Villarreal coach, Marcelino García Toral, He said on Wednesday that he did not believe the Europa League tie against Olympique de Marseille was conditioned by his past this season at the French club and his traumatic departure from the entity.
“I think the fact that I know them is very important,” said the Asturian, who remembered that after his departure other coaches were on the bench and that the current one was only there for a short time.
The coach assured that Villarreal went into the game well and assessed that there have been weeks where they “competed well”. “Now, in addition, we are getting good results. And on top of that, we come to this great stage to face a beautiful tie against a great rival,” said the coach, highlighting that the group’s feeling is happy to face a “beautiful and important” round with good dynamics.
Marcelino insisted the “expectations” of the match were positive and predicted a “very attractive” tie. The coach emphasized that he did not feel that he was the star of the tie and insisted that coaches should be in the background.
About the reception of the Marseille fans, the Asturian assured that he did not think about what might await him. “I was lucky enough to be in this wonderful stadium as a local coach, with a unique and special atmosphere. And now I will be lucky enough to live the experience of being a visiting coach and also enjoy everything that has developed in this wonderful this stadium,” he commented.
Marcelino has words of praise for striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, scorer of the French team in the competition. “We are convinced that he will be a wonderful addition. He has seven goals in the Europa League and hopefully he will not score against us. We will try to make him go unnoticed, although he is a good forward and very difficult stop,” he stressed.
The coach did not want to analyze the evolution of the rival throughout the season, but established a certain similarity with Villarreal. “We live a similar life: two great teams, very good players and we both go from less to more,” Marcelino argued, insisting that there should be no blame for anyone from Marseille.
“I am very motivated by Villarreal’s current project and that’s the only thing that worries me,” said the Asturian, who admitted that he wanted to fulfill the contract he signed with Olympique de Marseille, “but various circumstances prevented it and now we have to think about the present. “
“Now it’s time to focus on enjoying the rivalry against a good team and enjoy the scenario where we will face each other,” repeated Marcelino, who justified his departure from the club “because it was agreed upon by both sides.”
“Then the other party changed its decision. They are the events of life. We all have to make decisions and each party makes their own. Now I live in the present. I have no regrets about leaving when we did and, of course, no one is to blame,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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