Espanyol will face Valencia tomorrow at the RCDE Stadium after the national team break
The technician revealed that Cabrera, of his own free will, indicated that Darder “should be the captain”
The coach of Espanyol, Diego Martínez, stated this Saturday at the press conference for this Sunday’s game (2:00 p.m.) against Valencia that the team, after the league break, needs its “best version” since it intends to “win” after a clearly gray beginning of the course.
The coach, before training at the RCDE Stadium, pointed out that these two weeks of competition have served to fine-tune the group on many levels: “As a coaching staff we wanted something that we have achievedwhich was to put players who had few training sessions and minutes at a better pace”.
In addition, the Galician coach explained that some footballers “they came with muscle discomfort” and this break has served “to clean these structures”. On the other hand, at a tactical level, Diego Martínez stressed that the team is at the “beginning of a process” and must “affect everything”.
In this sense, the person in charge of the bench pointed out that, despite the fact that the most “striking” thing and what has most “hindered” the block have been the goals against, the main thing is to reduce the “rate of unforced errors”. The Catalan team has conceded twelve goals and has only left the goal to zero on one occasion.
Diego Martinez, in any case, He also highlighted that these two weeks have served to underpin the positive aspects of the team: “We must strengthen our virtues and our strengths. That what we do well we do better and also for a longer time”.
The coach advanced that the match against Valencia at the RCDE Stadium is not “a final” since “whatever happens it will not be final”. However, he did not hide that it is an “important” match and asked for the support of the parakeet fans to secure the first three points at home.
Regarding Valencia, Diego Martínez, who repeatedly insisted on showing the best version, asserted that it is a “great team, very strong and full of very good footballers.” This, in his opinion, should “stimulate the group to be able to compete to the maximum.”
On the other hand, asked by the Uruguayan center-back Leandro Cabrera, under the spotlight for a mistake made before the break and later summoned by his team, the coach revealed that the center-back, of his own free will, indicated that Darder “should be the captain”. “It is an act of generosity that honors and dignifies the human quality of the locker room,” he added.