Abelardo sent a very clear message yesterday for this afternoon’s match at the Fernando Torres stadium: Sporting will come out to win. He does not sign the draw nor will he play with the calculator in hand. He wants to win, and thus end this horrible year. “We go with the intention of getting the three points”, sentenced the technician from Gijón, who directed all his attention to the present, avoiding thinking about the preparation of the next project until permanence is absolutely guaranteed. However, he confessed that he would like to continue counting on Jony.
A final: “Huesca was a final, Girona was a final and now we have another one. We have a ‘match ball’ to be able to certify permanence. With that intention we go: win to get the three points. We have to think that it is a more difficult game than last Sunday. We play against a team that does not play anything and that frees the player. It will be very hot. It’s time to overcome all this and get the victory that gives us the objective”.
Preparation: “We have prepared the week like a normal game, analyzing the rival. Yes, we have tried to take breaks, so that the players hydrate well. Saturday (for today) will require a significant effort due to the heat. It requires more concentration than on Sunday because we are going to be more tired. Everyone must be on alert. As if we meet a downpour, we can not do anything. We have to push it forward.”
Wardrobe: “Sunday’s victory was a liberation. The relaxation came on Monday with the break and that’s it. There is no more time. We want to win tomorrow (for today) so we don’t risk it on the last day. This gives you relative peace of mind because we know that we depend on ourselves. The work has been tactical and mental. We’ve beaten Girona but we haven’t done anything”.
Fuenlabrada: “We saw it the other day with Zaragoza in Oviedo. When the soccer player does not have pressure, he can play more freely. It is a very offensive team. We can’t have silly losses. They have very good players, with a lot of quality. As long as we relax, if we don’t come out one hundred percent, Fuenlabrada is going to beat us for sure. You have to be with all five senses”.
The future: “First we go to Saturday (for today) and from there we’ll see. There is no doubt that we all want to see a better Sporting than this year. First we are going to solve this, that’s what they hired me for. From there, we will see how we do things later”.
More ball: “It will be a strange and difficult game to play for many reasons. They are an offensive team that leave many players off the hook. It will also be complicated by the heat. When it’s that hot it’s always better to have a ball. That’s why we’ll try to have the ball, but many times the rival won’t let you”.
Sandoval: “If I were the coach of Fuenlabrada, I would be motivated. But not for Sporting, because I’m a professional and I always want to win. If I didn’t play anything, I would squeeze my players one hundred percent. It is very lawful for Sandoval to push his players to the maximum to try to win”.
Motivation: “I am delighted with the group. We have done a very good job in these three weeks with them. It has been all positive for me. With eyes wide open and ears to hear everything. It is not easy, but the behavior of the footballers has been ten. Hopefully we will all free ourselves on Saturday with a victory”.
Jony: “It has not been a good night. We all travel, I think it is important that we make pineapple. Let’s see how the trip goes, tomorrow we’ll decide. I don’t like to talk about the future, because I want to solve this. If everything goes well, I would love for Jony to continue at Sporting. I am sure that he is going to do everything possible to continue here”.
Relationship with Javi Rico and Fran Rico: “Very good. There is a very good work environment. But we are not talking about the future, we are not here to talk about the future. They will have a job done, but I am the first who does not want to talk about the future. From then on, we will talk to the team in the Second Division”.
