Villarreal coach, Marcelino García Toral, He assured this Wednesday, in a press conference, that his team is considering the second leg of the Europa League against Olympique Marseille, after 4-0 in the first leg, with the aim of “winning” and showing that the difference in between the two sets “isn’t that big.”
“We’re going to play a game against a good team that clearly outclassed us in Marseillewhere we are far from our performance,” summed up the Asturian, who hopes to fill the La Cerámica stadium and the fans will support his team.
“I hope we win the game. That was the first. And during the course of it we will see the options we have,” explained the coach, who assured that Villarreal has to be at its “maximum level” to be excited about coming back.
“Olympic de Marseille is superior to us. Obviously to beat them we have to be at our best. We have the capacity to equalize this match and then it is a question of victory,” he beamed.
“At Marseille they have a total success rate. In the first four options, three goals. If we have that, we will be closer. But I repeat that The main thing is to recover our wounded pride, our level, like we did in the field of Betis, and from here on we will play 90 minutes at the highest level to be satisfied with ourselves,” explained Marcelino.
The Asturian, with the suspension of the suspended Alberto Moreno, In addition to long-term injuries, he did not give any hints about the lineup and announced that he will bet on the best possible team to put the rival in “the greatest difficulty.”
Marcelino does not want to think about the return hypothesis, because he understands that it is “something epic that can confuse us. To play this game you have to use your head, not your heart. We have to put our best game in training and be accurate in the rival goal,” he argued.
“It is very difficult for us to overcome this tie, but our pride, our professionalism and our ambition enable us to face it with the greatest enthusiasm,” summed up the coach.
The Asturian coach revealed that his team will come out determined to attack to score goals., but he specified that he would do it “in an organized way. We are aware that their players are very strong in the counterattack, so we must have ambition and find the place, but be organized,” he stressed.
Finally, the coach asked the Villarreal fans to come to the stadium, as he hinted that this could be the last time they see his team compete in Europe this season.
“Even though this is a declared high-risk match, there will be adequate security measures. They have to enjoy football and a good show. Two good teams are playing, with good football players, and that should be the priority,” he commented.
Source: La Verdad
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