GARCÍA PIMIENTA: "BIT BY BIT WE ARE SEEING WHAT WE WANT"

Xavi García Pimienta spoke after our victory in the XIII edition of the Antonio Puerta Tropy. On his debut in the dugout at the Sánchez-Pizjuán, he highlighted "I am very happy to be able to debut in the Sánchez-Pizjuán. I was really excited and for me, it was a lovely experience. Pre-season is in full swing and we are getting better all the time. Bit by bit we are seeing what we want and I am happy because the players have a good attitude and to be able to get that first victory in front of the fans was great." 

On the players, he said "We have a big squad. We have been training for three weeks. I am sure there will be changes and we will use the players that we think are best. The attitude is excellent. I have found a great group of players who share the ideas that we have. They work every day. There are no bad characters and we train in the heat Everything takes its time, today we have won but it doesn't change anything. We have to get used to giving everything for the shirt and above all, give everything to win." 

In terms of the transfer market, García Pimienta noted "We are not going to sign players for the sake of signing players. We are only going to sign players with a very specific profile. The young players from the academy are also extremely talented, but I am sure that there will be movement within the squad to compete this season." He went on to speak about the new signings: "They were players that we wanted to bring in and are getting used to the way we want to play. I am very happy because they are adapting well and they will do well. I am very happy with their attitude." 

"The new players are adapating well and getting used to the way we want to play" 

On specific players, he was asked about the attack after the departures of En-Nesyri and Rafa Mir: "We are very happy with Isaac and Peque, and also Mateo who is taking part in pre-season I repeat again. We are not going to just sign a player for the sake of it but someone who we need. I have no doubt that at the end of the window, we will have a strong squad. Sambi had a neck injury, we didn't want to run the risk and he will train on Monday for sure. He was also asked about Ejuke after his man-of-the-match performance. "Ejuke is exactly the kind of player we need out wide. He is tricky one on one, I think he played very well in the second half but not as good in the first half. He needs to continue improving. He is a great player and he should be a difference maker of the pitch because he has the ability to do so." On Stantis Idumbo he commented: "Idumbo is a young player with a lot of talent and can disrupt a game. We have high expectations for him, we have a plan so that they all get the same number of minutes. in the last game, you saw the potential that he has. He is constantly developing." 

Explaining his ideas of playing football, he underlined once again the need for the players to adapt to each style of play: "At the end of the day, everybody wants to win and every coach has their own way of playing. The most important thing is the players want to play and that they look to move the ball into attacking areas. This is going to need time and they can do it because they are quality players, it is important that they believe in the style of play and in themselves. We had difficult moments I saw a united team." Looking ahead to the start of the league, García Pimienta, who also spoke about his positive relationship with Víctor Orta, was upbeat: "The league starts in three weeks and I am sure that we will have the players available to face the game as best we can. We are making no excuses, the team is training well and I am sure that it will be ready to compete and win."