Jagoba Arrasate, who celebrated 200 games as Osasuna’s manager on Friday, knows that tomorrow’s match at San Mamés is historic for his team. The rojillos have the possibility of playing in a Cup final, something they have achieved only once in their entire career. The Navarrese, who started with a goal advantage after the 1-0 defeat of El Sadar, are confident of their chances. Also her husband.
“I’m going to sleep perfectly today and tomorrow on the bus too. Now we have the Itzulia and we’ll get a little confused, but everything is normal… We have the obligation to try and the illusion of achieving it, ” he says.
The coach of Osasuna clarified that “we have done a great Cup, but we want to put the icing on the cake, which is to play the final. We are facing a historic date because the final is something achieved only once in more than a hundred years, but we know it’s very complicated. I’m super proud of everything that surrounds Osasuna and very responsible”.
Arrasate relates the emotional factor and prioritizes, however, football. “Emotionally, you can see the support we have from the people. We feel that and we are very grateful; but the emotion is one thing and the mentality is another. The mentality we should have in Villamarín, who was eliminated twice and We didn’t qualify until the penalty shootout.”
The Osasuna coach also highlighted the fact that his team eliminated Nàstic in extra time, just like Sevilla. “Tomorrow is a day not to do strange things, to do what we have done so far because in the Cup we went through difficult moments from Tarragona to Villamarín or against Sevilla. You have to talk a little and do a lot. More than thinking about In the end, one dreams. They are lightnings that reach you, but I see it in the distance”.
Regarding the rival, Arrasate expects “an Athletic that is recognized at home, that puts a lot of rhythm, that goes for the rival.” He also trusts, logically, in the options of his team in San Mamés; “I expect an Osasuna that has the ability to relieve that pressure, to also have the ball and we fit in and press well because if Athletic bowls you… We have to qualify for the final, not wait. for they will not be well.”
Source: La Verdad
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