2019s just another hurdle that we have to get over\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"To finish, the manager praised Bruno Soriano, who will take over Marcos Senna (363) as the footballer to play the most official matches for the Yellows if he plays against Eibar: \u201cBruno has spent his whole career at Villarreal and is the right person to overtake Senna. He is from here and roots are strong. I\u2019m sure that Senna is also happy that it will be Bruno who breaks his record. 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The important thing is that if we beat Eibar it would be a big step for us. We have to go there to win, with ambition and making sure we\u2019re concentrated\u201d, he asserted. According to Marcelino, the team is really looking forward to getting back to competing after the break in the league due to international fixtures, but he\u2019s sorry to have so many players out: \u201cWe all can\u2019t wait to get back to competing. We hope we don\u2019t have to face any more adversity. In defence we\u2019re really low on numbers as Mario, Bonera, Musacchio and Jaume Costa are all out\u201d. In spite of this, Marcelino is optimistic: \u201cWe only have four defenders to face Eibar and they\u2019re going to play. We have to keep going. It\u2019s just another hurdle that we have to get over\u201d. To finish, the manager praised Bruno Soriano, who will take over Marcos Senna (363) as the footballer to play the most official matches for the Yellows if he plays against Eibar: \u201cBruno has spent his whole career at Villarreal and is the right person to overtake Senna. He is from here and roots are strong. I\u2019m sure that Senna is also happy that it will be Bruno who breaks his record. And we hope that Bruno plays many more matches for this club\u201d.","headings":[],"texts":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"The manager is sorry to have so many injuries in defence as they go to Eibar"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"This afternoon Villarreal CF manager, Marcelino Garc\u00eda Toral, assured that Sunday\u2019s match against Eibar (Ipurua stadium, 6:15pm CET) is very important to secure fourth place in the table. \u201cThe pitch dimensions and the way Eibar play will mean the game will develop quickly. It\u2019s the same as when you go to the Vallecas stadium. The team that defends counter attacks better, as well as being clinical, will win. We hope to be consistent in this important match\u201d, he commented."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The manager believes that to win in the Ipurua stadium would be a big step towards achieving their aim. \u201cFootball never goes to plan. We have come close to winning away from home in the last few matches, but that\u2019s history now. The important thing is that if we beat Eibar it would be a big step for us. We have to go there to win, with ambition and making sure we\u2019re concentrated\u201d, he asserted."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"According to Marcelino, the team is really looking forward to getting back to competing after the break in the league due to international fixtures, but he\u2019s sorry to have so many players out: \u201cWe all can\u2019t wait to get back to competing. We hope we don\u2019t have to face any more adversity. In defence we\u2019re really low on numbers as Mario, Bonera, Musacchio and Jaume Costa are all out\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In spite of this, Marcelino is optimistic: \u201cWe only have four defenders to face Eibar and they\u2019re going to play. We have to keep going. It\u2019s just another hurdle that we have to get over\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"To finish, the manager praised Bruno Soriano, who will take over Marcos Senna (363) as the footballer to play the most official matches for the Yellows if he plays against Eibar: \u201cBruno has spent his whole career at Villarreal and is the right person to overtake Senna. He is from here and roots are strong. I\u2019m sure that Senna is also happy that it will be Bruno who breaks his record. 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It\u2019s the same as when you go to the Vallecas stadium. The team that defends counter attacks better, as well as being clinical, will win. We hope to be consistent in this important match\u201d, he commented."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The manager believes that to win in the Ipurua stadium would be a big step towards achieving their aim. \u201cFootball never goes to plan. We have come close to winning away from home in the last few matches, but that\u2019s history now. The important thing is that if we beat Eibar it would be a big step for us. We have to go there to win, with ambition and making sure we\u2019re concentrated\u201d, he asserted."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"According to Marcelino, the team is really looking forward to getting back to competing after the break in the league due to international fixtures, but he\u2019s sorry to have so many players out: \u201cWe all can\u2019t wait to get back to competing. We hope we don\u2019t have to face any more adversity. In defence we\u2019re really low on numbers as Mario, Bonera, Musacchio and Jaume Costa are all out\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In spite of this, Marcelino is optimistic: \u201cWe only have four defenders to face Eibar and they\u2019re going to play. We have to keep going. It\u2019s just another hurdle that we have to get over\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"To finish, the manager praised Bruno Soriano, who will take over Marcos Senna (363) as the footballer to play the most official matches for the Yellows if he plays against Eibar: \u201cBruno has spent his whole career at Villarreal and is the right person to overtake Senna. He is from here and roots are strong. I\u2019m sure that Senna is also happy that it will be Bruno who breaks his record. 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The important thing is that if we beat Eibar it would be a big step for us. We have to go there to win, with ambition and making sure we\u2019re concentrated\u201d, he asserted. According to Marcelino, the team is really looking forward to getting back to competing after the break in the league due to international fixtures, but he\u2019s sorry to have so many players out: \u201cWe all can\u2019t wait to get back to competing. We hope we don\u2019t have to face any more adversity. In defence we\u2019re really low on numbers as Mario, Bonera, Musacchio and Jaume Costa are all out\u201d. In spite of this, Marcelino is optimistic: \u201cWe only have four defenders to face Eibar and they\u2019re going to play. We have to keep going. It\u2019s just another hurdle that we have to get over\u201d. To finish, the manager praised Bruno Soriano, who will take over Marcos Senna (363) as the footballer to play the most official matches for the Yellows if he plays against Eibar: \u201cBruno has spent his whole career at Villarreal and is the right person to overtake Senna. He is from here and roots are strong. I\u2019m sure that Senna is also happy that it will be Bruno who breaks his record. 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