“They are all ready and available”

Imanol Alguacil He was where he wanted to be in August: one step away from the Cup semi-finals, the European League places and the round of 16 of the Champions League. How not to be satisfied. And now, he is excited to be four games away from another title and happy because he has lost no more players.

“There is fatigue, discomfort, but these boys recover a lot in a day,” said the Real coach. “Now, luckily, we all trained, they are all ready and available, that is the great news,” he celebrates. Therefore, unless he assigns another lie to public opinion to deceive the rival coach, footballers want Oyarzabal, Zakharyan, Turrientes, Aritz either braisewho finished Saturday’s game with discomfort, exercised normally and will be in the game: “We have to get the ‘eleven’ right, because some are more tired than others and some have extra discomfort,” the Royal coach warned.

Imanol He anticipates that his starting ‘eleven’ will be a “mixed” between capital players and fresh players: “Everyone wants it, but many times, because I trusted the players’ wishes, the fatigue on game day is noticeable,” he said. He insisted that “it’s up to me to make good decisions” and stressed: “To play the way we want, we need to be fresh and have people with experience on the pitch, to do it.”

The bill of success

Right now, hut and Traore They continue with their choices and Aihen, barren, Zubimendi, Odriozola and Carlos Fernandez was injured: “How can they not have so many injuries after so many games and so hard. The teams that are not in Europe have them, think of us. They are moments, they are streaks, opportunities. On the day of the game against Alavés we have them all,” he said Imanol. However, he emphasizes that “it does not worry me” and gives the usual reason: “I always say that in the face of adversity, the team has to improve. Another challenge. If there are no first team players available , we have to pull subsidiaries. We always do it. It’s appreciated that the team, even with losses, responds and competes.”

Oriotarra must know how to hit the mark to align players who are at 100%: “At 40%, as usual Zubimendi and barren, it is not enough for us; This is the highest level.” And there he gave the example of Almería. They can and “deserve” to beat Real Madrid, who played all their figures, but with accumulated fatigue.

The key to the match against Celta, for Imanol, lies in “getting it right in the areas”, which he considers key: “It is important, but not decisive, to be first. You have to finish the game by winning here. It’s important to dominate, but it’s better when you generate in the area, that’s where the games are decided,” he says.

Life in all areas

Imanol He celebrates that his team competes “despite injuries and fatigue” and is not willing to give up any competition: “We are in three competitions and what we want is to continue competing for all three, until it catches up with us. This is what we wanted, the great objective. There are few teams that can say that they are in all three competitions, like us,” he maintains.

The itch to touch the glory of the Cup again, is inevitable: “The final is getting closer. I always give importance to the Cup, not just this tie. In fact, we won. one. We always fight. And this one is no different. What changes is that we’re closer. If we win, we’re in the semifinals, so the team and the fans are more motivated. We took it very seriously from the beginning and we didn’t have missing,” it means.

The “personality” of Turrientes

Imanol wants a special mention for the great game Beñat Turrientes last Saturday, of which he highlighted, “the personality”: “I usually tell him to show in the games what he usually shows in training and there are times when, due to lack of experience and courage, it’s not like that. Well done . We know he will have time and space and he is surrounded well. I am very happy with the game he has played, but playing a good game is not enough. He has taken an important step in terms of personality this year. The big challenge for this type of player (Beñat, Urko, Olaza, Do well) they can play good games every three days. Beñat He has been with us for quite some time. I should have taken this step earlier, but it is welcome.”

Galán and the boosters

La Real are negotiating with Atlético de Madrid for Javi Galan exchange until June Aihen Muñoz. Regarding the possibility of strengthening that position on the left, coach Txuri Urdin affirms that “if it is to improve the team, obviously yes. If it is not to improve the team, we will use the reserve team, as did another day with him JonMi (Jon Mikel Aramburu and Do well. Oh Zoilo and An X (exhaust), which they do well. “If the team can improve something, we will try.”

And one of the doubts that remains for tomorrow’s game is whether Imanol will choose the usual scheme, a 4-3-3 or repeat the successful formula of Saturday, with 5-3-2. He did not remove any doubts, of course: “This is not the first time that we play with that method or that we already do it in the game. The drawing is less concerned. prepared.”