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García Pimienta: "El Molinón presses hard, and we'll have to play well to win"

After concluding the team's training session for today, Thursday, the yellow coach addressed to the journalists in the press room at the Ciudad Deportiva.

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García Pimienta addressed the media before of his visit to Sporting, an opponent of which he stated that "A lot has changed for the better since Pitu arrived. We are heading to a highly filled stadium with extremely enthusiastic fans, and we will have to play a wonderful performance to take the three points," he remarked, adding, "It will be a more than challenging encounter." We're going for matchday 18, and we need to get in the mindset of winning. There cannot be two without three ", he said, referring to his previous two visits with Barça B and UD, both of which ended in win.

García Pimienta stated on the injuries for the double away matches in Asturias: "Benito and Sandro are not here to go and will remain on the island to work. We have two really hard games coming up, and Vitolo will play. Against Sporting, we have players ready to make up for Nuke's loss." "As for the homegrown players we take on board, I encourage them to keep moving forward, and sooner or later they will get their chance," he said.

"I am pleased with lvaro Valles's progress. It was unexpected to see him on the field without taking any risks. He will soon help us again, as he has in the past "He was speaking of the goalie.

He also praised Pejiño for his fantastic performance in the derby: "This is the Pejiño we desire. He's been playing well for a while now and is making an impact."

Everything that has come before is meaningless to us. Sporting is a fantastic team with a lot of potential. We're ready, and the game against Tenerife should help us keep going," said the yellow coach.