“People will be loyal to us”

San Mamés will experience its first European match tomorrow in more than six years, specifically since March 15, 2018, when Olympique de Marseille arrived. The expectation is maximum. More than 85% of members got the bonus for the four home matches of the League Phase of the Europa League. “I expect a good atmosphere in San Mamés, we have been waiting for a long time to enjoy a European match in San Mamés I have the feeling that the people will be dedicated to us. We hope to pay them and make them enjoy the game, ” he said. Valverde in dealing with the acceptance of AZ Almaar.

The Netherlands team just won its first match against Swedish Elfsborg at its stadium and suffered only one defeat in seven games in the Eredivisie. “I hope it’s at the level of the games we watch. They are a great team, with a lot of dynamism, with an offensive spirit and that plays good games. That’s where their League classification comes from and they achieved three points in their Europa League debut,” he added.

The team led by Maarten Martens It stands out for his youth and his commitment to the base. Two similar teams face each other. “We are also a youth team. Furthermore, it builds a lot of identity in the club itself, we know that AZ has young players, it’s a young team and it gives the feeling that they are recognized for what they do. This is what we are looking for here at Athletic,” he said.

Txingurri does not know what could be the key to achieving the first victory in the second continental competition: “The key to the matches will be known after the fact, depending on how they went. We have to try to impose our game the same way they will try to impose theirs. Try to make their faults more visible than their virtues, just as we would try to make our virtues more visible and not our faults. “It’s a tough game and it’s also good that our public knows these teams, which are good teams in Europe.”

The coach highlighted his playing on the wings, with his son Mark Van Bommel playing on the left side. “They have swift and efficient wings, Van Bommel He scored two goals in the Europa League, we are two teams that to a certain extent are quite similar. We both try to press high, run when there is space. We will see how the game goes, but we have to consider that they have arguments to win, we have to be attentive. It is true that they are an offensive team but then if they have to defend, they defend together and defend well,” he explained.

After securing a good point in Rome, it seems clear that qualification depends on the completion of four games of San Mamés. Valverde was asked for his opinion on the matter. “I don’t know, I don’t know what can happen, but we have to try to be strong in our stadium. The other day we had a tough outing to Rome, then we had other tough outings. The classification is always depends on not making too many mistakes in games because there are not many games. You can make mistakes in one game, but you can’t make mistakes in a few games in a row. In a short competition, it is important to always focus on the game and give adding three points like tomorrow is important,” he stated.