Abelardo Fernández appeared again in the press room in Mareo. The Sporting de Gijón coach confessed that “the club is moving” when questioned about the possible signing of Jeraldino, who is very close to being the first reinforcement of the winter transfer window.
Signing of a 9 and Jeraldino: “Carlos (Llamas, Sporting’s communication director) just told me about it. The club is moving in that direction. Gerardo already knows what I said in the other press conference, if it can be improved, it seems very good to me.”
Baja de Zarfino: “He continues with his tendon problems. And Rivera has been punctured in the back, but he has evolved well, so let’s see if they can both be there for next week.”
Front five: “If it improves and fits us, it wouldn’t be a problem in principle. We can handle several systems. There are players like Campuzano and Cristo who can play where Aitor and Otero did against Rayo. If quality goes up, nothing happens because we have several players in that position”.
Levante: “We are facing a team that Calleja had just picked up from that one. Since then, they have not lost in the League or in the Cup. I think they have gone 14 or 15 games without losing, they are very good numbers. The game here “It will be different. They are better than in the first leg and so are we. It will be a nice and open game. They have very good players, who could be in the First Division, and a coach with a lot of experience”.
Three power plants: “It’s another variation we have, but that doesn’t mean we’ll repeat tomorrow. It went well against Rayo, but depending on the rival we can use various systems.”
Early: I see him as one more player who is with us and can win the position. He makes the competition bigger.”
They say that he does not like the midfielder: “Quite the opposite and I can prove it with data. The year of promotion, how many games did Pablo Pérez or Dani Ndi play? We are using him more on the wing than as a midfielder. Now he has more prominence, he is a player who has minutes. For my sake and his, he will surely participate”.
How is the team?: The people are tired, it has only been 48 hours since the game against Rayo. Today we have barely been able to train hard, although we have seen a lot of video. We haven’t been able to prepare much for the game, but just like Levante”.
Defense improvement: “In recent games we have only conceded on the rebound against Las Palmas and from penalties against Oviedo, we have improved in defense, which worried me. In attack we have been lucky that Milo has scored four goals. But Campuzano, Cristo, Otero have also had their moments…”
Wish of Kings: “Now for asking… Play in the Copa del Rey final and fight for promotion.”
