{"id":222989,"date":"2022-02-18T10:14:40","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T09:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/maintaining-an-identity-against-a-dangerous-opponent\/"},"modified":"2022-02-18T10:14:40","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T09:14:40","slug":"maintaining-an-identity-against-a-dangerous-opponent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/en\/maintaining-an-identity-against-a-dangerous-opponent\/","title":{"rendered":"Maintaining an identity against a dangerous opponent"},"content":{"protected":false,"blocks":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/5653ad7335f81ff5b93297006c6a6644.jpg","alt":"||||","width":819,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/5653ad7335f81ff5b93297006c6a6644.jpg 819w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/5653ad7335f81ff5b93297006c6a6644.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/5653ad7335f81ff5b93297006c6a6644.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/5653ad7335f81ff5b93297006c6a6644.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/5653ad7335f81ff5b93297006c6a6644-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/5653ad7335f81ff5b93297006c6a6644-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/5653ad7335f81ff5b93297006c6a6644.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Miguel \u00c1lvarez predicts a great game against the Betis B team at the Mini Estadi, Saturday 5pm (CET)"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal B coach Miguel \u00c1lvarez appeared today at the press conference ahead of the match against Betis Deportivo Balompi\u00e9, which will take place this Saturday at 5pm at the Mini Estadi. These are the highlights of the Guarrom\u00e1n coach\u2019s statements ahead of the vital game to stay at the top of Group 2 of the Primera RFEF:"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"How the team is shaping up"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cThe boys are training well and if they win they are much happier. The only absentees are Pablo (\u00cd\u00f1iguez), Aitor (Gelardo) and Ahn. The rest are ready. We\u2019ve found our form again and staying on track is the most important thing in this league.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A clash between two B teams"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cThis will be a tricky match as we don\u2019t know what we\u2019re going to face. We have analysed our opponents. They are a B team like us and they have far fewer points than they deserve for the way they play and what they offer. The other day against Sevilla they were playing top class football until they had a player sent off. They\u2019ve got kids with a lot of potential. Here, whoever takes their foot off the gas will pay for it and we have to approach the game with respect for a big rival.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The keys"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cPlay the way we play at home, with our approach, with our football of looking for the opposition in the opposition box, controlling the men who can hurt us in transitions\u2026. We\u2019ve used up all the jokers. We must have our identity at the Mini.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"First team performances"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cThe boys have their ambitions and they all want to be in the first team. From the coaching staff\u2019s point of view, we teach them that they have to work for their time to come. Now, with the first team at Champions League level, it\u2019s very difficult, but not impossible. When their time comes, they have to be ready. When those who have already gone up come back with the B team, they don\u2019t come back disappointed. There is a great atmosphere in the dressing room. I really enjoy every day with them. Since the first year I\u2019ve been here, there\u2019s a lot of involvement from all the guys who come down from the first team. We have formed a big family. We also notice it with the boys who come up from the C team. We all belong to Villarreal here and that makes a big difference.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Ram\u00f3n Bueno"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cBefore he got injured he was a vital player for the team. He has been out for 18 months. He deserves great merit as he has come back into the team. He\u2019s the best positional pivot and a role model for the young players. He seems to run little, but when you look at the numbers, he runs a lot. He is very intelligent. You play football with your head and he has a very good knowledge of the game. Ram\u00f3n is an example for the whole youth team. With me in the first year he played practically nothing. He has the qualities of a pivot that modern football demands and we decided to put him there. Many young players are in a hurry to get into the first team and Ram\u00f3n has always kept working when he hasn\u2019t played and has never looked down. Ram\u00f3n is a spectacular example at Villarreal.\u201d"},{"type":"video","kind":"iframe","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j0Q-R5f2W44?feature=oembed","poster":""}],"structured":{"summary":{"text":"Miguel \u00c1lvarez predicts a great game against the Betis B team at the Mini Estadi, Saturday 5pm (CET) Villarreal B coach Miguel \u00c1lvarez appeared today at the press conference ahead of the match against Betis Deportivo Balompi\u00e9, which will take place this Saturday at 5pm at the Mini Estadi. These are the highlights of the Guarrom\u00e1n coach\u2019s statements ahead of the vital game to stay at the top of Group 2 of the Primera RFEF: How the team is shaping up \u201cThe boys are training well and if they win they are much happier. The only absentees are Pablo (\u00cd\u00f1iguez), Aitor (Gelardo) and Ahn. The rest are ready. We\u2019ve found our form again and staying on track is the most important thing in this league.