Athletic Femenino visit Betis tomorrow (Benito Villamarín, 4 pm) after losing at home against Madrid CFF. The rojiblanco team finds itself again in the same situation as the previous days, with the obligation to win at home what they lose at home. “The team is furious in the sense that it is not satisfied with the irregularity that we are experiencing both in terms of playing and results, but it is eager to work and for the weekend to come. If anything he has shown so far in the season, it is after the defeats that he reacts and works well. At the mental level it does not influence him negatively “, he said Iraia Iturregi in the run-up to playing in a historic field: “We have new to us a cool scenario as it is to play in Villamarín. We have never played there, extra motivation to play on a field like this”.
The fact that the set led by Francis Diaz play in a stadium where the men’s team usually does what can weigh you down psychologically: “Yeah, I’d say there’s a little bit of pressure for the local team. But on the other hand you have your fans, usually more people come, but I think they will have a little bit more pressure. We have to focus on playing a good game there, providing continuity to the good games we are having away from home. The last two are away (the next one is against Sevilla), to close the year and in January we will try to reverse the streak at home. Today we have two games against two direct rivals, we have a very close table, let’s see if we can get six out of six”.
iturregi has renounced the virtues of his rival, introduced especially to the two players, Angela Sosa Y babajide. “This is a duel against a direct rival, the game will be equal. This is a team that continues to attack, pressing forward. We will also come out with the intention to attack. They have decisive players. I love Ángela Sosa, I think he’s a bit undervalued footballer in the Liga, a wonderful midfielder. A big part of Betis football goes through their boots and is dangerous from set pieces. Then they have Babajide, the forward profile which we see more in the League, with very fast, good ball striking and very aggressive”, he specified.
The same is happening with Betis as with Athletic. It just doesn’t boot as local. The Verdiblancas have added just three points from a possible fifteen at home, with one win and four losses. “It happens to him like us. You will think about it a thousand times, how can the team get a better result than at home, I have never experienced it personally. You try to find explanations but you have to focus on the daily routine, which will change the dynamics. They are together. What better scenario to turn around a losing streak at home. It’s going to be a dog-faced game, only three points separate us. We play a lot”, said the Loiu native.
The League rewards victories and punishes defeats. “We see that if you win two games, you go up the table a lot and if you lose, you go down. Dismissing the head gear team, the rest of us are extremely equal. Everyone struggles to win in any field. The team recovered well from the loss the other day, they want to keep the good streak at home and get regular results to get two straight wins before the break”.
Is it an added pressure for the team to have to win what they lost at home? “I don’t notice that we come out with more pressure and if we come out with more pressure, we’re doing well. The away team does a great job and gives a very good image and competes well. We cannot change things at home until January, we will try to change it as soon as possible because in the end you are very angry that you cannot share the successes with your fans when we are having a good atmosphere in Lezama, both in number and because of how they enjoy all the games. I am convinced that between now and the end of the season we will give them a lot of joy. Everything they give us must be in return”, he stated.
For now, we have to focus on tomorrow’s game. It will be the fourth straight win at home. “Today we have two complicated but at the same time good games to play”, concluded the coach.
Source: La Verdad
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