First Team
8 November - 12:45
“We go with great enthusiasm to a match that we know will be tough,” Osasuna assistant coach Dani Pendín
Osasuna's assistant coach, Dani Pendín, addressed the media before the team faces Real Madrid tomorrow.
Osasuna assistant coach Dani Pendín addressed the media at the Tajonar Sports Complex ahead of tomorrow's road match at Real Madrid. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. CET (1 p.m. GMT/8 a.m. ET). "We come to this match with a positive streak. We won at San Sebastián, which was a difficult game, and in our last game, despite the score line, we were the better team against Valladolid. We go enthusiastically to a match that we know will be tough. Even though Real Madrid lost against Milan and Barcelona, they were on a 42-unbeaten game streak at home, so that talks about how hard it is to play there," he said.
Regarding the match Los Rojillos will have to play to get a good result, he mentioned: "We will have to play a good match in every aspect and enjoy it, but giving our all. We know we can get it done because if there is one thing we do, we compete. We are very calm and happy with how we are going, but we are not taking it lightly, even with Real Madrid coming in with negative results. They are a great team, and how difficult they are".
When asked about their opponent in tomorrow's match, Pendín pointed out: "They will surely correct many things from their last two matches. We have seen and analyzed them and know the game plan we must follow. They have many variants: they are fast in transitions, one of the teams that have more possession in the opponent's field, one of the teams that score the most goals from set pieces, and one that scores the most goals from set pieces in the league. We know that we have to consider all these circumstances and then play a good game," he concluded.
Pendín valued Vicente Moreno's return to Tajonar
Pendín was asked about the return of Vicente Moreno to Tajonar after spending the previous week at his hometown, Massanassa, one of the most affected by the "Cold Drop," and said: "He needed to be here, get his mind off it, be out the situation and for us it is a great satisfaction, for those who have been with him for a long time, and for those who have been with him for a short time, for the club and the staff. When everyone saw him, imagine the hug they gave him. It was a great joy for him and, of course, for us."