Luis Blanco: “We are making history in the Copa del Rey, but the most important match is the one against Terrassa”
Atlético Baleares head coach Luis Blanco spoke about the current situation of his squad ahead of matchday 15 against Terrassa FC. He also shared his thoughts on their upcoming opponent, the results they have achieved and the changes following the coaching staff switch, and stressed that, despite the tie against Atlético de Madrid, the focus is “on Sunday’s match”.
Status of the blanquiazul squad:
“From a competitive and results point of view, we are in a good moment”.
“When things weren’t going the way they are now, I still felt we weren’t doing that badly”.
“Regarding our good run of games, we approach everything calmly and naturally: it’s part of our process, and we want to keep this situation going for as long as possible”.
“We are focused on ourselves and on our work”.
“We need to block out everything else. We are doing things well, but it’s not enough: we have to keep improving”.
On the Copa del Rey and the change of kick-off time:
“There are things in the Copa del Rey that we can’t control”.
“We are making history in the Copa del Rey, but we have to treat it as something normal”.
“The Terrassa match is the most important one: it’s the next game and against a team with the same objective as us, promotion”.
“The change of date for the tie is something we can’t control”.
On Terrassa:
“With the change of coach they have taken very important steps forward”.
“They have improved a lot in terms of play and competitiveness”.
“They have an outstanding squad”.
“For me, it’s one of the best squads in the league”.
“My feeling is that by the end of the season they will be among the top teams”.
