“I stay at Athletic as a block”

Fernando Martínez, Almería goalkeeper, knows the potential and the good moment that Athletic seems to be going through after being eliminated from the Cup against Osasuna. The captain of the rojiblanco team yesterday also highlighted the team led by Valverde in the collective, although he also had an impact on several individuals.

“The Williams brothers are decisive, especially when they are on a good run, but I prefer Athletic as a block because of how they compete in every game. The coach told us that he came from losing to our direct rivals away from home and we want to try to beat them,” he said.

Fernando also assured that the clash in the first round in San Mamés (4-0 in favor of the lions) was “one of the black spots of this season”, because, unlike most other games, at the time that is they do not compete. “That should help us learn,” he acknowledged.

“This is a game where the sensations are not good, where we have an opponent who is better all the time and has to serve as motivation for us. They are coming to our house today to try to do that again, so we have to given the level of competition the team has had in most games this season”, he stressed.

Out of the relegation zone

Almería will start this thirty-ninth day of the League as the fourth team from the bottom, with three points ahead of Espanyol and Valencia and 17 over Elche, the last three in the standings. The Murcian goalkeeper, despite everything, is very clear that “our situation today is better than the last few days, but not being in relegation should not confuse us. It is true that we have less tension when it comes to playing , but that cannot lead us to settle because there are only three points with an average goal and everything is very tight.