Javier Aguirre He’s one of those likable guys. Far from the drama with which other coaches face the appointments of the teams they coach, the Mexican transmits calmness and serenity. The procession may come inside, but from the outside it always looks calm. The press conference held this Friday at The Charterhousescenario where the Majorca will play in the final Copa del Rey this Saturday before the Athletic is no exception.
Omar Mascarell
“If he’s not good today (in training) he’s not on the bench”
Expectations
“We want to compete, win the game and be champions. They are a team that beat us in the League, but there is always a but. This is something historic for us and we will fight for it”
Current situation compared to the past
“Losing that day was going to Second. It was like the end of my career in Spain. This scenario was completely different, with a different dimension”
Locker room talk
“I’m someone who doesn’t write scripts. Sometimes the conversations work and sometimes they don’t. I don’t know what I’m going to say to them, but it’s going to be something natural. You can’t act or pretend because they saw it”
Sensations at a certain level
“Very good. I’m a bit more relaxed than when I came with Osasuna against Betis. I have more elements and tools than 19 years ago and because of that I’m more confident in my work”
About Athletics
“I would highlight their speed. In space they are lethal. If you make a mistake in releasing the ball, they inoculate you. They are very intense without the ball and in attack anyone can destroy you”
Silence or nervousness
“You see the room full and not the usual four, you already notice that it is something different. But I am a man who has many years, as the great Luis (Aragonés) would say, it has been peeled”
Did you sign the sanctions?
“I’ll sign, but please, eh”
Valjent’s inactivity
“It doesn’t worry. Nowadays it doesn’t stop at death like it used to”
Bans
“We improved in that sense, but Larin doesn’t speak Spanish and has eight yellow cards. That can’t be”
Who would I cut from the Athletic lineup if I could?
“Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta. Great player. Apart from Raúl García and Ander Herrera, who I don’t think starts. And also Villalibre, who is from my mother’s town”
Source: La Verdad
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