Joseba Etxeberria: We are determined to try to make it a week of wins

Eibar coach Joseba Etxeberria held a press conference on Thursday and insisted that his team is “mentally prepared” to make it three wins from three this week, following on from last Friday’s win at Ipurua against Real Valladolid and Tuesday’s victory at Lorca in the Copa del Rey.

In the press conference ahead of Friday’s game at Cornellá against RCD Espanyol, the coach predicted that it will be “a great game” and added that “the team is playing at a very good level, also away from home”.

JOSEBA ETXEBERRIA’S PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES

“It’s a week of three fixtures, Friday, Tuesday and then Friday again. But, we are determined to try to make it a week of wins.”

“It’ll be difficult, but the team is playing at a very good level, also away from home.”

“To have good runs like we’re in the middle of now, you have to just focus on the next game.”

“Every match in this division is very difficult because of the even level that exists. We know we’re facing a great team tomorrow, but we’re also in a good run of form.”

“We resect Espanyol, though I feel that we’re mentally prepared to play this game. To win in Cornellá, we’ll need a complete performance, but I think we are doing things well.”

“If we just have a good game, it might not be enough given the quality of this opponent. I think it’ll be a great game to watch.”

“They are especially good in midfield and dominate many of the games they play, so we’ll need to be very strong in defence. But, we won’t just be thinking about going there to defend. We want to cause danger in attack.”

“In theory, we are direct rivals, but you never actually know who you’ll be competing against in the table in this division. There are always surprises”