{"id":309582,"date":"2024-05-24T13:42:48","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T11:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/miguel-alvarez-el-factor-ambiente-no-nos-molesta\/"},"modified":"2024-05-24T19:21:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T17:21:11","slug":"miguel-alvarez-the-atmosphere-doesnt-worry-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/en\/miguel-alvarez-the-atmosphere-doesnt-worry-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Miguel \u00c1lvarez: “The atmosphere doesn’t worry us”"},"content":{"protected":false,"blocks":[{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"Villarreal B have a vital match in their quest for survival against Real Valladolid (Sunday, 6:30pm CEST)"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal B head coach, Miguel \u00c1lvarez, appeared at the press conference ahead of the match between the Yellows and Real Valladolid at the Estadio Jos\u00e9 Zorrilla. The home side are playing for direct promotion and the Mini Submarine for survival, which is still possible, even though it looks a long way off."},{"type":"video","kind":"iframe","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R5KCxlNVJ1s?feature=oembed","poster":""},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Here is what he had to say:"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Another tough test"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cWe know the difficulty of the game and the type of opponent we have, who are no longer what they competed here in the first half of the season, when we played a very good game against a great team, but in the month of December they have strengthened their squad with six top players. But this is the game we have, the most imminent one, and we\u2019re going to face it as we always do, trying to do what we\u2019ve been doing so far. We are going to try to compete as well as we have prepared.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Returnees and absentees"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cToday Hugo, Ortega, Alberto came in for activation, Stefan and Novoa trained partially\u2026 I think we\u2019ve had some bad luck. In matches as important as those at the end of the championship, we\u2019ve had some very important absentees, but above all because of the experience. In the end it\u2019s all about experience, but it\u2019s what it is and we have to compete with what we have and do it the way the lads are doing it.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The opposition"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cWe\u2019re expecting a game against a team that is in the running for direct promotion, at home with their fans\u2026 A game in which we\u2019re going to have to do things very well and know how to suffer when we don\u2019t do them so well, because with the potential they have, otherwise you\u2019ll have a bad time. The boys know what we\u2019re going to find and they\u2019ve shown that playing in an uncomfortable atmosphere doesn\u2019t bother us. We have to do well and with a lot of personality.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Good football despite the situatoin"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cWe played very good football in the first half of the season, like the Espanyol game and the Eldense game. I think that after the Espanyol game, because of the situation of the first team, a lot of guys went up, and there are changes and that adds to the difficulty of the situation. In the first half of the season we managed 24 points despite the whole situation. In the second half of the season, with important players and a very young second line, we played very good football, both on and off the ball. We have been very close to winning a lot of games, but there is something wrong there: persistence, consistency, efficiency\u2026 We have a deficit there, because it\u2019s normal. You have to pay for that process. We played very well, but we lacked efficiency in the penalty area. But I\u2019m even more proud of the second half because of the personality that the lads have shown despite the absentees and all the circumstances.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The difficulty of professional football"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cBoth myself and my fellow coaches have a very clear conscience. I\u2019m angry with myself, because maybe I could have contributed more, but I think it\u2019s the year we\u2019ve worked the hardest in every way. But a team that concedes so many goals from wide play and set pieces, it\u2019s not just about work, it\u2019s about having people with experience, with efficiency\u2026 Last year we were the team that scored the most goals from set pieces and this year we\u2019ve scored very few, and that penalises you. That\u2019s not a question of work, we\u2019ve worked very hard, so I\u2019m happy with the work we\u2019ve done. Which of the other B teams has been in this league for two years? It\u2019s very difficult. The only thing I would have liked as a head coach would have been to stay in it for three years, but everyone has done their best, but in the end that\u2019s the way it is.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Proud of the work"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cI am very aware of where I am. If it was dramatic, I would have left in January. I am a worker at the club and I work with what they give me. We have worked very hard and you have to see how much the boys have improved, and for that I am happy. I\u2019m more motivated every day.If I wasn\u2019t happy, I\u2019d leave. We didn\u2019t get through it because of something that I think we\u2019ve been very unlucky about, which is the only thing I believe in bad luck, which is injuries.In the second half of the season, when we\u2019ve been missing so many players, it\u2019s more difficult.