“Maximum confidence” is what has been installed in the dressing room of Girona, which does not falter for a long time after losing on Monday against Tenerife. There are still “three finals” ahead to qualify for the play-offs for the third time. “It seems easy and it is not at all,” said Bernardo Espinosa, who also gave his views on the arbitration proceedings. González Esteban, the most recent, but also others who have raised some dust throughout the season.
Reaction after 0-1
“We face the week with the hopes set in our goal. Right now what comes to mind is the whole year, with situations where we have been worse, being penultimate even. That’s why we need to place a lot of value on how we are now, where we’ve come from, and how close we are to catching our goal. Playing another playoff would be amazing. It seems that being close or going in every year is easy and not at all, not by a long shot.
Team sensations
“It simply came to our notice then. Confidence is maximum. The feeling of the matches is that we are very close to winning. Our goal is to end up being one of the top six, so we have to digest the defeat, working for Sunday’s game. We have to improve on the details that did not allow us to win despite playing a very serious game the other day, doing a lot of things well and having a lot of chances to score. This against a rival who is one of the least generated.
The Molinón match
“I’ve been at Sporting for many years and I know we’ll find a fan who loves football in an incredible way. He will be with your team because you need him. We will find a spectacular football atmosphere, a needy rival, located in a standings where no one thought they would be there. Sporting will have to fight three finals to achieve permanence. I knew that the last days of the league always determine the situation of each team. And we got there with chances to catch the target. We will have to rub our best level and go there to win because we are one step away from qualifying for a new promotion. We know of the added difficulty because they are playing permanence, which will make it even more complicated. It will be a spectacular match, it’s always special for me to go back there “.
The role of the most veterans
“We are here to provide what we need. On a day like today I said it to more than one teammate: we must remember that we are fifth in the standings. We must not lose perspective, there are seventeen teams that would like to be where we are. Months ago we were downhill ourselves. Let them not take away what we have, which has taken us a long time to get here. So calm down, the team is playing well and we are not deviating from the idea that the group has. It is the best guarantee to face the remaining games with a winning mentality. From now on, it’s time to dump her and move on. We have to give value to the play-offs and we will be proud if we succeed again.
Arbitrations
“I’ve always said in these kinds of questions that the referees are trying to do justice, so we can’t be harmed. They never try to benefit any team or harm them. However, it is clear that their decisions can make a difference. The other day, against Tenerife, there may or may not be a penalty that can turn into a goal play; how can it be or not that we get a ball that went into goal. In situations like this and in others the VAR is when it should come in. If he’s there it’s for him to help us when live they can overlook us depending on what things. We do not ask for help, nor do we ask for things to be hidden from us. We need a better performance from the referees, if what we do is demand that we be at the highest level to face the three finals we have left. Well, they should also be at their best. Complaining can have consequences, so this will not be my case. I always try to get a little iron out about these matters, even though it’s clear that when it happens once, and again, and again… When history repeats itself in one, two, and even three seasons, the situation it becomes complicated to bear. Now is not the time to throw more wood into the fire, but to encourage them to do the best they can and that there is clear justice.