\u201d A clash between two B teams \u201cThis will be a tricky match as we don\u2019t know what we\u2019re going to face. We have analysed our opponents. They are a B team like us and they have far fewer points than they deserve for the way they play and what they offer. The other day against Sevilla they were playing top class football until they had a player sent off. They\u2019ve got kids with a lot of potential. Here, whoever takes their foot off the gas will pay for it and we have to approach the game with respect for a big rival.\u201d The keys \u201cPlay the way we play at home, with our approach, with our football of looking for the opposition in the opposition box, controlling the men who can hurt us in transitions\u2026. We\u2019ve used up all the jokers. We must have our identity at the Mini.\u201d First team performances \u201cThe boys have their ambitions and they all want to be in the first team. From the coaching staff\u2019s point of view, we teach them that they have to work for their time to come. Now, with the first team at Champions League level, it\u2019s very difficult, but not impossible. When their time comes, they have to be ready. When those who have already gone up come back with the B team, they don\u2019t come back disappointed. There is a great atmosphere in the dressing room. I really enjoy every day with them. Since the first year I\u2019ve been here, there\u2019s a lot of involvement from all the guys who come down from the first team. We have formed a big family. We also notice it with the boys who come up from the C team. We all belong to Villarreal here and that makes a big difference.\u201d Ram\u00f3n Bueno \u201cBefore he got injured he was a vital player for the team. He has been out for 18 months. He deserves great merit as he has come back into the team. He\u2019s the best positional pivot and a role model for the young players. He seems to run little, but when you look at the numbers, he runs a lot. He is very intelligent. You play football with your head and he has a very good knowledge of the game. Ram\u00f3n is an example for the whole youth team. With me in the first year he played practically nothing. He has the qualities of a pivot that modern football demands and we decided to put him there. Many young players are in a hurry to get into the first team and Ram\u00f3n has always kept working when he hasn\u2019t played and has never looked down. 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These are the highlights of the Guarrom\u00e1n coach\u2019s statements ahead of the vital game to stay at the top of Group 2 of the Primera RFEF: How the team is shaping up \u201cThe boys are training well and if they win they are much happier. The only absentees are Pablo (\u00cd\u00f1iguez), Aitor (Gelardo) and Ahn. The rest are ready. We\u2019ve found our form again and staying on track is the most important thing in this league.\u201d A clash between two B teams \u201cThis will be a tricky match as we don\u2019t know what we\u2019re going to face. We have analysed our opponents. They are a B team like us and they have far fewer points than they deserve for the way they play and what they offer. The other day against Sevilla they were playing top class football until they had a player sent off. They\u2019ve got kids with a lot of potential. Here, whoever takes their foot off the gas will pay for it and we have to approach the game with respect for a big rival.\u201d The keys \u201cPlay the way we play at home, with our approach, with our football of looking for the opposition in the opposition box, controlling the men who can hurt us in transitions\u2026. We\u2019ve used up all the jokers. We must have our identity at the Mini.\u201d First team performances \u201cThe boys have their ambitions and they all want to be in the first team. From the coaching staff\u2019s point of view, we teach them that they have to work for their time to come. Now, with the first team at Champions League level, it\u2019s very difficult, but not impossible. When their time comes, they have to be ready. When those who have already gone up come back with the B team, they don\u2019t come back disappointed. There is a great atmosphere in the dressing room. I really enjoy every day with them. Since the first year I\u2019ve been here, there\u2019s a lot of involvement from all the guys who come down from the first team. We have formed a big family. We also notice it with the boys who come up from the C team. We all belong to Villarreal here and that makes a big difference.\u201d Ram\u00f3n Bueno \u201cBefore he got injured he was a vital player for the team. He has been out for 18 months. He deserves great merit as he has come back into the team. He\u2019s the best positional pivot and a role model for the young players. He seems to run little, but when you look at the numbers, he runs a lot. He is very intelligent. You play football with your head and he has a very good knowledge of the game. Ram\u00f3n is an example for the whole youth team. With me in the first year he played practically nothing. He has the qualities of a pivot that modern football demands and we decided to put him there. Many young players are in a hurry to get into the first team and Ram\u00f3n has always kept working when he hasn\u2019t played and has never looked down. Ram\u00f3n is a spectacular example at Villarreal.\u201d","headings":[],"texts":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Miguel \u00c1lvarez predicts a great game against the Betis B team at the Mini Estadi, Saturday 5pm (CET)"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal B coach Miguel \u00c1lvarez appeared today at the press conference ahead of the match against Betis Deportivo Balompi\u00e9, which will take place this Saturday at 5pm at the Mini Estadi. These are the highlights of the Guarrom\u00e1n coach\u2019s statements ahead of the vital game to stay at the top of Group 2 of the Primera RFEF:"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"How the team is shaping up"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cThe boys are training well and if they win they are much happier. The only absentees are Pablo (\u00cd\u00f1iguez), Aitor (Gelardo) and Ahn. The rest are ready. We\u2019ve found our form again and staying on track is the most important thing in this league.