\u201d"}],"structured":{"summary":{"text":"Villarreal B have a vital match in their quest for survival against Real Valladolid (Sunday, 6:30pm CEST) Villarreal B head coach, Miguel \u00c1lvarez, appeared at the press conference ahead of the match between the Yellows and Real Valladolid at the Estadio Jos\u00e9 Zorrilla. The home side are playing for direct promotion and the Mini Submarine for survival, which is still possible, even though it looks a long way off. Here is what he had to say: Another tough test \u201cWe know the difficulty of the game and the type of opponent we have, who are no longer what they competed here in the first half of the season, when we played a very good game against a great team, but in the month of December they have strengthened their squad with six top players. But this is the game we have, the most imminent one, and we\u2019re going to face it as we always do, trying to do what we\u2019ve been doing so far. We are going to try to compete as well as we have prepared.\u201d Returnees and absentees \u201cToday Hugo, Ortega, Alberto came in for activation, Stefan and Novoa trained partially\u2026 I think we\u2019ve had some bad luck. In matches as important as those at the end of the championship, we\u2019ve had some very important absentees, but above all because of the experience. In the end it\u2019s all about experience, but it\u2019s what it is and we have to compete with what we have and do it the way the lads are doing it.\u201d The opposition \u201cWe\u2019re expecting a game against a team that is in the running for direct promotion, at home with their fans\u2026 A game in which we\u2019re going to have to do things very well and know how to suffer when we don\u2019t do them so well, because with the potential they have, otherwise you\u2019ll have a bad time. The boys know what we\u2019re going to find and they\u2019ve shown that playing in an uncomfortable atmosphere doesn\u2019t bother us. We have to do well and with a lot of personality.\u201d Good football despite the situatoin \u201cWe played very good football in the first half of the season, like the Espanyol game and the Eldense game. I think that after the Espanyol game, because of the situation of the first team, a lot of guys went up, and there are changes and that adds to the difficulty of the situation. In the first half of the season we managed 24 points despite the whole situation. In the second half of the season, with important players and a very young second line, we played very good football, both on and off the ball. We have been very close to winning a lot of games, but there is something wrong there: persistence, consistency, efficiency\u2026 We have a deficit there, because it\u2019s normal. You have to pay for that process. We played very well, but we lacked efficiency in the penalty area. But I\u2019m even more proud of the second half because of the personality that the lads have shown despite the absentees and all the circumstances.\u201d The difficulty of professional football \u201cBoth myself and my fellow coaches have a very clear conscience. I\u2019m angry with myself, because maybe I could have contributed more, but I think it\u2019s the year we\u2019ve worked the hardest in every way. But a team that concedes so many goals from wide play and set pieces, it\u2019s not just about work, it\u2019s about having people with experience, with efficiency\u2026 Last year we were the team that scored the most goals from set pieces and this year we\u2019ve scored very few, and that penalises you. That\u2019s not a question of work, we\u2019ve worked very hard, so I\u2019m happy with the work we\u2019ve done. Which of the other B teams has been in this league for two years? It\u2019s very difficult. The only thing I would have liked as a head coach would have been to stay in it for three years, but everyone has done their best, but in the end that\u2019s the way it is.\u201d Proud of the work \u201cI am very aware of where I am. If it was dramatic, I would have left in January. I am a worker at the club and I work with what they give me. We have worked very hard and you have to see how much the boys have improved, and for that I am happy. I\u2019m more motivated every day.If I wasn\u2019t happy, I\u2019d leave. We didn\u2019t get through it because of something that I think we\u2019ve been very unlucky about, which is the only thing I believe in bad luck, which is injuries.In the second half of the season, when we\u2019ve been missing so many players, it\u2019s more difficult.\u201d","headings":[{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"Villarreal B have a vital match in their quest for survival against Real Valladolid (Sunday, 6:30pm CEST)"}],"buttons":[],"images":[],"counts":{"blocks":16,"headings":1,"texts":14,"buttons":0,"images":0}},"sections":[{"id":"section-1","title":"Villarreal B have a vital match in their quest for survival against Real Valladolid (Sunday, 6:30pm CEST)","text":"Villarreal B have a vital match in their quest for survival against Real Valladolid (Sunday, 6:30pm CEST) Villarreal B head coach, Miguel \u00c1lvarez, appeared at the press conference ahead of the match between the Yellows and Real Valladolid at the Estadio Jos\u00e9 Zorrilla. The home side are playing for direct promotion and the Mini Submarine for survival, which is still possible, even though it looks a long way off. Here is what he had to say: Another tough test \u201cWe know the difficulty of the game and the type of opponent we have, who are no longer what they competed here in the first half of the season, when we played a very good game against a great team, but in the month of December they have strengthened their squad with six top players. But this is the game we have, the most imminent one, and we\u2019re going to face it as we always do, trying to do what we\u2019ve been doing so far. We are going to try to compete as well as we have prepared.