Joseba Etxeberria, coach of Eibar, reviewed today’s Cup match against Athletic. He did this after leading his team’s training in Atxabalpe, which lasted about an hour and a half. “It will be a very good and very demanding game because Athletic have a good team and are playing well. Obviously they start as favourites, but we know that in a game and in Ipurua anything can happen,” said the red-and-white’s fourth most-capped player in history. Iribar, Purify and Txetxu Red.
Your team will have more days than days Valverde to prepare for the event to be held in Ipurua on Sunday, January 7, starting at 7 p.m. Eibar will play its last match on December 20 (against Sporting) before the KO match, while the lions visit Sevilla on the last day of the first round on January 4, just three days before the match. the pass to the round of 16 of the KO tournament. “It is true that we will have a clean week to prepare for that match and they will play on Thursday in Seville in the Liga. These things can balance the game,” he acknowledged.
Can this situation be decisive? “We know that Athletic have a good team and in fact in the two previous Cup ties there has been a lot of rotation with all the players. They have had two very complete qualifying rounds, with great solidity. We know that well they are staff but it is true that this will affect them,” he stated.
‘Gallo’ from Elgoibar considers that Athletic is at a high level: “This season they are more capable of dominating all phases of the game. Athletic have many arguments when they dominate you, there they are very strong counters, they dominate set pieces very well and I think managing the scoreboard when losing or winning allows them to be a very competitive team. It is clear that it will be a very demanding game, but in I think we will do well.”
The coach, who trained as a coach in the youth ranks of Lezama and managed Bilbao Athletic for two seasons, which includes some of today’s decisive lions such as Nico Williams and Sancet, pointed out the key to the clash: ” “Give our best. level, offer our best version at the team level and also at the individual level because otherwise it’s impossible to eliminate a team with Athletic’s potential, but I think if we give that level we will be competitive.”
Source: La Verdad
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