Inigo Perez
Rayo VallecanoQuique Flores
Sevilla
Meeting Highlights…TEAM CONDITION
We have returned to work these days and we are still screwed for not getting something against Atlético but for the identity of this team, the club and for Vallecas we have to be aggressive from the first moment at home. Of course, maintaining balance. Let's not forget the players that Sevilla has. We must be focused.
…WINNING IS IMPORTANT
We are two different teams. I am convinced that the rival has seen us well and knows that we are aggressive and we will go for victory. It urges us all. We are not less and we have the need for not having won at home for a long time. It is a time of the season when it is important to get away from below. We know what those mistakes are that have condemned us. The teams play differently when they come to Vallecas. They look for verticality and we play a lot of duels and when we are not right, we concede.
…SUSPENSION
I knew it. I went on the field to get the referee's attention and for him to see the VAR. I don't say anything to him. I've seen teammates who get involved much more than me, but hey, it was my turn. I accept it because I don't. what I have to do, but I did it because I saw that the team was losing points.
Inigo Perez
Manager on Rayo Vallecano…TEAM CONDITION
We have returned to work these days and we are still screwed for not getting something against Atlético but for the identity of this team, the club and for Vallecas we have to be aggressive from the first moment at home. Of course, maintaining balance. Let's not forget the players that Sevilla has. We must be focused.
…WINNING IS IMPORTANT
We are two different teams. I am convinced that the rival has seen us well and knows that we are aggressive and we will go for victory. It urges us all. We are not less and we have the need for not having won at home for a long time. It is a time of the season when it is important to get away from below. We know what those mistakes are that have condemned us. The teams play differently when they come to Vallecas. They look for verticality and we play a lot of duels and when we are not right, we concede.
…SUSPENSION
I knew it. I went on the field to get the referee's attention and for him to see the VAR. I don't say anything to him. I've seen teammates who get involved much more than me, but hey, it was my turn. I accept it because I don't. what I have to do, but I did it because I saw that the team was losing points.
Quique Flores
Manager on Sevilla…TEAM APPROACH
I try to distinguish a lot between what a coach is and what an entertainer is. I don't like being a coach who encourages the player to believe in his possibilities, that he has to make an effort... As soon as you appear in front of fans, 40,000 or 100, you have a demand. And I'm not going to encourage people to try hard. He who meets the requirement will be there and he who does not will not be there.
…DEMAND
The boys are professionals and each one understands the degree of demand in a different way, but I have that demand above him and Rafa Mir. After having gone to them in the most absolute need there is no time to lower the bar. Anyone who does not meet that requirement either reaches it or cannot play. Now things change, it is not enough to be a good professional but to have the necessary commitment to defend the Sevilla shirt.
…RAKITIC
I respect his career a lot. We had a very honest conversation four days before his decision. He told me that he wasn't counting on him and I told him yes, although not how long he was going to play. I asked him for something but he was honest and he told me that he couldn't give me what I asked for.