“We are looking for players to make a difference”

Since peter lim gave the go-ahead to carry out any integration in the winter market, the technician of Valencia, Gennaro Gattusohas made it clear that he doesn’t want to “sign for the sake of signing” but now that the opening of the winter market is approaching, the Italian has raised the level of demand: he doesn’t just want players to help, he wants them to make a difference.

“I am happy with my team, with the kids who are working. If we have to sign one or two players, they should be players who make a difference because to sign for signing, I am happy with my squad. I am very proud to train them”, he said in an interview with the club’s media.

The coach spoke about the imminent return to League in the field of villarreal and also examined how these weeks of the winter preseason have been. “Very difficult match, derby. This is not another game for Villarreal or for us. We also play in a new stadium, completely remodeled. We have a lot of respect for Villarreal but we will play our game”, he pointed out.

“I liked how the team worked these weeks, with great spirit. Now we have to go on the field, be brave. But I like the work and the mentality. You have to go on, go on and go on,” he added .

gattuso acknowledged that this season format “is new for everyone” as it is the first world which was played in December. He also slipped that there will be rotations this second part of the season.

“We have 24 games of League and also have cup. You need to prepare well mentally. We will use all the players we have in the squad,” he said.

In addition, the coach made a brief assessment of how the first 14 games of the course went and gave his team homework for what remains. “In the early part of this season we had a good mentality. I don’t think the classification is good, I think my team is four or five points short. We need to be a team for 90 or 95 minutes, I think we lack that. That’s my priority,” he stressed.