\u201d Returnees and absentees \u201cToday Hugo, Ortega, Alberto came in for activation, Stefan and Novoa trained partially\u2026 I think we\u2019ve had some bad luck. In matches as important as those at the end of the championship, we\u2019ve had some very important absentees, but above all because of the experience. In the end it\u2019s all about experience, but it\u2019s what it is and we have to compete with what we have and do it the way the lads are doing it.\u201d The opposition \u201cWe\u2019re expecting a game against a team that is in the running for direct promotion, at home with their fans\u2026 A game in which we\u2019re going to have to do things very well and know how to suffer when we don\u2019t do them so well, because with the potential they have, otherwise you\u2019ll have a bad time. The boys know what we\u2019re going to find and they\u2019ve shown that playing in an uncomfortable atmosphere doesn\u2019t bother us. We have to do well and with a lot of personality.\u201d Good football despite the situatoin \u201cWe played very good football in the first half of the season, like the Espanyol game and the Eldense game. I think that after the Espanyol game, because of the situation of the first team, a lot of guys went up, and there are changes and that adds to the difficulty of the situation. In the first half of the season we managed 24 points despite the whole situation. In the second half of the season, with important players and a very young second line, we played very good football, both on and off the ball. We have been very close to winning a lot of games, but there is something wrong there: persistence, consistency, efficiency\u2026 We have a deficit there, because it\u2019s normal. You have to pay for that process. We played very well, but we lacked efficiency in the penalty area. But I\u2019m even more proud of the second half because of the personality that the lads have shown despite the absentees and all the circumstances.\u201d The difficulty of professional football \u201cBoth myself and my fellow coaches have a very clear conscience. I\u2019m angry with myself, because maybe I could have contributed more, but I think it\u2019s the year we\u2019ve worked the hardest in every way. But a team that concedes so many goals from wide play and set pieces, it\u2019s not just about work, it\u2019s about having people with experience, with efficiency\u2026 Last year we were the team that scored the most goals from set pieces and this year we\u2019ve scored very few, and that penalises you. That\u2019s not a question of work, we\u2019ve worked very hard, so I\u2019m happy with the work we\u2019ve done. Which of the other B teams has been in this league for two years? It\u2019s very difficult. The only thing I would have liked as a head coach would have been to stay in it for three years, but everyone has done their best, but in the end that\u2019s the way it is.\u201d Proud of the work \u201cI am very aware of where I am. If it was dramatic, I would have left in January. I am a worker at the club and I work with what they give me. We have worked very hard and you have to see how much the boys have improved, and for that I am happy. I\u2019m more motivated every day.If I wasn\u2019t happy, I\u2019d leave. We didn\u2019t get through it because of something that I think we\u2019ve been very unlucky about, which is the only thing I believe in bad luck, which is injuries.In the second half of the season, when we\u2019ve been missing so many players, it\u2019s more difficult.\u201d","headings":[{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"Villarreal B have a vital match in their quest for survival against Real Valladolid (Sunday, 6:30pm CEST)"}],"texts":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal B head coach, Miguel \u00c1lvarez, appeared at the press conference ahead of the match between the Yellows and Real Valladolid at the Estadio Jos\u00e9 Zorrilla. The home side are playing for direct promotion and the Mini Submarine for survival, which is still possible, even though it looks a long way off."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Here is what he had to say:"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Another tough test"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cWe know the difficulty of the game and the type of opponent we have, who are no longer what they competed here in the first half of the season, when we played a very good game against a great team, but in the month of December they have strengthened their squad with six top players. But this is the game we have, the most imminent one, and we\u2019re going to face it as we always do, trying to do what we\u2019ve been doing so far. We are going to try to compete as well as we have prepared.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Returnees and absentees"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cToday Hugo, Ortega, Alberto came in for activation, Stefan and Novoa trained partially\u2026 I think we\u2019ve had some bad luck. In matches as important as those at the end of the championship, we\u2019ve had some very important absentees, but above all because of the experience. In the end it\u2019s all about experience, but it\u2019s what it is and we have to compete with what we have and do it the way the lads are doing it.