David Vicente participated in the media in the press room a few days after the second leg of the semi-final promotion against Tarragona, which will take place on Saturday at the Enrique Roca stadium at 20:30.
Grana’s side is presented as one of the pillars of the team this season, with 39 games played and 2942 minutes. He began talking about the pressure and the advantage of playing at home after securing a draw at home: «It’s a quiet week. We will have enough excitement over the weekend to think about it. We work as we have done all season, without digging too deep and adjusting too many small details for Saturday’s game.»
Regarding the fans and the atmosphere on Saturday, the player assured: «We are aware of the fans we have behind us and the shield we represent.» But he ensures that these types of factors are what motivate and help them, although he also recalled «It is important to control emotions and manage the loads this week, because we will have enough players on game day to add that extra weight.»
In the first leg, Grana’s team secured a valuable draw in their visit to Nueva Costa Darada. Paprika was asked about the team’s attitude for Saturday’s match, to which he responded: «There is no fear, we will go out as we did in the first leg to win the game, because scoring as soon as possible and ensuring passage is what gives us peace of mind. We know that the best defense is a good offense and that’s why we will go all out.»
This season, Paprika’s team demonstrated its strength during the league competition, and one of the key factors was the coach’s figure, Fran Fernández. When asked about his role this season, the player did not hesitate to highlight his influence: «We have full confidence in him, no doubt. That we are in the position we are and have the numbers we have is because of him. Everything I achieved this season was due to his work and his approach.»
The player was also asked about the difficulty of the match and the pressure from the opposing team: «They will have the pressure to score a goal, no matter what, although we will win, we must know how to control the emotional game and dominate the phases of the game, to do so with the attacks.»
Aware of the importance of every detail in the game, the team remains faithful to the coach’s strategy. In the player’s words, mentality and emphasis in the final minutes will be essential: «Ticul is also good, but like the coach, from 85 onwards, we see it. Therefore, we must go to win and not settle for a draw, we must secure our equality.»
Regarding his routines that are already preparing him to face the previous days: «I try to summarize, think about other things. I play the game with my brother, go for a walk or do activation exercises, but the goal is to try to think as much as possible until the moment arrives.»
The player was also asked about the last corrections, to which he responded: «In the defensive aspect, we did a great job, maybe we should adjust some things in the attack, to run more and cause them harm. This team grows, especially, from the defensive aspect and from there we build the counterattack, something that is offered especially.»
The player received a lot of questions about handling the pressure to play a game of such magnitude: «We must not underestimate the pressure and atmosphere on Saturday, we have to add to the backpack why we have to win on Saturday. We have pedigree to have been good in the last home games and those who have to weigh the pressure are for them. They have to feel the intimidation of the great fans we will have.»
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