Real Sociedad's coach, Emanol Alguacil, has assured that if any team is "capable" of winning at the Santiago Bernabeu, it is theirs, as he has shown in recent years, but he warned that this Saturday They can't be "daring against Real Madrid all the time" and have ensured that sometimes they have to be "together".
"You have to do everything; you can't be brave all the time, there are times when you have to be together. The same thing happens to them. 96 minutes goes a long way. There will be fatigue, it will not be easy to freshen up." The team must know how to adapt," he announced at a press conference, where he said he would have to score "a minimum of two" goals.
Despite the "complexity" of playing at Chamartin, the Basque coach said he had "shown" that he was "capable of overcoming them". "If a team is able to win there, it's ours, especially if it's able to play with personality, if it's having a good day and they haven't", he insisted, and not counting on the good of the team. called for progress.
“We cannot be overwhelmed by a win at the beginning or a spoiler like the one in the last leg. We try to improve, grow, are ambitious and always think we can win the next game. Now we have the leader, a team they haven't lost at home, they've only given out four draws at their stadium. If there's an opponent who knows what it's like to win there, it's us; There will be some players who can say that they have won there three times, and I have many who do. They have done that twice,” he recalled.
In another order of things, he pointed out that the defensive level of the Madrid team is "very good", and that "the offensive level is always there". "They don't give much. You won't have much chances at the Bernabeu and you have to hit them. Not long ago we were able to score four goals and that means we were effective. This year we haven't been as effective. Although the team has options in several parties”, he aimed, and emphasized the options to go to Europe. “Twelve left, we are in the fight and there is much more,” he said.
As for how the white team would arrive for the match and with which players, Elguacil made fun of some of the words uttered by Carlo Ancelotti. "He himself has said that many times his players do things they haven't told them to do, you imagine, as a rival coach, knowing what they're going to do! Individual talent is brutal." There is quality in all his lines and personality and ambitious character, it is global,” he said.
In this sense, he underestimated the absence of Toni Kroos and Fed Valverde. "Imagine Ancelotti if I don't find excuses when there are significant casualties... Because of the level of the squad, those who are going to replace him are just as good. Real Madrid is always a powerful and powerful opponent", He indicated.
They also didn't think they would be impressed by the fact that they have a 'champions' round of 16 second leg match against PSG in a few days. "Knowing the coach and the club's philosophy, you have no doubt that they will be very involved in the game. They know that Real Sociedad plays very well and if they don't come out, they can beat them. Tomorrow he will have everyone's senses towards the game,” he said.