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The opposition"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cWe\u2019re expecting a game against a team that is in the running for direct promotion, at home with their fans\u2026 A game in which we\u2019re going to have to do things very well and know how to suffer when we don\u2019t do them so well, because with the potential they have, otherwise you\u2019ll have a bad time. The boys know what we\u2019re going to find and they\u2019ve shown that playing in an uncomfortable atmosphere doesn\u2019t bother us. We have to do well and with a lot of personality.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Good football despite the situatoin"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cWe played very good football in the first half of the season, like the Espanyol game and the Eldense game. I think that after the Espanyol game, because of the situation of the first team, a lot of guys went up, and there are changes and that adds to the difficulty of the situation. In the first half of the season we managed 24 points despite the whole situation. In the second half of the season, with important players and a very young second line, we played very good football, both on and off the ball. We have been very close to winning a lot of games, but there is something wrong there: persistence, consistency, efficiency\u2026 We have a deficit there, because it\u2019s normal. You have to pay for that process. We played very well, but we lacked efficiency in the penalty area. But I\u2019m even more proud of the second half because of the personality that the lads have shown despite the absentees and all the circumstances.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The difficulty of professional football"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cBoth myself and my fellow coaches have a very clear conscience. I\u2019m angry with myself, because maybe I could have contributed more, but I think it\u2019s the year we\u2019ve worked the hardest in every way. But a team that concedes so many goals from wide play and set pieces, it\u2019s not just about work, it\u2019s about having people with experience, with efficiency\u2026 Last year we were the team that scored the most goals from set pieces and this year we\u2019ve scored very few, and that penalises you. That\u2019s not a question of work, we\u2019ve worked very hard, so I\u2019m happy with the work we\u2019ve done. Which of the other B teams has been in this league for two years? It\u2019s very difficult. The only thing I would have liked as a head coach would have been to stay in it for three years, but everyone has done their best, but in the end that\u2019s the way it is.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Proud of the work"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cI am very aware of where I am. If it was dramatic, I would have left in January. I am a worker at the club and I work with what they give me. We have worked very hard and you have to see how much the boys have improved, and for that I am happy. I\u2019m more motivated every day.If I wasn\u2019t happy, I\u2019d leave. We didn\u2019t get through it because of something that I think we\u2019ve been very unlucky about, which is the only thing I believe in bad luck, which is injuries.In the second half of the season, when we\u2019ve been missing so many players, it\u2019s more difficult.\u201d"}],"buttons":[],"images":[],"widgets":[],"blocks":[{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"Villarreal B have a vital match in their quest for survival against Real Valladolid (Sunday, 6:30pm CEST)"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal B head coach, Miguel \u00c1lvarez, appeared at the press conference ahead of the match between the Yellows and Real Valladolid at the Estadio Jos\u00e9 Zorrilla. The home side are playing for direct promotion and the Mini Submarine for survival, which is still possible, even though it looks a long way off."},{"type":"video","kind":"iframe","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R5KCxlNVJ1s?feature=oembed","poster":""},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Here is what he had to say:"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Another tough test"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cWe know the difficulty of the game and the type of opponent we have, who are no longer what they competed here in the first half of the season, when we played a very good game against a great team, but in the month of December they have strengthened their squad with six top players. But this is the game we have, the most imminent one, and we\u2019re going to face it as we always do, trying to do what we\u2019ve been doing so far. We are going to try to compete as well as we have prepared.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Returnees and absentees"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cToday Hugo, Ortega, Alberto came in for activation, Stefan and Novoa trained partially\u2026 I think we\u2019ve had some bad luck. In matches as important as those at the end of the championship, we\u2019ve had some very important absentees, but above all because of the experience. In the end it\u2019s all about experience, but it\u2019s what it is and we have to compete with what we have and do it the way the lads are doing it.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The opposition"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cWe\u2019re expecting a game against a team that is in the running for direct promotion, at home with their fans\u2026 A game in which we\u2019re going to have to do things very well and know how to suffer when we don\u2019t do them so well, because with the potential they have, otherwise you\u2019ll have a bad time. The boys know what we\u2019re going to find and they\u2019ve shown that playing in an uncomfortable atmosphere doesn\u2019t bother us. We have to do well and with a lot of personality.