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A clash between two B teams"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cThis will be a tricky match as we don\u2019t know what we\u2019re going to face. We have analysed our opponents. They are a B team like us and they have far fewer points than they deserve for the way they play and what they offer. The other day against Sevilla they were playing top class football until they had a player sent off. They\u2019ve got kids with a lot of potential. Here, whoever takes their foot off the gas will pay for it and we have to approach the game with respect for a big rival.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The keys"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cPlay the way we play at home, with our approach, with our football of looking for the opposition in the opposition box, controlling the men who can hurt us in transitions\u2026. We\u2019ve used up all the jokers. We must have our identity at the Mini.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"First team performances"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cThe boys have their ambitions and they all want to be in the first team. From the coaching staff\u2019s point of view, we teach them that they have to work for their time to come. Now, with the first team at Champions League level, it\u2019s very difficult, but not impossible. When their time comes, they have to be ready. When those who have already gone up come back with the B team, they don\u2019t come back disappointed. There is a great atmosphere in the dressing room. I really enjoy every day with them. Since the first year I\u2019ve been here, there\u2019s a lot of involvement from all the guys who come down from the first team. We have formed a big family. We also notice it with the boys who come up from the C team. We all belong to Villarreal here and that makes a big difference.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Ram\u00f3n Bueno"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cBefore he got injured he was a vital player for the team. He has been out for 18 months. He deserves great merit as he has come back into the team. He\u2019s the best positional pivot and a role model for the young players. He seems to run little, but when you look at the numbers, he runs a lot. He is very intelligent. You play football with your head and he has a very good knowledge of the game. Ram\u00f3n is an example for the whole youth team. With me in the first year he played practically nothing. He has the qualities of a pivot that modern football demands and we decided to put him there. Many young players are in a hurry to get into the first team and Ram\u00f3n has always kept working when he hasn\u2019t played and has never looked down. 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These are the highlights of the Guarrom\u00e1n coach\u2019s statements ahead of the vital game to stay at the top of Group 2 of the Primera RFEF:"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"How the team is shaping up"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cThe boys are training well and if they win they are much happier. The only absentees are Pablo (\u00cd\u00f1iguez), Aitor (Gelardo) and Ahn. The rest are ready. We\u2019ve found our form again and staying on track is the most important thing in this league.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A clash between two B teams"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cThis will be a tricky match as we don\u2019t know what we\u2019re going to face. We have analysed our opponents. They are a B team like us and they have far fewer points than they deserve for the way they play and what they offer. The other day against Sevilla they were playing top class football until they had a player sent off. They\u2019ve got kids with a lot of potential. Here, whoever takes their foot off the gas will pay for it and we have to approach the game with respect for a big rival.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The keys"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cPlay the way we play at home, with our approach, with our football of looking for the opposition in the opposition box, controlling the men who can hurt us in transitions\u2026. We\u2019ve used up all the jokers. We must have our identity at the Mini.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"First team performances"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cThe boys have their ambitions and they all want to be in the first team. From the coaching staff\u2019s point of view, we teach them that they have to work for their time to come. Now, with the first team at Champions League level, it\u2019s very difficult, but not impossible. When their time comes, they have to be ready. When those who have already gone up come back with the B team, they don\u2019t come back disappointed. There is a great atmosphere in the dressing room. I really enjoy every day with them. Since the first year I\u2019ve been here, there\u2019s a lot of involvement from all the guys who come down from the first team. We have formed a big family. We also notice it with the boys who come up from the C team. We all belong to Villarreal here and that makes a big difference.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Ram\u00f3n Bueno"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cBefore he got injured he was a vital player for the team. He has been out for 18 months. He deserves great merit as he has come back into the team. He\u2019s the best positional pivot and a role model for the young players. He seems to run little, but when you look at the numbers, he runs a lot. He is very intelligent. You play football with your head and he has a very good knowledge of the game. Ram\u00f3n is an example for the whole youth team. With me in the first year he played practically nothing. He has the qualities of a pivot that modern football demands and we decided to put him there. Many young players are in a hurry to get into the first team and Ram\u00f3n has always kept working when he hasn\u2019t played and has never looked down. Ram\u00f3n is a spectacular example at Villarreal.