Luis Blanco: “We’re entering a different competition”

Today we visited the offices of our sponsor Titanes Inversores Inmobiliarios for the pre-match press conference with head coach Luis Blanco and general manager Patrick Messow ahead of the first leg of the Primera Federación promotion play-off semi-final against Coruxo FC.

The match will take place this Sunday the 10th at 7:00pm in what promises to be an exciting tie, with the team looking to take the first step towards promotion.

Patrick Messow’s comments:

“We’re approaching this play-off feeling that the team is in a very good place.”

“We have hardly any absences and I can see an improvement compared to last year.”

“We’ve managed to organise a fairly comfortable trip for the team.”

Luis Blanco’s comments:

Team condition and overall feeling

“We’re arriving in an excellent situation. We’ve had a very strong run of results and we’ve won six matches in a row, but now we’re entering a different competition and we have to approach it that way.”

Keys to the play-off

“The small details make all the difference. Any situation during the tie can swing it one way or the other, and there’s very little time to turn things around.”

“The team’s only objective on Sunday is to win, win and win. I think that’s the best way to approach a play-off tie.”

Lessons learned from last year

“Last year gave us experience and there are many things in our minds about what we can improve. I think we’ve improved in several areas compared to last season and that makes me feel much calmer.”

Analysis of the opponent

“Coruxo are a very good side, full of intensity and tempo, brave, young and energetic. Playing at their ground will present huge difficulties for us.”

The goal of promotion

“We know the pressure that comes with the objective of promotion. It was made clear from the very beginning: this team’s goal is to go up.”

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