Ernesto Valverde in a press conference of the FC Barcelona

DEMANDED IN LEAGUE, GLASS And CHAMPIONS

Ernesto Valverde looks to Valencia... But it does not forget of the Real Madrid

Published:31/01/2019 - 03:13h

Updated:2/02/2019 - 20:04h

The FC Barcelona follows betting strong by the triplete, and this involves to manage the wear to struggle by League, Glass of Rey and Champions. Ernesto Valverde has ensured that the team is concentrated in Valencia, but does not lose of sight neither to the Real Madrid neither the rotations

Calendar of FC Barcelona

It is the indisputable aim every time that starts the season, but now the FC Barcelona is noticing the wear to struggle by League, Champions and Glass of Rey. January and February are happening bill with a cluttered calendar of parties of maximum requirement, and the Catalans are forced to keep between victories and rotations if they want to have options to arrive to put it.

Like this it has admitted it Ernesto Valverde in the previous press conference to the visit liguera of Valencia to the Camp Nou, in which it has analysed to an opponent of the that no fía: "What has changed with regard to the past year is his tarpaulin of face to the goal. In the first third of the competition have been a bit low and was not normal for a team of Champions League".

"Now they are more hit and have more confidence. They are tracing back positions in the classification and are in a moment that it sees reflected also in the classification for the semifinals of Glass", has signalled, recalcando that the difficulty is a factor that marks the appointment and this will do that there are rotations forced but with restraint, because they can not neglect the priorities.

"We will put the best team to win. It is necessary to value how are the players. We will see it in the training and will decide. But we can not deny that the League is our priority, can not us neglect", has underlined, before answering that it would not change by an Athletic of Madrid that no longer has obligations coperas but that aspires to a trophy less in this campaign.

"We will put to the best team to win to Valencia, right now LaLiga is our priority"

Act followed, has launched a long reflection on the calendar, that has turned into the 'enemy' to sortear for a group that wants to finish the course with three celebrations more: "we Trust to face the calendar with guarantees, but clear that do not know what can happen morning. We manage it as they go arriving the weeks. This week are three parties in six days. The one who comes would be three in eight. After the Athletic have a clean week and this also helps".

"We will go adjusting the rests as it go and expect that no lesione any player. We go looking to the short term and, at the same time, to the long. We go seeing how are the players week by week and besides have a vision to half term. The calendar is fortísimo. We knew it already it does three weeks. If you play permanently and they do not delete you it is a brutal wear, clear", has valued, admitting that it touches him struggle in several fronts. 

Valverde Has not hid that has an eye put in the Real Madrid, to the that neither considers a simple rival in spite of the favouritism of the Barça in the semifinals of Glass: "it Is an absurd to speak of percentages. It will be an eliminatory equalised. Now they are with more confidence, playing better and taking out results. Now to the Madrid him pillamos also in his best moment of the season".

"It will be a big eliminatory. They are two big parties that arrive in a moment in which both are immersed in the fight by the first squares of the League and also preparing the final phase of the Champions. They suppose a load of important intensity, but no will not deny that it is attractive for the two fans and for any viewer", has specified the extremeño, that has remembered that in spite of the noise mediático, tries that his keep concentrated in Valencia.

Valverde Is not concerned by the excess of head offices in the Barça

Questioned by the last signing in the market of winter, Jean-Clair Todibo, Valverde has spoken of his situation, since it has touched him advance his arrival and finds with six footballers for two squares of head office: "Todibo is a player with a perspective of future that the club had signed for the next year but taking into account the circumstances that had in his club incorporates now to know to his mates and the form to play".

"Himself That had a situation of emergency with two head offices. Now we have 5. To Jeison Murillo does not affect him in at all except that has more competition, like the rest", has commented, leaving clear that the French youngster for the moment will be to proof to go valuing his performance in this initial phase of adaptation.

Finally, the technician has not wanted to extend too speaking of the injury of Ousmane Dembélé, that approaches to the terms of recovery of his problems in the ankle but will not have any pressure to go back to the terrains of game. "I do not know if it will be. Now I do not have answer, will value to see how finds the Monday or the Tuesday", has aimed, recalcando that there is not haste so that it go back to the trainings.

Next match of FC Barcelona

La Liga | Jornada 33
FC Barcelona
Valencia

FC Barcelona - Valencia

Monday, 29 of April of 2024 21:00h
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Buy tickets
Calendar FC Barcelona
Today highlights

Most read