'Reset' and Deportivo
“What we have to do is send all the negative situations to the recycle bin and focus on the immediate. We need to ‘reset.’ We need conviction, and the players have to go out there with a fresh mindset. We’re facing the best team, player, and coach in the league, a team that knows how to break down compact defences with little space, with dangerous players in that final area. They show their potential and the step forward they’ve taken as a club. They need very little to hurt you.”
Current situation
“For me, it’s just another week. We haven’t been able to maintain consistency because of small details. We live and die by the results, it hurts, and I’m the first one responsible. Those who know me know that my message will always be one of unity. The fans, as they’ve always done, need to keep supporting the team. Together we are stronger. That’s the message I want to send.”
Personal and collective
“I’m stronger and happier than ever. I have the best job of my life. This is football, it’s about performance and results. I suffer more for what’s happening around me than for myself. We’re still far from the level of demand we should have, but I’m not going to look for excuses. I want the players to stay calm and focused on Deportivo, on what’s right in front of us. We’ve shown that we’re capable of turning the situation around.”
Focused
“It’s a moment for calm. The other day, the game changed because of an individual situation. We’re lacking a bit more consistency, but we’ve always been in the game. I want the players to stay focused, with will and discipline. Our fans are going to support us, and now is the time to stay united.”
Finishing
“We’re a team that creates a lot of chances. That’s where we have to keep insisting, on finishing and finding those spaces. Football goes in cycles. We need to keep working, maintain much greater consistency, and have more composure.”
Final message
“We’re at matchday nine. I ask the fans to keep helping, as they’ve always done, to cheer us on. They’re the 12th player, and the players really feel that support. Since my debut until now, something special has grown, a sense of excitement, especially among the kids. This isn’t the time to throw stones, but to show affection. As always, together we can turn things around. We have to keep insisting, insisting, insisting, and never give up.”
