Paco Jémez: “Whoever wins will not be guaranteed a first division place next year, and whoever loses is not in the second division yet”

Paco Jémez spoke of the mood of his team prior to the match against Deportivo de La Coruña, stating “we are fired up and excited about the match. Dépor are in a situation similar to ourselves, although they have a fine team, and with the arrival of Seedorf they will be looking to kick-start their season”.

”It is a highly important game, and any words to describe its important are bound to fall short. The game involving Levante today is important, but we need to go out and win no matter what our rivals do” the manager said, with reference to what he is expecting tomorrow in Riazor. He stressed “the winners won’t be guaranteed a place in the first division next year, and the losers will not be relegated yet, there are still plenty of matches to go”. 

Jémez made reference to the players in his squad who are ruled out through injury, but acknowledged “we need to reconstruct our team, and those who are selected will need to show what they are made of”. As far the travelling party, he said “it is a vital match and whatever happens we will be better off all together”. With this statement he concluded his press conference in the press room at Abegondo.