corberán: "I see a lot of ambition, preparation and desire"

Valencia CF coach Carlos Corberán talked to the media before Saturday's 6:30pm kickoff against Atletico Madrid.

The squad

“For tomorrow, all the first team players are available. During the week we adjust the work we do and the workloads according to the needs of the players.”

Confidence

“We face all the games with the same motivation, preparation and ambition. In football, the only important thing is the present -and that the group are willing to give their all to achieve our objective. I see a lot of ambition, preparation and desire to show attitude and aggressiveness tomorrow, to get the result we want.”

Improvement

“If we have a high intensity and aggressiveness, we are more competitive, if we attack as well as defend, we are more balanced in our game. It is about using each match to continue improving, and each training session to grow.”

Diakhaby

“It is a question of assessing the reaction from his knee, of adjusting the workload, assessing whether he needs more work on the pitch or off it. It's down to controlling the situation, monitoring things and the progress of his knee.”

Positive training sessions

“Positive previous matches help with confidence. The team seem very focused on giving their best, every day. The better you train, the more chance you have of transferring that to the matches.”

The calendar

“In football, there is no other truth. The only truth that exists is that it is 'game-by-game.' The past should help you to correct things, and the future does not exist. The mentality is that of ‘game-by-game.'”

The importance of the coach

“First of all, Simeone's career has been incredible. Having coach who has been with the same club for 13 years is unusual in modern football. That speaks of his great work. Simeone has always shown a good reaction and overcome difficult moments .and has managed to get the most out of his teams. He deserves the greatest recognition.”

Atletico Madrid

“They are great opponents. It's no coincidence that they are competing in all three competitions. It speaks of the great coach, squad and level they have. But tomorrow, we are playing at Mestalla.”

Iván Jaime

“I always value the performance from the players. The better they perform, the more chances they have of playing. Everyone has the chance of starting or finishing the matches.”

Refereeing

“I have always believed in two aspects: The difficulty of the referee's job, first of all. With every human being who is in a decision-making process, mistakes will always be made, but in this job I believe in absolute impartiality when carrying out one's job. A footballer makes mistakes in a match, just like the coach or the referee do.”