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Good football despite the situatoin"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cWe played very good football in the first half of the season, like the Espanyol game and the Eldense game. I think that after the Espanyol game, because of the situation of the first team, a lot of guys went up, and there are changes and that adds to the difficulty of the situation. In the first half of the season we managed 24 points despite the whole situation. In the second half of the season, with important players and a very young second line, we played very good football, both on and off the ball. We have been very close to winning a lot of games, but there is something wrong there: persistence, consistency, efficiency\u2026 We have a deficit there, because it\u2019s normal. You have to pay for that process. We played very well, but we lacked efficiency in the penalty area. But I\u2019m even more proud of the second half because of the personality that the lads have shown despite the absentees and all the circumstances.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The difficulty of professional football"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cBoth myself and my fellow coaches have a very clear conscience. I\u2019m angry with myself, because maybe I could have contributed more, but I think it\u2019s the year we\u2019ve worked the hardest in every way. But a team that concedes so many goals from wide play and set pieces, it\u2019s not just about work, it\u2019s about having people with experience, with efficiency\u2026 Last year we were the team that scored the most goals from set pieces and this year we\u2019ve scored very few, and that penalises you. That\u2019s not a question of work, we\u2019ve worked very hard, so I\u2019m happy with the work we\u2019ve done. Which of the other B teams has been in this league for two years? It\u2019s very difficult. The only thing I would have liked as a head coach would have been to stay in it for three years, but everyone has done their best, but in the end that\u2019s the way it is.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Proud of the work"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cI am very aware of where I am. If it was dramatic, I would have left in January. I am a worker at the club and I work with what they give me. We have worked very hard and you have to see how much the boys have improved, and for that I am happy. I\u2019m more motivated every day.If I wasn\u2019t happy, I\u2019d leave. We didn\u2019t get through it because of something that I think we\u2019ve been very unlucky about, which is the only thing I believe in bad luck, which is injuries.In the second half of the season, when we\u2019ve been missing so many players, it\u2019s more difficult.\u201d"}]}],"hero":{"id":"section-1","title":"Villarreal B have a vital match in their quest for survival against Real Valladolid (Sunday, 6:30pm CEST)","text":"Villarreal B have a vital match in their quest for survival against Real Valladolid (Sunday, 6:30pm CEST) Villarreal B head coach, Miguel \u00c1lvarez, appeared at the press conference ahead of the match between the Yellows and Real Valladolid at the Estadio Jos\u00e9 Zorrilla. The home side are playing for direct promotion and the Mini Submarine for survival, which is still possible, even though it looks a long way off. Here is what he had to say: Another tough test \u201cWe know the difficulty of the game and the type of opponent we have, who are no longer what they competed here in the first half of the season, when we played a very good game against a great team, but in the month of December they have strengthened their squad with six top players. But this is the game we have, the most imminent one, and we\u2019re going to face it as we always do, trying to do what we\u2019ve been doing so far. We are going to try to compete as well as we have prepared.\u201d Returnees and absentees \u201cToday Hugo, Ortega, Alberto came in for activation, Stefan and Novoa trained partially\u2026 I think we\u2019ve had some bad luck. In matches as important as those at the end of the championship, we\u2019ve had some very important absentees, but above all because of the experience. In the end it\u2019s all about experience, but it\u2019s what it is and we have to compete with what we have and do it the way the lads are doing it.\u201d The opposition \u201cWe\u2019re expecting a game against a team that is in the running for direct promotion, at home with their fans\u2026 A game in which we\u2019re going to have to do things very well and know how to suffer when we don\u2019t do them so well, because with the potential they have, otherwise you\u2019ll have a bad time. The boys know what we\u2019re going to find and they\u2019ve shown that playing in an uncomfortable atmosphere doesn\u2019t bother us. We have to do well and with a lot of personality.\u201d Good football despite the situatoin \u201cWe played very good football in the first half of the season, like the Espanyol game and the Eldense game. I think that after the Espanyol game, because of the situation of the first team, a lot of guys went up, and there are changes and that adds to the difficulty of the situation. In the first half of the season we managed 24 points despite the whole situation. In the second half of the season, with important players and a very young second line, we played very good football, both on and off the ball. We have been very close to winning a lot of games, but there is something wrong there: persistence, consistency, efficiency\u2026 We have a deficit there, because it\u2019s normal. You have to pay for that process. We played very well, but we lacked efficiency in the penalty area. But I\u2019m even more proud of the second half because of the personality that the lads have shown despite the absentees and all the circumstances.