Palma, Apr 25 (EFE).- Javier Aguirre, Mallorca’s Mexican coach, reiterated today that the 40 points his team has scored on matchday 31 of LaLiga do not guarantee permanence, and he demanded maximum concentration from his players to face Atlético from Madrid.
“We cannot relax, we are facing a top-level team led by a great coach (Diego Pablo Simeone),” Aguirre remarked at the press conference prior to the visit that the Balearic team will carry out this Wednesday at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium.
“We are going to suffer against an Atlético team that lost to Barça and it took 14 games before they lost again (with the same rival); Of those 14 games, they won 11, which is no small feat. I congratulate Diego Pablo Simeone. What he is doing is outrageous because it is not easy to maintain the same level for 10 years; it is admirable and respectable (the work of his Argentine counterpart)”, said the Mallorcan coach.
The “Basque” also referred to the 42 points that he considers sufficient to maintain the category and insisted that this figure continues to “give him peace of mind”, although with nuances.
“Last year we saved ourselves with 39 points; There are teams that have gone to the Second Division with 41. The 42 points give you a lot of confidence but they do not guarantee one hundred percent that you will stay (in the First Division). Those below do not stop winning, Valladolid has taken a brutal leap, Valencia wins, Betis and Villarreal lose. No, it is not easy in an even League where anyone can beat anyone, ”he specified.
Aguirre also explained that his team arrives at the Wanda “in a more comfortable situation” after the two straight victories against Celta and Getafe.
“We came from an ugly streak and I know that people want a third win, but we are going to a very complicated field where it will not be easy to win. I will try to bring out a fresh team, with players who want to run after the great effort of the last few games. We are not used to playing games during the week”, argued Javier Aguirre.