{"id":298252,"date":"2024-02-22T15:47:28","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T14:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/miguel-alvarez-todo-pasa-por-ser-fuertes-en-la-ceramica\/"},"modified":"2024-02-22T16:45:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T15:45:31","slug":"miguel-alvarez-everything-depends-on-being-strong-at-la-ceramica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/en\/miguel-alvarez-everything-depends-on-being-strong-at-la-ceramica\/","title":{"rendered":"Miguel \u00c1lvarez: “Everything depends on being strong at La Cer\u00e1mica”"},"content":{"protected":false,"blocks":[{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"Villarreal B face Zaragoza this Saturday at 6:30pm CET"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal B head coach Miguel \u00c1lvarez appeared in front of the press ahead of the match at La Cer\u00e1mica, where the club are expecting a big turnout of fans. The Mini Submarine host Real Zaragoza this Saturday at 6:30pm CE with the need to win in order to escape the relegation zone."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Here is what he had to say:"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The injury list"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cThis week will be better because Ferrari, Hugo and Ontiveros can now be included in the squad. It\u2019s true that the first two are still not 100%, but Ontiveros is in perfect shape. Alberto Del Moral\u2019s absence means that the rest of the players are going to have to give an added boost, because on a collective level he brings a lot to the team. It already happened and Aitor was phenomenal when he played. It hurts and saddens us for him, because he\u2019s practically going to miss the season.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Building on the draw in Andorra"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cWe\u2019ve been a strong team at home for several months now. Our opponents know that and we have to take advantage of it. The Andorra game of course hurts, given the minute it happened, and that we dropped two points. When you\u2019re with young players there are points that have to be lost along the way, but it\u2019s part of the process. It hurts because it\u2019s one of the best away games we\u2019ve played, in which we had some very good chances to score, which was a direct rival, and in which we played at a high level. Regardless of the matchday, we have to continue in this vein, and the final objective will be within reach.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Facing Zaragoza in a key moment"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cHow do you work when you are close to the relegation zone? I\u2019m not going to change the discourse. The players already know what\u2019s at stake and who we\u2019re playing against, what it could mean for them in the future. It\u2019s prepared like a normal week, in which we try to analyse how they can hurt us and not have it happen and how we can hurt them and have it happen even more. They\u2019re a team that already had a good squad and they\u2019ve also strengthened, which has improved them, which is why the second half of the season is always more difficult.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Being in the relegation zone"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cWe are relaxed and taking things in our stride. We make mistakes and have difficulties, of course, but we still have eight home games and seven away games to play. We have to be strong on our home pitch. It\u2019s clear that everything depends on being strong at the Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica. If we get the points we think we can get out of the 24 we have left, everything will be easier.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A message for the fans"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cLast year there were a lot of Zaragoza fans here and the response from our fans was double that. The boys have to play, play the best football possible and get the best results possible, to get the fans to come to the ground. But it\u2019s true that to achieve our objective it\u2019s very important that these eight home games help us, which will make it easier, because they give you encouragement and put pressure on the opposition.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Build on the positives"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cThe only thing that is up to us is to try to win. That\u2019s the way to try to call them to come. What we are doing is that we are having a very good few years and we have to enjoy that. Two years ago it was crazy to get promoted and last year it was crazy to stay in the division, and this year to be there is also crazy. There is no other B team in our division and we have to enjoy what we have. The players must continue to grow and enjoy this category, which will bring us closer and closer to our objective. We\u2019ve shown that the boys are capable of beating Zaragoza right now. The road is full of obstacles, but we have to keep working to evolve, and that\u2019s the great satisfaction for the coaching staff.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Keys to the match"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cWe are expecting a very competitive match. With the new head coach, who has changed the formation, it\u2019s difficult to hurt them. We\u2019re going to try to focus on ourselves and, playing the way we are at the moment, we\u2019ll go out to win.