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Press conference

Javi Gracia: “We’ll have our options, I’m optimistic”

Blue and Whites’ coach, Javi Gracia held a press conference today in La Rosaleda’s press room: “I feel capable of scoring against any rival if we’re at our level.”

Villarreal-Málaga

“It’s going to be a very orderly game, taking few risks and one in which even the smallest mistakes will be costly.  Matches against Villarreal are usually like this.  You pay for any small error, they’re a difficult team to surprise as they’re hard-working, defensively very organised, pacey upfront and on the wings.  It’s going to be a match very much like that, organised and tough to be decided.”

Solid defenders

“By looking at the numbers, you can see that we’re two teams that concede few goals.  For this reason, I think Villarreal are a very strong team at home; their results and matches are fairly tight, letting in few goals and playing very difficult games.”

Optimism

“We now face two teams in Champions positions, but we’re only focused on tomorrow’s game.  They are in a comfortable position in fourth place, but I don’t also want to concentrate on the situation or the rival at the time of play.  I want to see our possibilities and know that if we play the match as we have been doing lately, then we’ll have our options.  I’m always optimistic and I feel capable of scoring against any rival if we’re at our level, and it’s with this mentality that we must approach the game.”

Kameni’s renewal

“With regards to Carlos, I already talked about him on his day, he was a sought after player by another team, but he always maintained his interest to stay here.  I valued him at the time, his renewal is great news for everyone, for him and for the Club.”