Julián Calero knows the difficulty of this Saturday's match (Butarque, 4:15 p.m.) against the leader Leganés. Despite the loss of their defensive player Sergio González, the team led by Borja Jiménez is the leader and “the best team in the category” for the Albinegro coach.
However, the man from Madrid thinks that many things have changed and that the result in the second round match may be different from that of the first, where his team lost 0-3, which he accurately analyzed. «That match had two halves. In the first half we were quite good, but in the second it started with a set-piece goal and it hurt us a lot on a mental level,” he said.
He praised his rival: «They shoot you deep, they have finishing points, Franquesa is spectacular, they defend with 3 and give you a start with 4, in the center they are very unstable, in the midfield they have First Class experience… they are very, very complete,” he commented.
The albinegra infirmary has a couple of members this week. Kiko Olivas will almost certainly not travel and Luis Muñoz, suffering from the flu, is a doubt for the game after spending the entire week with fever and weakness.
Calero also sent a message to the fans, who will travel to Leganés with a large group of members (more than one hundred). «It makes me very happy and I am very excited to see that people have given each other feedback in such a bad situation to give way to a moment of hope. We are still in a dangerous zone, here no one wants to be left behind,” he reflected.
«Now come the nerves, the rush, the obligations and the needs. This moment is always transcendental and you have to know how to handle it so that the pressure and the context don't get the best of you,” he said, talking about the last ten games.
In these duels, the albinegros will have to face seven teams in the fight for the playoff. Calero did not give importance to that information. «I'm not here to choose. As we all have obligations, the games are going to be very close. “I'm not very concerned about the calendar, but about the Leganés duel,” he reflected.
He was questioned about his future. The coach asked for patience: «The president and everyone knows that you have to be calm. We cannot look at the day after tomorrow without looking at tomorrow. We have committed ourselves to the fact that, when we have the permanence done, we will chat. Nowadays, planning ahead is a big lie,” he said.
Finally, the man from Parla wanted to thank him for being able to carry the Virgen de la Piedad last Monday. «It is a moment that stays with you for a lifetime. I had some outstanding debt, especially from this year and I would like to thank you,” he stated.
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