Iraola: “We have the level to stand up to Real”

Andoni Iraolacoach of Vallecano Raypraised the virtues of Real societywhich “does things well and for a long time” since the arrival of the Imanol Bailiff in 2019 and which is currently one of the best teams in the category.

The Lightning They complete a good first half of the season and, with 26 points, they are eleven from relegation and only two in Europe, a circumstance that allows them to hope again without losing caution because of what happened last time season. On this day they receive the Real societythird place.

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“You have to start well”

“La Real have won eight games in a row. If we are happy to win the last one, think of them. This is a team that does things very well and away from home they have surprising numbers. The their early stages were very good and if they “Once they get ahead, it’s hard to turn it back. Nobody. We need to start well because we probably went away in the second half. They scored the first goal early and we had to do better from that start,” he said Iraolaat a press conference.

“They are used to this rhythm and their squad is very big. We want to play like this, with rhythm, so that they don’t control the game and dictate everything that happens. There are scenarios that they have. the ball and we are in the low block . We’re going to try to keep it as short as possible. We want them to run back and worry about transitions,” he said.

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Iraola the seal is highlighted Imanol Bailiff is printing on Real society the last times. “He is doing things very well and for a long time. He is showing that this is not the product of three good players. We are doing things well. We played two more or less even games against them last year. We got a point and in Anoeta we lost with a penalty at the end. We have the level to stand up to them”, confessed the Basque coach, who gave his opinion on the style of play of the San Sebastian team, which is more suited to his taste as a coach.

“It is more attractive as a spectator to play against teams that are playing, like Girona and Betis in the day, with those coming from one side and the other. I like it better and we are better there than slow settings, where a The game has a particular influence. It costs us more,” he said.

Best first round ever?

With 26 points in the standings, if the Lightning win the last two games of the first round would end the best first round in history. “We are clear about where we are and what we want to achieve. We can look at the statistics to deceive ourselves. We want to compete in all the games. This year, the games in Mallorca and Almería, I am happy. In this situation it will be good for us,” he said.

Eventually, Iraola He avoided discussing whether referees’ mistakes could worry coaches. “It is decisive, but it is not under our control. It has a great influence on the result, on your work, on the consequences. Many times you have the right to kick, but we try not to let it take away our energy,” concluded he.