Matarazzo confirms several rotations and talks about the condition of Take Kubo and Atlético de Madrid

Real Sociedad

How is the team?

Eguerdi on. We are very well. Tired. Only one match has passed. We have to recover physically and mentally. But we are very high in spirit after a great success.

How do you prepare for a match like this?

It is important to know where you stand. Today is not Wednesday. We have had time to enjoy the victory, but today we have to focus on Atlético de Madrid. We have work to do and this match is very important. There is no alternative.

Upcoming schedule before the Copa final

There is no alternative but to focus on these matches, which are very important for us. We learned against Oviedo and against Real Madrid. It was not enough to compete in LaLiga. And from the match against Mallorca, which we won. This match is very important. We want to be a better team on April 18 than today. That is our job.

Improvement

We have to improve in every match. We want to incorporate more players. We are at the beginning, I have only been here two months.

About whether he expects any new absences and rotations

We will see. It depends on the players. It is a good moment to rotate two or three positions if someone has played a lot and there is risk. But it is also a good opportunity for those who are knocking on the door and have not played as much.

Atlético de Madrid

Very difficult match, because Atlético de Madrid is a very strong opponent at home. It is a challenge for us. But we do not shy away from challenges, we face them. And we are going for them. We will win every match. We need intensity, to connect with our game and if we do that, we have a chance to win. 

I hope they rotate, as they have done in the two matches prior to two other important ones. But they have a great squad, they have two strong teams to be able to start a match. There are no differences in quality. Great team, with many movements, players of great quality, that defends as a block and applies great pressure. It is a great challenge for us.

Players with fewer minutes

I am happy with them. We need them. You can be important playing five minutes, 10 or 120. Those who do not play also train hard and improve, raise the level of training, which is very important to progress. Everyone is connected. And I am happy.

How he experienced the day after the victory

I enjoyed a glass of wine. Or two. But the first thing I did yesterday was come to work. I did not have a day off. We have a match tomorrow and we have to prepare for it. And training too. There were players around here as well, who were also being treated. I talked with them... I worked. Yes, in the afternoon I had two pintxos in the Parte Vieja with my staff and two glasses of wine, but I returned early because I also had to come early to work today.

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He is progressing. On the right track. I can’t give you more information than that he needs weeks, but maybe next week I can give you more information about when we think he can be back.

The best is yet to come 

We are working now and my focus is on the present, on improvement. We have goals and dreams, but I need to focus on today, today there is training and tomorrow, a match. Poliki-poliki is how we will go.