Luis García: "We are with the calmness we always talk about, which is necessary in this category. The players are very focused on improving and refining aspects to be better."

Luis García appeared this Friday ahead of the match that will see UD Las Palmas face Real Valladolid this Sunday at the Gran Canaria Stadium at 8:00 PM Canary time. Regarding the opponent, the yellow coach stated that "The playing styles of Almada and Escrivá are completely different, both equally valid. We are playing at home, and we are happy to be back. It will be a different match from what we experienced in the first round." "At the entrance of my office, we have marked the match against Valladolid, +3, circled in red, and we forget about everything else," he added. 

These were some of his statements: 

“The victory in Cádiz was very positive, especially considering how it happened. We didn’t start the match well and conceded an early goal. It was an undesirable scenario with the wind and a new coach. The positive part is that the team recovered, turned the score around, and we came back home with a lot of excitement. We are in a good moment, with the group convinced of what it is doing and united. This is very important for the final stretch.”

“The goals from outside the box show how our opponents defend us, with a low block and trying to block interior passes. It’s a resource we need to exploit because we have players who shoot very well, like Kirian, Manu Fuster, Iván Gil... we need to take advantage of them to be more threatening. That is key nowadays.”

“Estanis Pedrola is a very polite guy, super committed to our goal. He has had issues with his hamstrings, and he got scared with his discomfort. He told me he wanted to be substituted, but later, after evaluating it with the doctor, it didn’t seem so serious. But it is true that we need to be careful.”

“It’s important to have the hunger to participate and also that, when a teammate comes in, we need to support them to help, as happened the other day.”