Rafa Benítez, coach of Celta, acknowledged that he gave “a lot of thought” to the match that his team lost on Saturday against Real (0-1) in Balaídos.
“I thought a lot. We analyzed the systems, movements, what we did with the ball and without the ball, and the assessment of what we can do now depends a lot on how the players are, who is newer and who adapting from a technical tactical point of view to maintain the high speed that Real will impose,” he said.
Benítez confirmed that he plans to go out with a three-center defense to give “more balance” to his team, which he sees as “excited” to reach the semifinals despite the fact that they will face a high-level rival.
“There are many factors in our favor: the field, the public, the motivation, the enthusiasm…”, emphasized the light blue coach, who did not waver in his praise of the team’s game led by Imanol Alguacil.
“We saw a team with a lot of qualities that you see when they play in Europe and when they practice in LaLiga, it’s difficult to play against. I’m not stupid, there’s no stupid in our coaching staff, we watch the game and we know it’s tough. “Now we have to find ways to hurt them,” he said.
In this sense, regardless of the tactical approach of their rival, Benítez said that they have to “shoot when necessary” and “wait” when they are pressed by Real to find “the space behind them”.
“You have to find the balance in all games but in this case even more,” emphasized Benítez, who is confident that Jorgen Strand Larsen will make it to the game despite the fact that Saturday’s match ended “with a blow.”
Source: La Verdad
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