\u201d"},{"type":"video","kind":"iframe","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j0Q-R5f2W44?feature=oembed","poster":""}]}],"hero":{"id":"section-1","title":"","text":"Miguel \u00c1lvarez predicts a great game against the Betis B team at the Mini Estadi, Saturday 5pm (CET) Villarreal B coach Miguel \u00c1lvarez appeared today at the press conference ahead of the match against Betis Deportivo Balompi\u00e9, which will take place this Saturday at 5pm at the Mini Estadi. These are the highlights of the Guarrom\u00e1n coach\u2019s statements ahead of the vital game to stay at the top of Group 2 of the Primera RFEF: How the team is shaping up \u201cThe boys are training well and if they win they are much happier. The only absentees are Pablo (\u00cd\u00f1iguez), Aitor (Gelardo) and Ahn. The rest are ready. We\u2019ve found our form again and staying on track is the most important thing in this league.\u201d A clash between two B teams \u201cThis will be a tricky match as we don\u2019t know what we\u2019re going to face. We have analysed our opponents. They are a B team like us and they have far fewer points than they deserve for the way they play and what they offer. The other day against Sevilla they were playing top class football until they had a player sent off. They\u2019ve got kids with a lot of potential. Here, whoever takes their foot off the gas will pay for it and we have to approach the game with respect for a big rival.\u201d The keys \u201cPlay the way we play at home, with our approach, with our football of looking for the opposition in the opposition box, controlling the men who can hurt us in transitions\u2026. We\u2019ve used up all the jokers. We must have our identity at the Mini.\u201d First team performances \u201cThe boys have their ambitions and they all want to be in the first team. From the coaching staff\u2019s point of view, we teach them that they have to work for their time to come. Now, with the first team at Champions League level, it\u2019s very difficult, but not impossible. When their time comes, they have to be ready. When those who have already gone up come back with the B team, they don\u2019t come back disappointed. There is a great atmosphere in the dressing room. I really enjoy every day with them. Since the first year I\u2019ve been here, there\u2019s a lot of involvement from all the guys who come down from the first team. We have formed a big family. We also notice it with the boys who come up from the C team. We all belong to Villarreal here and that makes a big difference.\u201d Ram\u00f3n Bueno \u201cBefore he got injured he was a vital player for the team. He has been out for 18 months. He deserves great merit as he has come back into the team. He\u2019s the best positional pivot and a role model for the young players. He seems to run little, but when you look at the numbers, he runs a lot. He is very intelligent. You play football with your head and he has a very good knowledge of the game. Ram\u00f3n is an example for the whole youth team. With me in the first year he played practically nothing. He has the qualities of a pivot that modern football demands and we decided to put him there. 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These are the highlights of the Guarrom\u00e1n coach\u2019s statements ahead of the vital game to stay at the top of Group 2 of the Primera RFEF: How the team is shaping up \u201cThe boys are training well and if they win they are much happier. The only absentees are Pablo (\u00cd\u00f1iguez), Aitor (Gelardo) and Ahn. The rest are ready. We\u2019ve found our form again and staying on track is the most important thing in this league.\u201d A clash between two B teams \u201cThis will be a tricky match as we don\u2019t know what we\u2019re going to face. We have analysed our opponents. They are a B team like us and they have far fewer points than they deserve for the way they play and what they offer. The other day against Sevilla they were playing top class football until they had a player sent off. They\u2019ve got kids with a lot of potential. Here, whoever takes their foot off the gas will pay for it and we have to approach the game with respect for a big rival.\u201d The keys \u201cPlay the way we play at home, with our approach, with our football of looking for the opposition in the opposition box, controlling the men who can hurt us in transitions\u2026. We\u2019ve used up all the jokers. We must have our identity at the Mini.\u201d First team performances \u201cThe boys have their ambitions and they all want to be in the first team. From the coaching staff\u2019s point of view, we teach them that they have to work for their time to come. Now, with the first team at Champions League level, it\u2019s very difficult, but not impossible. When their time comes, they have to be ready. When those who have already gone up come back with the B team, they don\u2019t come back disappointed. There is a great atmosphere in the dressing room. I really enjoy every day with them. Since the first year I\u2019ve been here, there\u2019s a lot of involvement from all the guys who come down from the first team. We have formed a big family. We also notice it with the boys who come up from the C team. We all belong to Villarreal here and that makes a big difference.\u201d Ram\u00f3n Bueno \u201cBefore he got injured he was a vital player for the team. He has been out for 18 months. He deserves great merit as he has come back into the team. He\u2019s the best positional pivot and a role model for the young players. He seems to run little, but when you look at the numbers, he runs a lot. He is very intelligent. You play football with your head and he has a very good knowledge of the game. Ram\u00f3n is an example for the whole youth team. With me in the first year he played practically nothing. He has the qualities of a pivot that modern football demands and we decided to put him there. 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