{"id":216639,"date":"2020-02-28T12:16:55","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T11:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/calleja-it-s-an-extremely-important-match\/"},"modified":"2020-02-28T12:16:55","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T11:16:55","slug":"calleja-it-s-an-extremely-important-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/en\/calleja-it-s-an-extremely-important-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Calleja: \u201cIt’s an extremely important match\u201d"},"content":{"protected":false,"blocks":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/07c35baf2ef9cbecf4bf55091dfb767a.jpg","alt":"||||||","width":1653,"height":930,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/07c35baf2ef9cbecf4bf55091dfb767a.jpg 1653w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/07c35baf2ef9cbecf4bf55091dfb767a.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/07c35baf2ef9cbecf4bf55091dfb767a-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/07c35baf2ef9cbecf4bf55091dfb767a.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/07c35baf2ef9cbecf4bf55091dfb767a-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/07c35baf2ef9cbecf4bf55091dfb767a.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/07c35baf2ef9cbecf4bf55091dfb767a-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/07c35baf2ef9cbecf4bf55091dfb767a-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/07c35baf2ef9cbecf4bf55091dfb767a.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/07c35baf2ef9cbecf4bf55091dfb767a-1200x675.jpg 1200w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 1653px) 100vw, 1653px"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Villarreal manager underlined that the team is aware of the difficulty of the match against Athletic"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal manager Javi Calleja underlined this lunchtime that this Sunday\u2019s match against Athletic Club (2pm CET) is very important for the Yellows\u2019 European aspirations. \u201cIt\u2019s an important match, we\u2019re aware that a win would bring us towards our aim and also winning away from home gives you a little bonus. What\u2019s more, you\u2019re playing against a side that was a direct opponent of yours at the start of the season, so winning would be important for sure,\u201d he said."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"For the head coach, Athletic are a tough team to face: \u201cThe bad run they\u2019re on is strange. They\u2019re a team with a great defence that always compete well. There haven\u2019t been much between them and the other sides they\u2019ve faced and they\u2019ve had a lot of draws on their bad run of ten games without a win. Add to that the fact that they\u2019re a team that make it hard for their opponents when they\u2019re at home, so it\u2019s strange that they haven\u2019t won for ten matches. I\u2019m not relying on us to win because of their bad run, they\u2019ll be hurt and more motivated than ever.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Calleja underlined the path to follow at San Mam\u00e9s: \u201cWe have the same idea as always, dominate possession and when we\u2019re in the final third, be direct and incisive. We want to feel good away from home again after losing at the Wanda, and we want to fight to be as high up the table as possible. As the season goes on, each match is more important, as there aren\u2019t many games left and each tie is definitive.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"To see Calleja\u2019s press conference, in Spanish, click the video logo."},{"type":"video","kind":"iframe","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J-RNS6Bi8NQ?feature=oembed","poster":""}],"structured":{"summary":{"text":"The Villarreal manager underlined that the team is aware of the difficulty of the match against Athletic Villarreal manager Javi Calleja underlined this lunchtime that this Sunday\u2019s match against Athletic Club (2pm CET) is very important for the Yellows\u2019 European aspirations. \u201cIt\u2019s an important match, we\u2019re aware that a win would bring us towards our aim and also winning away from home gives you a little bonus. What\u2019s more, you\u2019re playing against a side that was a direct opponent of yours at the start of the season, so winning would be important for sure,\u201d he said. For the head coach, Athletic are a tough team to face: \u201cThe bad run they\u2019re on is strange. They\u2019re a team with a great defence that always compete well. There haven\u2019t been much between them and the other sides they\u2019ve faced and they\u2019ve had a lot of draws on their bad run of ten games without a win. Add to that the fact that they\u2019re a team that make it hard for their opponents when they\u2019re at home, so it\u2019s strange that they haven\u2019t won for ten matches. I\u2019m not relying on us to win because of their bad run, they\u2019ll be hurt and more motivated than ever.\u201d Calleja underlined the path to follow at San Mam\u00e9s: \u201cWe have the same idea as always, dominate possession and when we\u2019re in the final third, be direct and incisive. We want to feel good away from home again after losing at the Wanda, and we want to fight to be as high up the table as possible. As the season goes on, each match is more important, as there aren\u2019t many games left and each tie is definitive.