Although looking at the next match against Eibar seems unavoidable, at Real Valladolid no one wants to look away from the closest thing: Monday’s visit from Real Sociedad B. So much so that Toni Villa says he hasn’t “heard the word Eibar all week” in the locker roomknowing the importance of beating the txuri-urdin subsidiary to reach Ipurua in the best possible conditions.
“We are focused on this match: it is key. I know that I have to win on Monday and that the others are going to score a lot. You have to win all five games”, explained the Murcian, who rejected the idea of doing the math. He also did not want to take the Miranda duel as a recent yardstick, but preferred to focus on the clash against Almería, in which they did “many things better” than that suffering against Mirandés.
Against the San Sebastian team, Toni does not expect any concessions; he believes his rivals they will have to rush “their last chances of saving themselves” mathematically and, in any case, also, “wanting to put yourself in the shop window”. In addition to the fact that it is a “brazen” team, the midfielder appeals to concentration and recognizes Xabi Alonso’s team as a “dangerous” rival, against whom he does not rule out suffering; “a lot,” he even stated.
All in all, Real Valladolid will face the clash with so many casualties that Toni Villa has even lost count. However, he considers that there is “teammates willing to play and who have the same level” than those who were doing it. “It’s the good thing about Real Valladolid, that it doesn’t depend on a single player,” he asserted firmly, although lamenting the absences that the team will have a footballer who recognizes that the five remaining games will not be “suitable for the faint of heart.”