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Press conference

Javi Gracia: “The next match is the most important”

Málaga coach, Javi Gracia held a press conference this afternoon at La Rosaleda stadium: “We need to do things right in order to claim the three points against Deportivo,” affirms the Navarran-born manager.

Trust in his team

We’re looking forward to tomorrow and hope to play a good game, gain points and improve our situation.  The responsibility of my job requires me to look for alternative players or systems of play in order to get the best performance out of the available players.  I’m not fond of making major changes as I trust in what we’ve been doing since day one.  With regards to injuries, I’m not going to complain about the players who aren’t available, I’m confident in the ones we’ve got.

Improve aspects of the game

We need to address how to generate the occasions necessary to win matches.  We’ve got a great deal to improve on when it comes to set pieces, especially the launch, which is the origin of everything.  We’ll look for alternatives, try our best to improve, and be convinced that each set piece is a goal opportunity.

Duel with Deportivo

It’s a very important game for us so we need to do things right in order to claim the three points.  All matches are very difficult, although we’ve faced major teams in the top part of the League table by playing a high level of football.  However the next match is the most important.  When it comes to Depor, they have a great counter attack, they make the most of a rival’s possession mistakes and they are very quick.  They have been performing well and reaping the rewards for doing so.