\u201d To see Calleja\u2019s press conference, in Spanish, click the video logo.","headings":[],"buttons":[],"images":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/07c35baf2ef9cbecf4bf55091dfb767a.jpg","alt":"||||||","width":1653,"height":930,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/07c35baf2ef9cbecf4bf55091dfb767a.jpg 1653w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/07c35baf2ef9cbecf4bf55091dfb767a.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/07c35baf2ef9cbecf4bf55091dfb767a-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/07c35baf2ef9cbecf4bf55091dfb767a.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/07c35baf2ef9cbecf4bf55091dfb767a-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/07c35baf2ef9cbecf4bf55091dfb767a.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/07c35baf2ef9cbecf4bf55091dfb767a-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/07c35baf2ef9cbecf4bf55091dfb767a-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/07c35baf2ef9cbecf4bf55091dfb767a.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/07c35baf2ef9cbecf4bf55091dfb767a-1200x675.jpg 1200w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 1653px) 100vw, 1653px"}],"counts":{"blocks":7,"headings":0,"texts":5,"buttons":0,"images":1}},"sections":[{"id":"section-1","title":"","text":"The Villarreal manager underlined that the team is aware of the difficulty of the match against Athletic Villarreal manager Javi Calleja underlined this lunchtime that this Sunday\u2019s match against Athletic Club (2pm CET) is very important for the Yellows\u2019 European aspirations. \u201cIt\u2019s an important match, we\u2019re aware that a win would bring us towards our aim and also winning away from home gives you a little bonus. What\u2019s more, you\u2019re playing against a side that was a direct opponent of yours at the start of the season, so winning would be important for sure,\u201d he said. For the head coach, Athletic are a tough team to face: \u201cThe bad run they\u2019re on is strange. They\u2019re a team with a great defence that always compete well. There haven\u2019t been much between them and the other sides they\u2019ve faced and they\u2019ve had a lot of draws on their bad run of ten games without a win. Add to that the fact that they\u2019re a team that make it hard for their opponents when they\u2019re at home, so it\u2019s strange that they haven\u2019t won for ten matches. I\u2019m not relying on us to win because of their bad run, they\u2019ll be hurt and more motivated than ever.\u201d Calleja underlined the path to follow at San Mam\u00e9s: \u201cWe have the same idea as always, dominate possession and when we\u2019re in the final third, be direct and incisive. We want to feel good away from home again after losing at the Wanda, and we want to fight to be as high up the table as possible. As the season goes on, each match is more important, as there aren\u2019t many games left and each tie is definitive.\u201d To see Calleja\u2019s press conference, in Spanish, click the video logo.","headings":[],"texts":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Villarreal manager underlined that the team is aware of the difficulty of the match against Athletic"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal manager Javi Calleja underlined this lunchtime that this Sunday\u2019s match against Athletic Club (2pm CET) is very important for the Yellows\u2019 European aspirations. \u201cIt\u2019s an important match, we\u2019re aware that a win would bring us towards our aim and also winning away from home gives you a little bonus. What\u2019s more, you\u2019re playing against a side that was a direct opponent of yours at the start of the season, so winning would be important for sure,\u201d he said."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"For the head coach, Athletic are a tough team to face: \u201cThe bad run they\u2019re on is strange. They\u2019re a team with a great defence that always compete well. There haven\u2019t been much between them and the other sides they\u2019ve faced and they\u2019ve had a lot of draws on their bad run of ten games without a win. Add to that the fact that they\u2019re a team that make it hard for their opponents when they\u2019re at home, so it\u2019s strange that they haven\u2019t won for ten matches. 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What\u2019s more, you\u2019re playing against a side that was a direct opponent of yours at the start of the season, so winning would be important for sure,\u201d he said."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"For the head coach, Athletic are a tough team to face: \u201cThe bad run they\u2019re on is strange. They\u2019re a team with a great defence that always compete well. There haven\u2019t been much between them and the other sides they\u2019ve faced and they\u2019ve had a lot of draws on their bad run of ten games without a win. Add to that the fact that they\u2019re a team that make it hard for their opponents when they\u2019re at home, so it\u2019s strange that they haven\u2019t won for ten matches. I\u2019m not relying on us to win because of their bad run, they\u2019ll be hurt and more motivated than ever.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Calleja underlined the path to follow at San Mam\u00e9s: \u201cWe have the same idea as always, dominate possession and when we\u2019re in the final third, be direct and incisive. We want to feel good away from home again after losing at the Wanda, and we want to fight to be as high up the table as possible. 