“Let’s look Athletic in the eye and face to face”

Borja Jiménez, coach of Leganessaid that they want “look into the eyes and from one to the other” with Athletic Bilbao in the league match they face this Thursday against the Basque team and said that he does not have in mind to make the lineup considering that this weekend they face a derby of great local rivalry against Getafe .

“It’s not something I have considered in terms of what will happen tomorrow. We want to win knowing the entity that the rival has, how difficult it is for us. Our idea is to go out and win with the best players for that match. There are certainly changes compared to last Friday and there will be changes on Sunday, but it does not mean that we give more value to Sunday’s rivalry than tomorrow, because we do not know what each of us will hide,” said he said in a conference call.

“We want to win the game tomorrow just like we want to win the game tomorrow.” Legsaware of the difficulties of some of our rivals. Our mind now is one hundred percent focused on tomorrow’s game. We are playing in Butarque, at our house, and we will look them in the eyes and face to try to beat them. “That was our idea,” he added.

Regarding the rival, he commented that he did not feel that he started badly because “he lost to Barcelona and Atlético, that a priori they are not teams in their league”: “Last year they had a very good campaign, they were Cup champions They just finished beating Valencia, UD Las Palmas… I think they are putting up normal numbers for what they is “.

“He’s a very tough rival because he’s the current Cup champion, because he is a very strong teamwith players out there with a lot of overflow attacking your space and capable of making efforts for a lot of meters at high intensity on those unmarkings. “They are a good team that will make it difficult for us,” he said.

When asked about the moment when the clash comes, he said that they have to adapt to the calendar and that they have “enough time” to prepare for it. “It’s a different thing for Sunday’s game. But now that we’re focused on Athleticwe don’t have any constraints in terms of the calendar,” he added.

Also, he said that Sébastien Haller is compatible in attack with forwards like Miguel de la Fuente or Diego Garcia and analyzed the situation of Juan Cruz, very in tune in the first games but who does not usually play them in full: “These are technical decisions. We appreciate the performance of each player. Here we all know very well that the possibility of getting in or leaving every week is now something common for us, it’s important that all players show their best version every week and Juan is a very important player for us.

“For me it’s not about who gives us points, but about how they behave when they participate in the team. I think Juan gives us a lot and he should give us more so because he has a lot of talent and an ability to overflow. We have to try to make everything you do right do them several times, There is your room for improvement. “We are pleased with his performance this year and what he gave last year, which is why the club made an important commitment to him this summer,” he said.

Regarding the renewal of Javi Hernandez, He maintained that he was “a very important asset for the club” and that he was “very happy” for his continuation.

Also, he spoke about the possible entry of Peru into the eleven. Renato Tapia due to the absence due to injury of French-Cameroonian Yvan Neyou.

“We are clear that he will be a cornerstone of this team in the middle of the field because he made a great effort. He is a player who came to us after being unemployed for almost three months and we are getting to him in shape. He had involvement from day one to the team, which already speaks to his importance now and what he has all year. Renato is ready to start at a time that we think is appropriate. From what it came to what it is now there are many differences,” he said.