Luis Carrión appeared in the press room prior to the match against Real Valladolid and he did so much more calmly than at the end of last day’s match in Ibiza. There, FC Cartagena fell 2-1 and did so after two maximum penalties indicated by the VAR. In the end, there was trouble with Quintero González on the pitch and the referee was the protagonist in the coach’s statements to the media. “When we play with this referee, against any rival, we are going to receive penalties and the expulsion of my second”, declared the Catalan.
Days later, tranquility has returned. Asked about his words, Carrión backtracked and assured that he has “always” defended the referees and that he will continue to do so: “I did not judge the refereeing work, for me they are clear penalties, but there are things that I did not like”. Everything is left behind, “it’s over” and now he has to focus on the duel against Real Valladolid.
Before the pucelanos, FC Cartagena is not worth it “by giving 50%, we have to give our best version. You have to run a lot and have personality with the ball, be brave. If we don’t do it, the same thing will happen as against SD Huesca (0-3) and UD Las Palmas (0-2)”. Of the opponent, he highlighted that “offensively it is very happy, I like many players, but like all teams it has its good and bad things. I was able to beat them.”
The objective
The two consecutive defeats force FC Cartagena to achieve victory so as not to move away from the playoff positions. Carrión acknowledged that his message from weeks ago, in which he wanted to be ambitious, may have been “risky” taking into account the subsequent results, but “at the club we have to be calm. Whether for the playoff, direct promotion or permanence, you have to win games. You have to have the same ambition for 50 points or whatever comes”.
The coach’s confidence in the squad remains and he sees his squad “capable of beating anyone, maybe I’m too optimistic. Of course, you have to run and have personality, ”he repeated.
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