“In today’s football there is not much difference from home to away” | Football24 News English

Madrid, Feb 5 (EFE) .- Asier Garitano, Leganés coach, considered that in current football there is not “much difference” between playing at home or playing away as there is no public in the stands.

“I don’t think that in current football there is much difference from home to away. The public factor is not there and that reduces the differences with respect to what was last season or what we were used to. It is about showing the same idea of ​​trying grow as a team, with what we believe, “he said despite the fact that his team has suffered a lot as a visitor this season.

Now they will face Girona at home: “He is a good rival, who last year was close to being able to be promoted to the First Division with the same coach. He has decisive players in the category and he will push us to the limit. We will see the response of the team. The other day we were good and now we are going abroad, where this team has to improve its contributions. We are going with that idea. “

“It is a powerful squad. Last year they might have a larger squad but they continue to maintain the talent, the same coach, the idea … they have incorporated an important player, they continue to maintain decisive footballers for the category. But of those teams There are many. We have to focus on ourselves and on being a little better each time, more away from home where it has cost us to date, “he said.

As for set-piece problems, he noted: “They are solved by working, watching video situations. But it is never usually real because the rivals are very powerful and in this category they are very well worked in those situations. We are also a team that can hurt offensively. We have to insist on improvement, on the brands. But without obsessing over it. “

He also spoke of proper names such as the newly incorporated Brandon Thomas, of whom he assured that ‘he is doing his part to get better’ after the serious injury from which he has left, or of a Unai Bustinza who he sees performing well in all the positions.

He was satisfied with the incorporation as second coach of Pedro Hernández, who returns to the coaching staff of the entity after his time at Real Madrid: “I’m happy because. We were waiting because he was at a great club and had to get out of there. For the first three or four days we were a bit tight but I thought it was worth the wait. Now we have it. “

“He knows the way of working, Leganés, the club and on top of that he has talent to watch football. He will help me and I think he is a good incorporation, like Queco Piña as goalkeeping coach. for Leganés all that is important, “he added.

All of them have already joined the squad: “When there is the dismissal of a great person and a great coach like Martí, at the beginning the normal thing is that they are annoyed. But in the end the days go by, people are predisposed to work. We had the first game with victory and that’s good, everyone is more happy. ” EFE