Claudio Giráldez acknowledged the challenge of eliminating Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu this evening, but insisted “we have arguments” to triumph over the Whites, although he stressed that “we have to be perfect”. He highlighted that Madrid’s recent defeat against Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup (2-5) “makes them even more dangerous”. Either way, the Celta coach thinks the draw is “fifty-fifty, like any football match.”
In the pre-match press conference, Giráldez reflected on the League encounter against Real Madrid, where Celta lost 1-2 despite dominating much of the match. He learned from this experience that “we can compete with any team in any scenario. We must minimize our mistakes, which cost us dearly in points. However, we know that when we are at our best , we will have opportunities to win matches If you let your guard down for a second… We made very few mistakes that day, and we must deliver a perfect performance because the level of the opposing team is higher. is higher, the more they punish your mistakes We will try to be. courageous, to dominate, to create scoring chances and to play our style of football. Hopefully we will have more luck. I believe we have a clear path ahead of us.
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However, the Celta coach expects a different type of match compared to the League meeting. “We will have different players in the starting XI. Surely the opponent’s approach will not be the same, the setting is different, and there is a different connotation because it is a knockout match… Our method changes little, always with adjustments made in each match regarding the occupation of space, who will press, who will not… Madrid played with five defenders in the first half that day , corresponding to our 5-2-3 system with Bellingham on offense. They attacked that way, which is unusual for them. They didn’t respond to that in the second half by changing their formation. We’ll see what they do, how they position themselves on the field. , and if they maintain this 4-2-3-1 plan of the last matches, which worked well for them until the match against Barça There will always be different nuances because each match is unique,” analyzed the. coach of the Cans, who stressed that the defeat against Barcelona “makes them even more dangerous. This is a team which, when it plays at 200% and with good levels of energy, motivation and audacity, is very dangerous. Hopefully we can make them chase the ball, minimize their offensive potential and exploit the weaknesses that each team has, knowing that they are a powerful team, and hope that they don’t have their best day. We have to make very few mistakes to eliminate them. We showed that we can compete with anyone. In the previous match against them here we had a one-on-one with Tasos in the 93rd minute which we missed. We didn’t have the chance to convert this last action. But by creating chances and generally having more shots than the opponent, we will have a better chance of winning.
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Finally, Claudio confessed that he would have preferred to play Balaídos for the support of the fans and emphasized that “in this scenario we have to start the match quickly. They are powerful, especially when they are in front, due to their ability to exploit the space, let’s hope we can dominate them and take the advantage to play for this result,” concluded the native of Porriño.
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