🎙️ Cheryshev: "Against Deportivo Alavés we want to give the victory to the fans"

After claiming four out of the six possible points in the first two matchdays in LaLiga, Valencia CF return to Mestalla this Friday to host Deportivo Alavés. It will be a demanding match, in which VCF will seek to take another victory - as Denis Cheryshev explained to VCF MEDIA.

The home advantage

For us, playing at home is always an incentive, and even more so now that we have the fans back with us, so we have that 'push' that we need. On Friday, we want to give the fans the victory because it will be a difficult game and they will be with us from the start.

Feeling the support of the fans

We have basically played two seasons without them. The day of the Getafe CF gane it was very noticeable, as we were a man down and they helped us to get that win.

The importance of beating Deportivo Alavés

They come wounded, but this has only just begun. Nobody likes to start by losing two games. We have to think about Valencia, stay focused and concentrated from the beginning, which is what we are doing. We only think about winning.

Short-term goal

Our intention is to win every game. The first half against Granada CF was very good, we had many chances to get ahead on the scoreboard. In the elite, if you don't get it right, they punish you, which is what happened. The feelings are still positive. We want to keep going and win, which for us is the most important thing.

The competitive mindset of José Bordalás

The coach tells us that the matches last 95-96 minutes and we have to fight until the end. The team showed that type of mentality the other day in Granada, even though it was tougher in the second half. The team insisted on the second half. From there it came the penalty that Carlos Soler scored to give us a very important point and leave a good taste in our mouths.

Importance of winning at home

Perhaps that competitiveness that we lacked in the games we play away from home has not been seen for a long time. Last year it was a bit more difficult and we didn't win many away games. Now we want to reverse that situation and fight each game for victory.