Pepe Mel
AlmeriaJagoba Arrasate
Osasuna
Meeting Highlights…FIRST VICTORY
It is true that we had not won for a long time and we have had two weeks of joy, but we would have preferred there to be no break. In addition, five players have left with their National Team. Of course, at the level of self-esteem it has gone very well. We headed into the game against Osasuna with all expectations.
…HOME PERFORMANCE
I think the requirement was to win, no matter where. Nobody wants to be the worst team in history and nobody wants to go into the books for that. When they have a team good enough to compete in the First Division and the results don't come, you get tense.
…REST OF THE SEASON
I have told them not to think about the classification or the reality of the table. I have told them to think about enjoying playing. We're three out of three since we've been here, but we have to play and win every game. Looking at the table only generates pessimism and stress.
Pepe Mel
Manager on Almeria…FIRST VICTORY
It is true that we had not won for a long time and we have had two weeks of joy, but we would have preferred there to be no break. In addition, five players have left with their National Team. Of course, at the level of self-esteem it has gone very well. We headed into the game against Osasuna with all expectations.
…HOME PERFORMANCE
I think the requirement was to win, no matter where. Nobody wants to be the worst team in history and nobody wants to go into the books for that. When they have a team good enough to compete in the First Division and the results don't come, you get tense.
…REST OF THE SEASON
I have told them not to think about the classification or the reality of the table. I have told them to think about enjoying playing. We're three out of three since we've been here, but we have to play and win every game. Looking at the table only generates pessimism and stress.
Jagoba Arrasate
Manager on Osasuna…INJURY REPORT
The break has helped us recover many people. Aimar, David... The idea of this break was to work as many players as possible, and feel as comfortable as possible. Unai García had an injury at the beginning of training. It is an area of the injury that we have to be very careful with. He will miss this game, and surely also several more of the next ones we have.
…DEFENCE
We have chosen to play with three centre-backs, arming ourselves from the inside and giving freedom to the wings. Playing with four centre-backs generates more proactivity... the game plan will lead us to opt for different schemes. Almería is going to make it difficult for us to have any type of idea that we have, so we have to trust everything we propose.
…ALMERIA
I really liked the proposal they showed in Las Palmas. It is a team that wants to be the protagonist, that raises the lines a lot... They have quality, many players who can win the back and that makes them very dangerous.