This was the last pre-season press conference for coach Beto Company. A coach who has shown himself calm and convinced of the team's possibilities ahead of the most important match of the season.
#ParauladeMíster | Pre-match vs Ponferradina
"I see the team very calm, with no pressure and very aware of what is at stake and with a lot of enthusiasm. I have said it several times: it is a very stable team and that works in our favor. This is not being a different week, of nerves, excitement, or of people being self-conscious... it is a normal week and the players are calm. The atmosphere is normal and that makes us think that we really handle these external elements of pressure and nerves very well".
"We're not worried about [the atmosphere in the stadium] because we can't control it. El Toralín is a beautiful stadium, the fans are pressing and will fill the field and we like it to be like that to enjoy a good show. We already found it in Reino de León and we were very comfortable. And from here, we'll try to play our game."
"It won't be a game plan or a lineup with more defensive precautions. In fact, if we can, they will be more offensive. A goal against would make things more difficult for us, but let's not forget that with a draw we force extra time and we will have 30 extra minutes."
"If we spend even a single minute speculating, we're dead. Just because of the push of the opponent, who has exceptional quality, and that of the fans, we'll definitely fit in. We're not good at that. There won't be any defensive precautions: what we'll try to do is have the ball, recover it when we don't and press as high as possible."
"Totally [it's the most important match of my career]. It's a match that those of us who have been playing football for many years, but who haven't had the qualities to play as professionals, have always seen on television and have longed to be there. And when you're inside, day-to-day life eats you up a bit and you're not entirely aware of it, but we're 90 minutes away from moving up to professional football. I'm living it with a lot of peace and serenity."
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