The Espanyol 'cry' before the derbi: "The fans feels stepped"

The preparador of the RCD Espanyol, Quique Sánchez Flores, appeared this Saturday in front of the media to analyse the previous of the 'derbi' of this Sunday against the FC Barcelona, and trusted that the fans of the group 'perico' will comport of exemplary "way" during the party against the ones of Ernesto Valverde in Cornellá-The Prat.

"The followers of the Espanyol are people that in some occasions feels almost stepped and the pride perico keeps us in alert", signalled, remembering the elimination in quarter-finals of the Glass of the King 2017-18 against the FC Barcelona. "Had options in the two parties. It reduced to a team that has a lot of tools to surpass to the rivals. We go out satisfied of how competed and of the result of one of the parties. It did not leave us any negative inheritance that removed us spirit, enthusiasm, quality... We go out very unemployed".

"Our fans is coherent and have confidence in the behaviour of our terracing"

It asked to his players that play with intelligence against the FC Barcelona. "We represent a feeling that has to notice , but think that it is necessary to control the energies because it wears out a lot play in front of this type of rival. The energies have to last all the party and this has to see with the intelligence. It is necessary to be strong emotionally, but balance with the intelligence. We have to be guided by the brain and no only by the heart".

The Espanyol planted objective too high this season, and is not them reaching. "We walk looking for ours own stability. No all the years the teams fulfil his aims, still are to time and go it to try. If we do not attain to remain above the past year will recognise that it will be an unstable season and will try to improve". 

"Be of the Espanyol is not easy, are fans that feel avasallados"

"It is very important not creating false expectations that at the end generate frustration. We can not deceive to ours, have to say the truth because they go further of the clubs. Live in the ambition and enthusiasm is very well but splitting of some solid bases", added.

It ensured that they have not suffered wear against the FC Barcelona, but they kept the illusion during all the eliminatory of quarter-finals of Glass of Rey. "It has not produced us wear. In the gone supposed us a joy for the Espanyol and had the illusion until the last moment. The fans dreamed with a possible. It did not hurt us, it does not leave mark, leaves us prepared for the appointment of morning".

The fans of the Espanyol, avasallada?

It is convinced Quique Sánchez Flores of the possibilities to win to the FC Barcelona. "I do not think in another thing that was not this. All think that it is possible, do not think in another possibility. Already we win to the Barça. We do not have another thing in the head".

And it ensured that the fans of the Espanyol feels "avasallada" in Barcelona. "Our fans is coherent and knows what has to do. Have absolute confidence of the behaviour of our terracing. We know to win and lose. It has known to understand this sport. Be of the Espanyol is not easy and, when one is it, is because there is an internal feeling because they are fans that live avasallados by means, street... They do us invisible".