Valverde appreciates Chivas appointment to see his players “struggle”

Athletic’s first commitment of the preseason was lost yesterday. The rojiblancos were defeated 2-0 by a stronger rival like Chivas, who had already accumulated three matches in the Liga MX competition in Mexico. The rojiblancos, by contrast, were able to tour the Aztec nation with only eight days of training. The imbalance between the form of one team and the other is evident on the pitch of Akron’s magnificent stadium in Guadalajara.

ernesto valverde He emphasized the importance of playing this type of match so that his players grow in the face of this type of adversity, with intense heat and a large audience in the stands supporting his team. “It was a difficult game for us, because of the conditions, because of how we arrived, only a day and a half since we arrived here, apart from the heat, the altitude, adapting to all this.. . Despite the fact that we lack rhythm, that we lack many things in almost a week of preparation, it is to make a good conclusion because you have to put the players in these positions, which are complicated and complicated to be able to advance”, said the gasteiztarra.

Txingurri also highlighted the level of Chivas, who won the Gernika Tree Trophy thanks to their best victory in the penalty shootout. The first leg played on December 11, 2022 in San Mamés also ended 2-0. “We train, but training is not the same as competing. You have to compete, here we also played against a tough team that had already played three games in the competition and a crowd that was very good. That’s fine with us,” he said.

“It’s better to do it with complications than not in simpler, easier-to-trick situations. Despite the fact that it is difficult, it is better to see the players in that difficulty”, repeated the Spaniard. The team will play their second friendly in the early hours of Thursday (5 am) against Necaxa, who added two draws in the first three league games.