MADRID, 8 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The coach of RCD Mallorca, Javier Aguirre, insisted this Tuesday that Atlético de Madrid, his next rival on matchday 14 of LaLiga Santander, “is not going to give anything away”, because “he will come with everything, wanting to change his dynamic “, at the same time that he assured that there is no “‘Muriqidependence'” in the vermilion complex, since they all row “to the same place”.
“It’s never a good time to welcome Atlético de Madrid. They deserve all my respect, they’ve won everything with ‘Cholo’. They’ll come with everything, wanting to change the dynamic, I know they’re not going to give anything away, my players have been warned “, warned the coach at the press conference prior to the duel that will be played this Wednesday (9:30 p.m.) at the Visit Mallorca Estadi.
Thus, the Mexican, who coached Atleti from 2006 to 2009, claimed to have “good feelings” ahead of the match, because the team “generates” them. “They have been 6-7 games with confidence, you can see it in their faces. These two days the mood has been reinforced by the victory”, he commented on the victory (0-2) against Villarreal.
“We are a solid team, we have been doing our job since last year, because there was a very important loss of goals. In the five big leagues, almost always, the leaders are the ones who concede the fewest goals. Our way of defending is perhaps not attractive, but it works. I’m happy with everyone’s defensive work, and now we’re doing better with the ball. Yes, I’d like to score more goals”, he said, when asked about the defensive phase of his squad, which has only conceded 13 goals.
Mallorca has chained three games without losing, a dynamic that has allowed them to catch their breath and settle in the quiet part of the table, largely due to the success of Vedat Muriqi. The Kosovar now has seven goals in eleven games, however, Aguirre stressed that the only essentials in the team are “the shield and the fans”. “He is comfortable and very focused. There is no ‘Muriqidependence’, we all row to the same place,” he added.
“I’m not afraid that they can sign Muriqi in winter, he has a termination clause, I suppose. If important footballers leave, they would leave a healthy economy in the club. If there is time to look for alternatives…”, he expressed about a future March of the striker in the January market, given his great performance before the break for the World Cup.
Aguirre will not be able to sit on the bench against Atlético after his two-game expulsion against Espanyol. The first was fulfilled last Sunday against Villarreal. “The technicians have very little participation during the game. You have five changes, but be shouting… There are games when you don’t speak and nothing happens. Whether he’s there or not, it’s irrelevant, it doesn’t affect the players,” he said, before confirming that the team only presents the casualties of the suspended Pablo Maffeo and Dani Rodríguez, although there is “fatigue”.