\u201d The difficulty of professional football \u201cBoth myself and my fellow coaches have a very clear conscience. I\u2019m angry with myself, because maybe I could have contributed more, but I think it\u2019s the year we\u2019ve worked the hardest in every way. But a team that concedes so many goals from wide play and set pieces, it\u2019s not just about work, it\u2019s about having people with experience, with efficiency\u2026 Last year we were the team that scored the most goals from set pieces and this year we\u2019ve scored very few, and that penalises you. That\u2019s not a question of work, we\u2019ve worked very hard, so I\u2019m happy with the work we\u2019ve done. Which of the other B teams has been in this league for two years? It\u2019s very difficult. The only thing I would have liked as a head coach would have been to stay in it for three years, but everyone has done their best, but in the end that\u2019s the way it is.\u201d Proud of the work \u201cI am very aware of where I am. If it was dramatic, I would have left in January. I am a worker at the club and I work with what they give me. We have worked very hard and you have to see how much the boys have improved, and for that I am happy. I\u2019m more motivated every day.If I wasn\u2019t happy, I\u2019d leave. We didn\u2019t get through it because of something that I think we\u2019ve been very unlucky about, which is the only thing I believe in bad luck, which is injuries.In the second half of the season, when we\u2019ve been missing so many players, it\u2019s more difficult.\u201d","headings":[{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"Villarreal B have a vital match in their quest for survival against Real Valladolid (Sunday, 6:30pm CEST)"}],"texts":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal B head coach, Miguel \u00c1lvarez, appeared at the press conference ahead of the match between the Yellows and Real Valladolid at the Estadio Jos\u00e9 Zorrilla. 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Here is what he had to say: Another tough test \u201cWe know the difficulty of the game and the type of opponent we have, who are no longer what they competed here in the first half of the season, when we played a very good game against a great team, but in the month of December they have strengthened their squad with six top players. But this is the game we have, the most imminent one, and we\u2019re going to face it as we always do, trying to do what we\u2019ve been doing so far. We are going to try to compete as well as we have prepared.\u201d Returnees and absentees \u201cToday Hugo, Ortega, Alberto came in for activation, Stefan and Novoa trained partially\u2026 I think we\u2019ve had some bad luck. In matches as important as those at the end of the championship, we\u2019ve had some very important absentees, but above all because of the experience. In the end it\u2019s all about experience, but it\u2019s what it is and we have to compete with what we have and do it the way the lads are doing it.\u201d The opposition \u201cWe\u2019re expecting a game against a team that is in the running for direct promotion, at home with their fans\u2026 A game in which we\u2019re going to have to do things very well and know how to suffer when we don\u2019t do them so well, because with the potential they have, otherwise you\u2019ll have a bad time. The boys know what we\u2019re going to find and they\u2019ve shown that playing in an uncomfortable atmosphere doesn\u2019t bother us. We have to do well and with a lot of personality.\u201d Good football despite the situatoin \u201cWe played very good football in the first half of the season, like the Espanyol game and the Eldense game. I think that after the Espanyol game, because of the situation of the first team, a lot of guys went up, and there are changes and that adds to the difficulty of the situation. In the first half of the season we managed 24 points despite the whole situation. In the second half of the season, with important players and a very young second line, we played very good football, both on and off the ball. We have been very close to winning a lot of games, but there is something wrong there: persistence, consistency, efficiency\u2026 We have a deficit there, because it\u2019s normal. You have to pay for that process. We played very well, but we lacked efficiency in the penalty area. But I\u2019m even more proud of the second half because of the personality that the lads have shown despite the absentees and all the circumstances.\u201d The difficulty of professional football \u201cBoth myself and my fellow coaches have a very clear conscience. I\u2019m angry with myself, because maybe I could have contributed more, but I think it\u2019s the year we\u2019ve worked the hardest in every way. But a team that concedes so many goals from wide play and set pieces, it\u2019s not just about work, it\u2019s about having people with experience, with efficiency\u2026 Last year we were the team that scored the most goals from set pieces and this year we\u2019ve scored very few, and that penalises you. That\u2019s not a question of work, we\u2019ve worked very hard, so I\u2019m happy with the work we\u2019ve done. Which of the other B teams has been in this league for two years? It\u2019s very difficult. The only thing I would have liked as a head coach would have been to stay in it for three years, but everyone has done their best, but in the end that\u2019s the way it is.\u201d Proud of the work \u201cI am very aware of where I am. If it was dramatic, I would have left in January. 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