\u201d"},{"type":"video","kind":"iframe","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2rqWXuFyKhw?feature=oembed","poster":""}],"structured":{"summary":{"text":"Villarreal B face Zaragoza this Saturday at 6:30pm CET Villarreal B head coach Miguel \u00c1lvarez appeared in front of the press ahead of the match at La Cer\u00e1mica, where the club are expecting a big turnout of fans. The Mini Submarine host Real Zaragoza this Saturday at 6:30pm CE with the need to win in order to escape the relegation zone. Here is what he had to say: The injury list \u201cThis week will be better because Ferrari, Hugo and Ontiveros can now be included in the squad. It\u2019s true that the first two are still not 100%, but Ontiveros is in perfect shape. Alberto Del Moral\u2019s absence means that the rest of the players are going to have to give an added boost, because on a collective level he brings a lot to the team. It already happened and Aitor was phenomenal when he played. It hurts and saddens us for him, because he\u2019s practically going to miss the season.\u201d Building on the draw in Andorra \u201cWe\u2019ve been a strong team at home for several months now. Our opponents know that and we have to take advantage of it. The Andorra game of course hurts, given the minute it happened, and that we dropped two points. When you\u2019re with young players there are points that have to be lost along the way, but it\u2019s part of the process. It hurts because it\u2019s one of the best away games we\u2019ve played, in which we had some very good chances to score, which was a direct rival, and in which we played at a high level. Regardless of the matchday, we have to continue in this vein, and the final objective will be within reach.\u201d Facing Zaragoza in a key moment \u201cHow do you work when you are close to the relegation zone? I\u2019m not going to change the discourse. The players already know what\u2019s at stake and who we\u2019re playing against, what it could mean for them in the future. It\u2019s prepared like a normal week, in which we try to analyse how they can hurt us and not have it happen and how we can hurt them and have it happen even more. They\u2019re a team that already had a good squad and they\u2019ve also strengthened, which has improved them, which is why the second half of the season is always more difficult.\u201d Being in the relegation zone \u201cWe are relaxed and taking things in our stride. We make mistakes and have difficulties, of course, but we still have eight home games and seven away games to play. We have to be strong on our home pitch. It\u2019s clear that everything depends on being strong at the Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica. If we get the points we think we can get out of the 24 we have left, everything will be easier.\u201d A message for the fans \u201cLast year there were a lot of Zaragoza fans here and the response from our fans was double that. The boys have to play, play the best football possible and get the best results possible, to get the fans to come to the ground. But it\u2019s true that to achieve our objective it\u2019s very important that these eight home games help us, which will make it easier, because they give you encouragement and put pressure on the opposition.\u201d Build on the positives \u201cThe only thing that is up to us is to try to win. That\u2019s the way to try to call them to come. What we are doing is that we are having a very good few years and we have to enjoy that. Two years ago it was crazy to get promoted and last year it was crazy to stay in the division, and this year to be there is also crazy. There is no other B team in our division and we have to enjoy what we have. The players must continue to grow and enjoy this category, which will bring us closer and closer to our objective. We\u2019ve shown that the boys are capable of beating Zaragoza right now. The road is full of obstacles, but we have to keep working to evolve, and that\u2019s the great satisfaction for the coaching staff.\u201d Keys to the match \u201cWe are expecting a very competitive match. With the new head coach, who has changed the formation, it\u2019s difficult to hurt them. We\u2019re going to try to focus on ourselves and, playing the way we are at the moment, we\u2019ll go out to win.\u201d","headings":[{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"Villarreal B face Zaragoza this Saturday at 6:30pm CET"}],"buttons":[],"images":[],"counts":{"blocks":18,"headings":1,"texts":16,"buttons":0,"images":0}},"sections":[{"id":"section-1","title":"Villarreal B face Zaragoza this Saturday at 6:30pm CET","text":"Villarreal B face Zaragoza this Saturday at 6:30pm CET Villarreal B head coach Miguel \u00c1lvarez appeared in front of the press ahead of the match at La Cer\u00e1mica, where the club are expecting a big turnout of fans. The Mini Submarine host Real Zaragoza this Saturday at 6:30pm CE with the need to win in order to escape the relegation zone. Here is what he had to say: The injury list \u201cThis week will be better because Ferrari, Hugo and Ontiveros can now be included in the squad. It\u2019s true that the first two are still not 100%, but Ontiveros is in perfect shape. Alberto Del Moral\u2019s absence means that the rest of the players are going to have to give an added boost, because on a collective level he brings a lot to the team. It already happened and Aitor was phenomenal when he played. It hurts and saddens us for him, because he\u2019s practically going to miss the season.