Santi Bueno, central defender of Girona, came out this afternoon in defense of his goalkeeper, Juan Carlos Martín, who accumulates criticism after the last performances, in which he has conceded a few goals. After the 3-5 with Real Sociedad and the defeat by 2-1 at the Atlético de Madrid field, it was possible to question the exit doors in the Mancheque, but the dressing room is with him, as Bueno assured in a virtual press conference. “We have full confidence in Juan Carlos. I think he is playing good games, his performance is positive”, has said. In addition, he recalled that the feelings are positive despite not having scored any points in the last nine games, that he needs to correct “small mistakes” to translate this positive image into victories, and he also acknowledged that it would be “a dream” to be able to participate with Uruguay in the World Cup that Qatar will host this year.
MOOD OF THE TEAM
“We are recovering well, we come from a game (2-1 with Atlético de Madrid) in which we competed until the last minute but we came back empty-handed. We stay with the intention, with our fight , despite conceding at the start of the two halves. We are already thinking about the next opponent and going for the three points which is the most important.”
0 POINTS OUT OF 9
“It’s true, you don’t win points or matches with feelings alone. These are details that are costing us points and that we have to correct. Feelings are good. It’s the line of work we have to follow.”
INDIVIDUAL LEVEL
“I always work every day to keep improving. I have a bit of that impotence, because I’m a defender and you always see less of the results, but it’s reflected on a more collective level. Maybe it’s not seen as much. We have to stay with the line of work and the feelings, which are good, it’s time to correct the mistakes that are paid so dearly in Primera because the rivals are very good. These are points that we are leaving along the way and which are very important.”
DO YOU FEEL UNTOUCHABLE?
“I’m very happy with the minutes I’m getting, I’m thinking of going game by game. To keep collecting more minutes like this. Now it’s time to receive Cádiz with confidence and a lot of energy.”
QATAR WORLD CUP
“My mentality is one hundred percent in Girona, adding every weekend. The hope is of course that it is the last thing that is lost. If it has to happen, let it happen. Hopefully it happens, it would be a dream for me. But right now, the three most important points are the ones in Cadiz.”
GOALS Conceded
“We feel powerless. In duels and in everything we are good. The mistakes are paying us very dear. You only have to see the numbers of the whole team, which are good enough. The mistakes are minimal, the details, the line is very fine. We will try to minimize the mistakes, make the areas stronger and continue to work.”
CADIZ
“We have to prepare the game as we have so far, thinking that it is the last, as we always do. What comes next is always the most important. We need our people, to be by our side, to trust in what we are doing. We are leaving everything to move this situation forward.”
JUAN CARLOS
“No one has a bad opinion of him because football is a collective game. The goals we score are said to be usually the fault of the goalkeeper and the defender, and that the goals scored are thanks to the strikers. But we all work as a team , taking the ball from the back and those up top, pressing to defend better. This is a collective game. The goals belong to everyone, the ones we score and the ones we score. If we concede a lot it’s a point we’ll have to work on the whole team as a whole to get points and win the games. We have full confidence in Juan Carlos. I think he is playing good games, his performance is positive.”
