Ernesto Valverde, Athletic coach, knows what the cup qualifier entails against teams from lower categories. The current rojiblanco coach’s first experience on the Bilbao bench ended with a KO against Gimnástica de Torrelavega. Since then, October 2003, the coach from Gasteiz has been taking this type of single-match crosses seriously.
Regarding Unió Esportiva Rubí, Athletic’s rival in the draw held today in the Spanish Football Federation, Valverde pointed out on the ibaigane entity’s own website that “we will face a historic club of Catalonia, with more than a hundred years of history . Now we have to get information from Rubí, we know that the previous tie was decided on penalties.”
The coach of the red and white team insisted on his idea that “now we have to start positioning ourselves a little bit, of course with the utmost respect and appreciation for the opponent. We are also happy to play against them.”
Source: La Verdad
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