Statements from Maresca
“The fans are the ones that can get excited, we need to be as focused as possible. Maintaining concentration is as important as the physical aspects of the game, we need to be patient and focus on each match at a time”.
“The more experienced players have seen these situations before, so handle things differently to the younger team members. We need to convey calm and stay relaxed”.
“It’s very clear what happened last weekend. Betis needed the points, we had the same experience as last year, and we knew they’d play a powerful match. Racing won’t be an easy match at all, we must be patient, as any team can win a match right up until the 95th minute”.
“I hope we can win the rest of our home games, we’ve had a fantastic run of results at La Rosaleda, and gained a lot of points. We need to try and keep doing what we’ve been doing. We won’t have much time to work next week, but I prefer playing matches, than having a long week like this”.
“Easter? I’ve not really followed the celebrations much this year. My family came over from Italy last year to see me, but this time I haven’t visited the city centre”.