The Murcia coach acknowledges his anger with Serna after being sent off against Logroñés and says that Pablo Ganet, despite his last substitution, “is not punished”
The last three weeks have not been easy for Mario Simón. His new role on a day-to-day basis, in which, in addition to coaching the first team, he is forced to put out the fires that break out in the locker room, forces him to fight on several fronts at the same time in the absence of a sports director on foot field, in each training.
Last week, in addition, he made tough decisions, such as seating Serna to start Joao Costa, a goalkeeper for the first team expressly requested by him last summer: «We had to make a difficult decision. Whichever one we took, we ran the risk of making mistakes. They are positions in which you have to measure very well when you make a change and you have to have arguments, ”acknowledges Simón.
Serna, despite being a substitute against Logroñés, was sent off for pushing an opponent in a brawl at the end. Fact that bothered Simón: «He is wrong when he goes out on the field and they expel him. Now he will have to be out for a week. Emotionally, he is a strong boy and he is prepared. He will return to the starting lineup when he deserves it and the team needs it », he warns.
One match penalty
«We have spoken this week and I have not reproached him for anything; what he did does not help him because he is going to miss a day »
The Murcian goalkeeper could be prey to frustration after losing ownership. Simón left for him after committing said irresponsibility, although Carrasco intervened between the two and avoided an unpleasant situation: «I got angry because we all had very high heart rates. With Serna I have no problem; We have spoken this week and I have not reproached him for anything. What he did to him does not help him because he is going to miss a game »says the Manchego coach.
For Simón, the decision to substitute him against Logroñés was only technical: «He came from being a starter and we decided that against Logroñés he would not be; there were five changes in the eleven and everyone has to be prepared to assume their role. We have a template that everyone can enter; we are Real Murcia and we want to fight for good goals and that means that important players have to leave, stay without playing and even not be included in the squad. You have to take it naturally and compete in a healthy way », he indicates.
From headline to nor heat
“It has great conditions that have given us and will give us a lot, although we are in a new category and here the demand is maximum”
The Real Murcia coach prefers to turn the page despite the moments of tension experienced last Sunday: «He is a hot player who jumps to defend his teammate, but that is what the rest of us are for. It could have been the case of the expulsion of the starting goalkeeper and we did not have a substitute goalkeeper.
Just a wake up call
Mario Simón also does not want Pablo Ganet’s substitution on Sunday to become a soap opera: «There is no case Pablo Ganet. There is no punishment or strange situation with him. We decided to make changes and it was his turn. There are a lot of important players in this squad who are not getting their chance. They have to work for a common goal, win every Sunday and be on top », he says.
The man from La Mancha does not doubt the involvement of the Equatorial Guinean: «He works well and trains well. They have very specific conditions that they have given us and will give us a lot. But he also has to know that we are in a new category and the demand is maximum. We have a very even squad. You have to take it with sportsmanship.”
Where there is no debate is around Pedro León. Hence the large number of minutes that he has played in six games in which he was only substituted in two: «When we have seen him at a good level we have kept him on the field for what he gives us. He is a physical wonder, he takes great care of himself. Despite his age, he is in excellent condition. He comes from doing more than three thousand minutes last year. He is very professional ».
“Real Murcia is not just Pedro León and Miku”, warns Agné
Raúl Agné, coach of Nástic de Tarragona, is not having a good time after losing on the last day against Eldense and falling to relegation places: «After coming from a defeat it costs more, but we are thinking about Real Murcia, which is a very difficult opponent. We have to go out and give everything tomorrow, I’m very excited, “says the Aragonese coach.
Agné acknowledges that Real Murcia “isn’t just Pedro León and Miku, it’s a team” and furthermore, “it’s the one I like the most of all the ones I’ve seen, it has good inertia. It has started well and they are confident in what they do. In addition, they have won two away games, “warns the questioned Nástic coach.
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