\u201d Building on the draw in Andorra \u201cWe\u2019ve been a strong team at home for several months now. Our opponents know that and we have to take advantage of it. The Andorra game of course hurts, given the minute it happened, and that we dropped two points. When you\u2019re with young players there are points that have to be lost along the way, but it\u2019s part of the process. It hurts because it\u2019s one of the best away games we\u2019ve played, in which we had some very good chances to score, which was a direct rival, and in which we played at a high level. Regardless of the matchday, we have to continue in this vein, and the final objective will be within reach.\u201d Facing Zaragoza in a key moment \u201cHow do you work when you are close to the relegation zone? I\u2019m not going to change the discourse. The players already know what\u2019s at stake and who we\u2019re playing against, what it could mean for them in the future. It\u2019s prepared like a normal week, in which we try to analyse how they can hurt us and not have it happen and how we can hurt them and have it happen even more. They\u2019re a team that already had a good squad and they\u2019ve also strengthened, which has improved them, which is why the second half of the season is always more difficult.\u201d Being in the relegation zone \u201cWe are relaxed and taking things in our stride. We make mistakes and have difficulties, of course, but we still have eight home games and seven away games to play. We have to be strong on our home pitch. It\u2019s clear that everything depends on being strong at the Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica. If we get the points we think we can get out of the 24 we have left, everything will be easier.\u201d A message for the fans \u201cLast year there were a lot of Zaragoza fans here and the response from our fans was double that. The boys have to play, play the best football possible and get the best results possible, to get the fans to come to the ground. But it\u2019s true that to achieve our objective it\u2019s very important that these eight home games help us, which will make it easier, because they give you encouragement and put pressure on the opposition.\u201d Build on the positives \u201cThe only thing that is up to us is to try to win. That\u2019s the way to try to call them to come. What we are doing is that we are having a very good few years and we have to enjoy that. Two years ago it was crazy to get promoted and last year it was crazy to stay in the division, and this year to be there is also crazy. There is no other B team in our division and we have to enjoy what we have. The players must continue to grow and enjoy this category, which will bring us closer and closer to our objective. We\u2019ve shown that the boys are capable of beating Zaragoza right now. The road is full of obstacles, but we have to keep working to evolve, and that\u2019s the great satisfaction for the coaching staff.\u201d Keys to the match \u201cWe are expecting a very competitive match. With the new head coach, who has changed the formation, it\u2019s difficult to hurt them. We\u2019re going to try to focus on ourselves and, playing the way we are at the moment, we\u2019ll go out to win.\u201d","headings":[{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"Villarreal B face Zaragoza this Saturday at 6:30pm CET"}],"texts":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal B head coach Miguel \u00c1lvarez appeared in front of the press ahead of the match at La Cer\u00e1mica, where the club are expecting a big turnout of fans. The Mini Submarine host Real Zaragoza this Saturday at 6:30pm CE with the need to win in order to escape the relegation zone."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Here is what he had to say:"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The injury list"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cThis week will be better because Ferrari, Hugo and Ontiveros can now be included in the squad. It\u2019s true that the first two are still not 100%, but Ontiveros is in perfect shape. Alberto Del Moral\u2019s absence means that the rest of the players are going to have to give an added boost, because on a collective level he brings a lot to the team. It already happened and Aitor was phenomenal when he played. It hurts and saddens us for him, because he\u2019s practically going to miss the season.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Building on the draw in Andorra"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cWe\u2019ve been a strong team at home for several months now. Our opponents know that and we have to take advantage of it. The Andorra game of course hurts, given the minute it happened, and that we dropped two points. When you\u2019re with young players there are points that have to be lost along the way, but it\u2019s part of the process. It hurts because it\u2019s one of the best away games we\u2019ve played, in which we had some very good chances to score, which was a direct rival, and in which we played at a high level. Regardless of the matchday, we have to continue in this vein, and the final objective will be within reach.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Facing Zaragoza in a key moment"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cHow do you work when you are close to the relegation zone? I\u2019m not going to change the discourse. The players already know what\u2019s at stake and who we\u2019re playing against, what it could mean for them in the future. It\u2019s prepared like a normal week, in which we try to analyse how they can hurt us and not have it happen and how we can hurt them and have it happen even more. They\u2019re a team that already had a good squad and they\u2019ve also strengthened, which has improved them, which is why the second half of the season is always more difficult.