Ruben Baraja
ValenciaPepe Mel
Almeria
Meeting Highlights…ABOUT MATCH
The locker room is eager to win after last week's defeat. They are focused on that. I realized that today. The week has been good, but we have been critical during the week and I hope my team will be better tomorrow.
… ABOUT TRANSFERS
It is something that Corona has to explain and that is beyond my control. The facts have shown that, sportingly, the team has been competing with the players we have put in and we have not had any doubts. The club has never told me to put one or the other. I have had absolute support in my area. I have already said that it is a situation that has prioritized the economic issue over the sporting issue.
…FANS
We cannot ask our fans for more than what they are doing. Hopefully we can maintain that enthusiasm all year, but we have to show tomorrow that these things do not have to affect us and that these things will make us stronger as a group to solve or generate opportunities for other players and overcome difficulties. We cannot allow ourselves to be carried away by this current, much less me who has a great responsibility. Our fans are above everything in every way.
Ruben Baraja
Manager on Valencia…ABOUT MATCH
The locker room is eager to win after last week's defeat. They are focused on that. I realized that today. The week has been good, but we have been critical during the week and I hope my team will be better tomorrow.
… ABOUT TRANSFERS
It is something that Corona has to explain and that is beyond my control. The facts have shown that, sportingly, the team has been competing with the players we have put in and we have not had any doubts. The club has never told me to put one or the other. I have had absolute support in my area. I have already said that it is a situation that has prioritized the economic issue over the sporting issue.
…FANS
We cannot ask our fans for more than what they are doing. Hopefully we can maintain that enthusiasm all year, but we have to show tomorrow that these things do not have to affect us and that these things will make us stronger as a group to solve or generate opportunities for other players and overcome difficulties. We cannot allow ourselves to be carried away by this current, much less me who has a great responsibility. Our fans are above everything in every way.
Pepe Mel
Manager on Almeria…TRANSFERS
Choco Lozano can give us life, it is true that Baptistao is very important for us. But right now we need a centre forward, Choco is always close to the goal, in addition to the experience he can bring.
…ABOUT MATCH
Try to ensure that the players also have the energy that I have for tomorrow, who are the ones who have to get us out of here. The solution is on the field, in winning this Saturday. We hope to make better decisions, although the team is not far from winning because we have shown it in other games.
…DEFEATS
We are in a situation in which we have not won for a long time, it is like crewing a ship that is not going well and you know you're the captain. So, knowing that you are the captain, try not to get off the boat and hold the helm tightly, and tell the players that it is possible. The hardest thing is falling and getting up.