“Let’s see if Nico Serrano can contribute to us in Iñaki Williams’ position”

“Nico has been looking for him for a long time. He also played good minutes with Espanyol. The other day, in Bulgaria, he came out with a lot of energy and let’s see if he can give us things in that position where Iñaki Williams is not. Today he can help us help”.

In this way, Ernesto Valverde explained, before the Movistar microphones, the reason for the presence of Nico Serrano in the starting eleven today in Valladolid. The Athletic coach, who has introduced up to six variations in the starting eleven, is clear that now “the most important thing now, in addition to physical recovery, is to change the chip”,

Regarding the presence of Yeray and Adama in the defensive axis, the rojiblanco coach confirmed that “the central defender has already recovered from his injury and the full-back has been alternating positions in certain games. We have to adjust some players because we have a game during the week.” .

Athletic commented something similar regarding the inclusion of Jauregizar and Unai Gómez in the eleven: “Unai comes in regularly, but Jauregizar is just recovering from an injury and Prados played 55 minutes in Bulgaria. We think of a competitive team to be able to win.”