Return leg Cup tie

“They are different matches and competitions, decided over 180 minutes.  The first 90 clearly belonged to Córdoba and they achieved a positive result.  The second 90 minutes will be played at our home ground, and we’ll try our best to turn this Cup tie around, which is our obligation.  We have the possibility of resolving our poor performance in the first leg.  We must improve our accuracy and, above all, our intensity, which is what the team is lacking in the most”.

Córdoba

“It’s also a different competition for them.  They know they won’t last long, as when the big teams come into play, they look for a good draw to attract the crowds and get as far as possible in the competition.  We’ll be up against a team who has the advantage, and who will be trying to score away goals to make their job easier, as they have been performing well away from home.  However, our obligation is to not focus on those things; do what we’re capable of doing, what we’ve been doing here at home all season – be as tight as possible and try to overcome our two-goal disadvantage”.

Winter transfer market

“These are situations that the sports director dominates and manages.  I’m a little bit separated from it.  At the beginning of the season I spoke of the possible shortcomings the team could have.  The Club took this into account and the sports director is the one who works on it.  I don’t know anything about negotiations, conversations or offers.  I never talk about names.  I talk about characteristics and he is in charge of combing the market”.