Julen Lopetegui gave his pre-match press conference ahead of tomorrow's match against RCD Espanyol in the press room at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán, where the squad trained this morning: "The team is motivated, all the more since we are playing at home, and how important is. The motivation is always there, regardless of the circumstances. We're very hopeful of three points tomorrow".
"Every side always has to win games, it's a comfort at every moment. We're excited about making our fans happy against a side who are in good form, and they have made a big effort to turn their situation around. They are dangerous and we'll have to play well to win", added the manager.
"We can't be distracted by them; we have to be better than them on all fronts"
Lopetegui offered his thoughts on Espanyol: "They're a very good side, they have grown in confidence and they have been reinforced by important signings. We can't be distracted by them, we have to focus on ourselves. We have to play a good game and be better than them on all fronts".
"Seasons are very long and there are moments of every kind. We have to know what we have did to have a recognisable style and work to improve on it, just like improving bad things. We have to go game by game, it's the only way of doing things, we don't have to look at another mentality beyond hard work and concentration", he commented.
"We have to do our best for our fans, there's no doubt"
Lopetegui then spoke about what the fans always bring to the team: "We have no doubts in the fans, they give us an extra energy. Tomorrow they will help us in what isn't a good moment, those moments exist and I am sure they will help us through it. We also have to do our best for our fans, there's no doubt".
Finally, it was clear that there is only one thing on Lopetegui's mind: "It's very easy to do your predictions, but the difficult part is winning".
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