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Being in the relegation zone"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cWe are relaxed and taking things in our stride. We make mistakes and have difficulties, of course, but we still have eight home games and seven away games to play. We have to be strong on our home pitch. It\u2019s clear that everything depends on being strong at the Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica. If we get the points we think we can get out of the 24 we have left, everything will be easier.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A message for the fans"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cLast year there were a lot of Zaragoza fans here and the response from our fans was double that. The boys have to play, play the best football possible and get the best results possible, to get the fans to come to the ground. But it\u2019s true that to achieve our objective it\u2019s very important that these eight home games help us, which will make it easier, because they give you encouragement and put pressure on the opposition.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Build on the positives"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cThe only thing that is up to us is to try to win. That\u2019s the way to try to call them to come. What we are doing is that we are having a very good few years and we have to enjoy that. Two years ago it was crazy to get promoted and last year it was crazy to stay in the division, and this year to be there is also crazy. There is no other B team in our division and we have to enjoy what we have. The players must continue to grow and enjoy this category, which will bring us closer and closer to our objective. We\u2019ve shown that the boys are capable of beating Zaragoza right now. The road is full of obstacles, but we have to keep working to evolve, and that\u2019s the great satisfaction for the coaching staff.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Keys to the match"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cWe are expecting a very competitive match. With the new head coach, who has changed the formation, it\u2019s difficult to hurt them. We\u2019re going to try to focus on ourselves and, playing the way we are at the moment, we\u2019ll go out to win.\u201d"}],"buttons":[],"images":[],"widgets":[],"blocks":[{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"Villarreal B face Zaragoza this Saturday at 6:30pm CET"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal B head coach Miguel \u00c1lvarez appeared in front of the press ahead of the match at La Cer\u00e1mica, where the club are expecting a big turnout of fans. The Mini Submarine host Real Zaragoza this Saturday at 6:30pm CE with the need to win in order to escape the relegation zone."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Here is what he had to say:"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The injury list"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cThis week will be better because Ferrari, Hugo and Ontiveros can now be included in the squad. It\u2019s true that the first two are still not 100%, but Ontiveros is in perfect shape. Alberto Del Moral\u2019s absence means that the rest of the players are going to have to give an added boost, because on a collective level he brings a lot to the team. It already happened and Aitor was phenomenal when he played. It hurts and saddens us for him, because he\u2019s practically going to miss the season.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Building on the draw in Andorra"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cWe\u2019ve been a strong team at home for several months now. Our opponents know that and we have to take advantage of it. The Andorra game of course hurts, given the minute it happened, and that we dropped two points. When you\u2019re with young players there are points that have to be lost along the way, but it\u2019s part of the process. It hurts because it\u2019s one of the best away games we\u2019ve played, in which we had some very good chances to score, which was a direct rival, and in which we played at a high level. Regardless of the matchday, we have to continue in this vein, and the final objective will be within reach.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Facing Zaragoza in a key moment"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cHow do you work when you are close to the relegation zone? I\u2019m not going to change the discourse. The players already know what\u2019s at stake and who we\u2019re playing against, what it could mean for them in the future. It\u2019s prepared like a normal week, in which we try to analyse how they can hurt us and not have it happen and how we can hurt them and have it happen even more. They\u2019re a team that already had a good squad and they\u2019ve also strengthened, which has improved them, which is why the second half of the season is always more difficult.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Being in the relegation zone"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cWe are relaxed and taking things in our stride. We make mistakes and have difficulties, of course, but we still have eight home games and seven away games to play. We have to be strong on our home pitch. It\u2019s clear that everything depends on being strong at the Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica. If we get the points we think we can get out of the 24 we have left, everything will be easier.