Rayo’s coach met with the press. He noted that the team is ready to dominate the pitch and wants to stay on the winning streak against Los Blancos.
What are the keys to winning the derby
We have to do a lot of things well to beat a team like that and things happen in your favor, like the day Barça missed a penalty. But above all we have to compete better. We come from a match like the one in Elche, in which the team played well, but did not compete well. In the end we are not making the most of playing well and that, against such an opponent, you cannot afford.
Real Madrid or Betis, which game is more important?
We can’t choose. We have to compete in the next game, as we have done so far, and we have trained with Madrid in mind. We know how difficult it is, but a game like this can put less pressure on you and make it clearer what you have to do. You have to be attentive for ninety-odd minutes. You can’t make mistakes, especially when they lead to goals, which are the ones that penalized us the other day in Elche”.
Rayo to dominate the strategy against Los Merengues
We can’t give up who we are because it’s not going to work out for us, but we do have to make adjustments. We went to play the Bernabeu match very one on one: with many alternatives, rhythm and we made a terrible physical effort. Tomorrow there will be scenarios where we have to be in a lower block and not leave as much space behind because they are going to submit to you too. You cannot choose what will happen in the crashes and we must handle it as much when we have the ball as when not.