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What\u2019s more, you\u2019re playing against a side that was a direct opponent of yours at the start of the season, so winning would be important for sure,\u201d he said. For the head coach, Athletic are a tough team to face: \u201cThe bad run they\u2019re on is strange. They\u2019re a team with a great defence that always compete well. There haven\u2019t been much between them and the other sides they\u2019ve faced and they\u2019ve had a lot of draws on their bad run of ten games without a win. Add to that the fact that they\u2019re a team that make it hard for their opponents when they\u2019re at home, so it\u2019s strange that they haven\u2019t won for ten matches. I\u2019m not relying on us to win because of their bad run, they\u2019ll be hurt and more motivated than ever.\u201d Calleja underlined the path to follow at San Mam\u00e9s: \u201cWe have the same idea as always, dominate possession and when we\u2019re in the final third, be direct and incisive. We want to feel good away from home again after losing at the Wanda, and we want to fight to be as high up the table as possible. As the season goes on, each match is more important, as there aren\u2019t many games left and each tie is definitive.\u201d To see Calleja\u2019s press conference, in Spanish, click the video logo.","headings":[],"texts":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Villarreal manager underlined that the team is aware of the difficulty of the match against Athletic"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal manager Javi Calleja underlined this lunchtime that this Sunday\u2019s match against Athletic Club (2pm CET) is very important for the Yellows\u2019 European aspirations. \u201cIt\u2019s an important match, we\u2019re aware that a win would bring us towards our aim and also winning away from home gives you a little bonus. What\u2019s more, you\u2019re playing against a side that was a direct opponent of yours at the start of the season, so winning would be important for sure,\u201d he said."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"For the head coach, Athletic are a tough team to face: \u201cThe bad run they\u2019re on is strange. They\u2019re a team with a great defence that always compete well. There haven\u2019t been much between them and the other sides they\u2019ve faced and they\u2019ve had a lot of draws on their bad run of ten games without a win. Add to that the fact that they\u2019re a team that make it hard for their opponents when they\u2019re at home, so it\u2019s strange that they haven\u2019t won for ten matches. 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What\u2019s more, you\u2019re playing against a side that was a direct opponent of yours at the start of the season, so winning would be important for sure,\u201d he said."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"For the head coach, Athletic are a tough team to face: \u201cThe bad run they\u2019re on is strange. They\u2019re a team with a great defence that always compete well. There haven\u2019t been much between them and the other sides they\u2019ve faced and they\u2019ve had a lot of draws on their bad run of ten games without a win. Add to that the fact that they\u2019re a team that make it hard for their opponents when they\u2019re at home, so it\u2019s strange that they haven\u2019t won for ten matches. I\u2019m not relying on us to win because of their bad run, they\u2019ll be hurt and more motivated than ever.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Calleja underlined the path to follow at San Mam\u00e9s: \u201cWe have the same idea as always, dominate possession and when we\u2019re in the final third, be direct and incisive. We want to feel good away from home again after losing at the Wanda, and we want to fight to be as high up the table as possible. As the season goes on, each match is more important, as there aren\u2019t many games left and each tie is definitive.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"To see Calleja\u2019s press conference, in Spanish, click the video logo."},{"type":"video","kind":"iframe","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J-RNS6Bi8NQ?feature=oembed","poster":""}]}},"sections":[{"id":"section-1","title":"","text":"The Villarreal manager underlined that the team is aware of the difficulty of the match against Athletic Villarreal manager Javi Calleja underlined this lunchtime that this Sunday\u2019s match against Athletic Club (2pm CET) is very important for the Yellows\u2019 European aspirations. \u201cIt\u2019s an important match, we\u2019re aware that a win would bring us towards our aim and also winning away from home gives you a little bonus. What\u2019s more, you\u2019re playing against a side that was a direct opponent of yours at the start of the season, so winning would be important for sure,\u201d he said. For the head coach, Athletic are a tough team to face: \u201cThe bad run they\u2019re on is strange. They\u2019re a team with a great defence that always compete well. There haven\u2019t been much between them and the other sides they\u2019ve faced and they\u2019ve had a lot of draws on their bad run of ten games without a win. Add to that the fact that they\u2019re a team that make it hard for their opponents when they\u2019re at home, so it\u2019s strange that they haven\u2019t won for ten matches. I\u2019m not relying on us to win because of their bad run, they\u2019ll be hurt and more motivated than ever.\u201d Calleja underlined the path to follow at San Mam\u00e9s: \u201cWe have the same idea as always, dominate possession and when we\u2019re in the final third, be direct and incisive. We want to feel good away from home again after losing at the Wanda, and we want to fight to be as high up the table as possible. 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