Se has closed the transfer market and Javi grace has three new faces on the team. I met them the day they arrived at the sports city. A strange situation, but one that he had assumed from the beginning. “My responsibility at the club I have already spoken about it and I do not have much intention of speaking about them. I am informed of things when the club deems it appropriate. I have not actively participated in the selection of players and they have informed me when they have deemed appropriate. “
Assessment of reinforcements
“They are positions in which we have understood since the summer that it was important to reinforce and a striker because it is considered to give way to Sobrino. I give them value. From the moment they arrive, they are my players and I have to make them the best in the world with my work All three are available, although with only three trainings with the group.
What do you think they can offer?
“The players first have to settle and land. They need time to give us their best level. But from the first day they are players who are healthy, with a certain amount of minutes and are for immediate disposal. Cutrone is another different forward profile and Ferro , too. Due to size and height. He has experience in European competitions and one more team in a position where we have low players. One more team. Oliva is a midfielder who I think is where the team most needed a player with experience and Oliva has something more than we have. To be fair to them, they need time. “
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Cmo is Cillesen?
“Cillessen I believe that this week he has already received the medical discharge and from then on we need him to be with the sports discharge. He has been training with the team for some time, but he needs security. It may be shortly, I cannot tell you if in a week or two” .
Piccinni’s situation
“He’s fine and he completes part of the training with the group. Then he does some work on the sidelines because we understand that to compete and do it at the best level, he needs a specific job. How long? Cristiano is a great professional and has worked a lot, I don’t know. When to be there, but we want him to do so when he is, so that he can compete not only this year but the rest of his career. He has been spoken to and it has been explained to him and he is working on recovering that level “.
What did you think about Marcelino at Valencia
We play against Athletic and their coach is a great coach. It is highly valued. But little I can speak of that because I am not involved. Athletic is in a great moment. Not only for the good work of the coaching staff, but also for its players.
What feeling do you have with the squad that you have?
They are players who are available and in good condition. It is one of the virtues that these three players have. They are here to help now. They are my players from the moment they arrive, they have their virtues, to be fair to them we will have to see them work with the time that everyone needs, and I see a great predisposition on their part. Now we have to improve the level of the team, it is our job.
Athletic is the fashionable team, but the distance is minimal, have you noticed a special sensation in the players for facing this Athletic de Marcelino?
I try to make my players feel the importance of this game. We come from a victory and that residue remains. Play the next game with the need and it is time to take advantage of the inertia to face a team that is doing things well. It will not be easy, the team is very aware.
Do you now have the squad that you would have liked to have in October?
I have the template that I have and from which I have to get the most out of it and that is my job. My players for me are the best and I will try to help them to get results and have a great second half. There’s no point in looking back. “