The coach held a press conference in the run up to LaLiga SmartBank matchday 30, which will see the Blue and Whites up against SD Amorebieta. About the rival, Natxo affirmed that “this is a very intense team that will pile the pressure on upfront. They score most of their goals in the first 30 minutes. The rival conceding us the ball isn’t the gameplan I have in my head,” he said about Sunday’s match.

The importance of the three points doesn’t affect Natxo’s match preparation. “I'm not thinking about where I'm going if I lose. I am optimistic and I work hard every day to win, regardless of the rival and our situation. I’m giving importance to every game. I try to give the same importance to matchday 1 as I do to matchday 42. We have to play as if there were no tomorrow. We’re going to focus on what’s really important: how to do things to win. I want each game to be the most important of our career. This is how I live day to day,” he said about Sunday’s match.

“Our only concern is what needs to be done to win. To do this, we have to continue to consolidate certain things. It's hard to convince people when you don't win, but we've been strong in defence in the last three matches, we're conceding fewer chances to rivals. In regard to the attack, we’re finishing more and more, although we need to be more effective, as with the set piece and the goal the other day. We have to keep getting stronger and we need luck to be on our side,” he said.

In regard to the available players for the match in Lezama, he confirmed that “if he’s ok tomorrow, Juande will come with us as the feelings are good.” He also talked about Escassi’s one-match ban, and didn’t want to reveal the tactical stance the team will adopt. “There isn't a pivot in that position with Alberto's characteristics, but we have several players with other traits. One of them is going to play,” stated the Malaguista coach.