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A message for the fans"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cLast year there were a lot of Zaragoza fans here and the response from our fans was double that. The boys have to play, play the best football possible and get the best results possible, to get the fans to come to the ground. But it\u2019s true that to achieve our objective it\u2019s very important that these eight home games help us, which will make it easier, because they give you encouragement and put pressure on the opposition.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Build on the positives"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cThe only thing that is up to us is to try to win. That\u2019s the way to try to call them to come. What we are doing is that we are having a very good few years and we have to enjoy that. Two years ago it was crazy to get promoted and last year it was crazy to stay in the division, and this year to be there is also crazy. There is no other B team in our division and we have to enjoy what we have. The players must continue to grow and enjoy this category, which will bring us closer and closer to our objective. We\u2019ve shown that the boys are capable of beating Zaragoza right now. The road is full of obstacles, but we have to keep working to evolve, and that\u2019s the great satisfaction for the coaching staff.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Keys to the match"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cWe are expecting a very competitive match. With the new head coach, who has changed the formation, it\u2019s difficult to hurt them. We\u2019re going to try to focus on ourselves and, playing the way we are at the moment, we\u2019ll go out to win.\u201d"},{"type":"video","kind":"iframe","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2rqWXuFyKhw?feature=oembed","poster":""}]}],"hero":{"id":"section-1","title":"Villarreal B face Zaragoza this Saturday at 6:30pm CET","text":"Villarreal B face Zaragoza this Saturday at 6:30pm CET Villarreal B head coach Miguel \u00c1lvarez appeared in front of the press ahead of the match at La Cer\u00e1mica, where the club are expecting a big turnout of fans. The Mini Submarine host Real Zaragoza this Saturday at 6:30pm CE with the need to win in order to escape the relegation zone. Here is what he had to say: The injury list \u201cThis week will be better because Ferrari, Hugo and Ontiveros can now be included in the squad. It\u2019s true that the first two are still not 100%, but Ontiveros is in perfect shape. Alberto Del Moral\u2019s absence means that the rest of the players are going to have to give an added boost, because on a collective level he brings a lot to the team. It already happened and Aitor was phenomenal when he played. It hurts and saddens us for him, because he\u2019s practically going to miss the season.\u201d Building on the draw in Andorra \u201cWe\u2019ve been a strong team at home for several months now. Our opponents know that and we have to take advantage of it. The Andorra game of course hurts, given the minute it happened, and that we dropped two points. When you\u2019re with young players there are points that have to be lost along the way, but it\u2019s part of the process. It hurts because it\u2019s one of the best away games we\u2019ve played, in which we had some very good chances to score, which was a direct rival, and in which we played at a high level. Regardless of the matchday, we have to continue in this vein, and the final objective will be within reach.\u201d Facing Zaragoza in a key moment \u201cHow do you work when you are close to the relegation zone? I\u2019m not going to change the discourse. The players already know what\u2019s at stake and who we\u2019re playing against, what it could mean for them in the future. It\u2019s prepared like a normal week, in which we try to analyse how they can hurt us and not have it happen and how we can hurt them and have it happen even more. They\u2019re a team that already had a good squad and they\u2019ve also strengthened, which has improved them, which is why the second half of the season is always more difficult.\u201d Being in the relegation zone \u201cWe are relaxed and taking things in our stride. We make mistakes and have difficulties, of course, but we still have eight home games and seven away games to play. We have to be strong on our home pitch. It\u2019s clear that everything depends on being strong at the Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica. If we get the points we think we can get out of the 24 we have left, everything will be easier.\u201d A message for the fans \u201cLast year there were a lot of Zaragoza fans here and the response from our fans was double that. The boys have to play, play the best football possible and get the best results possible, to get the fans to come to the ground. But it\u2019s true that to achieve our objective it\u2019s very important that these eight home games help us, which will make it easier, because they give you encouragement and put pressure on the opposition.\u201d Build on the positives \u201cThe only thing that is up to us is to try to win. That\u2019s the way to try to call them to come. What we are doing is that we are having a very good few years and we have to enjoy that. Two years ago it was crazy to get promoted and last year it was crazy to stay in the division, and this year to be there is also crazy. There is no other B team in our division and we have to enjoy what we have. The players must continue to grow and enjoy this category, which will bring us closer and closer to our objective. We\u2019ve shown that the boys are capable of beating Zaragoza right now. The road is full of obstacles, but we have to keep working to evolve, and that\u2019s the great satisfaction for the coaching staff.