El Athletic opens the day with Celta with the aim of achieving a new victory that allows him to reach the selection pair. in the dominant positions of LaLiga. “It is a great opportunity for us. Everything is very balanced. The distances between the two in points is wide, but we are a team similar to Celta. We have a great prize behind us that would give us a lot. Above all, confirming what we did against the Villarreal and we have to give everything to win. It is essential that there is a good atmosphere and that we put everyone behind us. If the team connects with the public we will have it pushing and holding the pull when necessary. Through the game we must get the public hooked,” commented Valverde.
The technician does not consider that Celta’s complaints towards the referees have consequences some in the game and maintains that “as the season goes by we all believe that there are grievances. Perhaps there are more striking situations, especially due to the last play against Sevilla.” The red and white coach He has Rafa Bentez’s men in high esteem: “Except for Atlético’s day, the results have always been close. It is true that they are not getting much right because they are a team that reaches the top, but they are not converting the chances.”
Celta’s disposition is something to take into account. “In general terms It is a difficult team to overcome, very well armed and with little space to play and predisposed to go out quickly to attack.. “Celta closes many spaces inside and is very difficult to overcome because they are not a team that is very deep at the back,” he noted.