Palma, Feb 10 (EFE).- Javier Aguirre, Mallorca’s Mexican coach, stated this Friday, in the preview of the match against Sevilla at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán stadium, that he has “the three defeats away from home engraved on fire”, alluding to the last 9 consecutive points lost in LaLiga against Getafe, Osasuna and Cádiz.
Mallorca is showing much more solidity in Son Moix, where they have won their last four games, two of them against Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid, both 1-0.
“I don’t want the team to settle for beating a great team like Madrid. There were only three points and although I understand the media repercussion, you have to turn the page and think about Sevilla,” Aguirre emphasized at a press conference.
“I try to have an emotional balance and transfer it to the players,” insisted the “Vasco” to a question about what happened against Madrid and the continuous scuffles between the Brazilian Vinícius Jr. and the defenders Pablo Maffeo and Antonio Raillo reflected by the media Communication.
«What I can control in the locker room I do. Not the rest. I don’t know if anyone has gone out of tune (with some statements) and I have only told them to be careful with social networks, which are dangerous for good and bad. They (the players) have their lives and are free to give their opinion,” he specified.
Aguirre confirmed that he has “an empty infirmary” and that he has the entire squad, with the exception of the suspended Jaume Costa, to travel to the Seville capital. He also assured that Ludwig Augustinsson, the Swedish winger on loan from Sevilla in the winter market, will replace Costa.
“We will try to do our football and have the ball for longer in Seville,” said the coach of the vermillions. «We lost the first round game but we played well. They scored a goal for the squad (it was scored by the Serbian Nemanja Gudelj) and their great goalkeeper Bono, whom he congratulated for his The Best award, made three very good saves.
Aguirre also confirmed that the Mallorca board had begun negotiations with his representative for the renewal of his contract that expires on June 30: “I told my representative not to tell me anything,” remarked the Mexican coach, who considers premature to talk about his future in the middle of the season.