\u201d Keys to the match \u201cWe are expecting a very competitive match. With the new head coach, who has changed the formation, it\u2019s difficult to hurt them. We\u2019re going to try to focus on ourselves and, playing the way we are at the moment, we\u2019ll go out to win.\u201d","headings":[{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"Villarreal B face Zaragoza this Saturday at 6:30pm CET"}],"texts":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal B head coach Miguel \u00c1lvarez appeared in front of the press ahead of the match at La Cer\u00e1mica, where the club are expecting a big turnout of fans. The Mini Submarine host Real Zaragoza this Saturday at 6:30pm CE with the need to win in order to escape the relegation zone."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Here is what he had to say:"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The injury list"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cThis week will be better because Ferrari, Hugo and Ontiveros can now be included in the squad. It\u2019s true that the first two are still not 100%, but Ontiveros is in perfect shape. Alberto Del Moral\u2019s absence means that the rest of the players are going to have to give an added boost, because on a collective level he brings a lot to the team. It already happened and Aitor was phenomenal when he played. It hurts and saddens us for him, because he\u2019s practically going to miss the season.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Building on the draw in Andorra"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cWe\u2019ve been a strong team at home for several months now. Our opponents know that and we have to take advantage of it. The Andorra game of course hurts, given the minute it happened, and that we dropped two points. When you\u2019re with young players there are points that have to be lost along the way, but it\u2019s part of the process. It hurts because it\u2019s one of the best away games we\u2019ve played, in which we had some very good chances to score, which was a direct rival, and in which we played at a high level. Regardless of the matchday, we have to continue in this vein, and the final objective will be within reach.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Facing Zaragoza in a key moment"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cHow do you work when you are close to the relegation zone? I\u2019m not going to change the discourse. The players already know what\u2019s at stake and who we\u2019re playing against, what it could mean for them in the future. It\u2019s prepared like a normal week, in which we try to analyse how they can hurt us and not have it happen and how we can hurt them and have it happen even more. They\u2019re a team that already had a good squad and they\u2019ve also strengthened, which has improved them, which is why the second half of the season is always more difficult.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Being in the relegation zone"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cWe are relaxed and taking things in our stride. We make mistakes and have difficulties, of course, but we still have eight home games and seven away games to play. We have to be strong on our home pitch. It\u2019s clear that everything depends on being strong at the Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica. If we get the points we think we can get out of the 24 we have left, everything will be easier.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A message for the fans"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cLast year there were a lot of Zaragoza fans here and the response from our fans was double that. The boys have to play, play the best football possible and get the best results possible, to get the fans to come to the ground. 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Alberto Del Moral\u2019s absence means that the rest of the players are going to have to give an added boost, because on a collective level he brings a lot to the team. It already happened and Aitor was phenomenal when he played. It hurts and saddens us for him, because he\u2019s practically going to miss the season.\u201d Building on the draw in Andorra \u201cWe\u2019ve been a strong team at home for several months now. Our opponents know that and we have to take advantage of it. The Andorra game of course hurts, given the minute it happened, and that we dropped two points. When you\u2019re with young players there are points that have to be lost along the way, but it\u2019s part of the process. It hurts because it\u2019s one of the best away games we\u2019ve played, in which we had some very good chances to score, which was a direct rival, and in which we played at a high level. Regardless of the matchday, we have to continue in this vein, and the final objective will be within reach.\u201d Facing Zaragoza in a key moment \u201cHow do you work when you are close to the relegation zone? I\u2019m not going to change the discourse. The players already know what\u2019s at stake and who we\u2019re playing against, what it could mean for them in the future. It\u2019s prepared like a normal week, in which we try to analyse how they can hurt us and not have it happen and how we can hurt them and have it happen even more. They\u2019re a team that already had a good squad and they\u2019ve also strengthened, which has improved them, which is why the second half of the season is always more difficult.\u201d Being in the relegation zone \u201cWe are relaxed and taking things in our stride. We make mistakes and have difficulties, of course, but we still have eight home games and seven away games to play. We have to be strong on our home pitch. 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