Ernesto Valverde
Valverde: "We need to get three points anyway."
Ernesto Valverde warns that nowadays Athletic "lacks the points to be calm" and now the goal is to win "somehow" instead of looking at the posts that give tickets to Europe.
Valverde: "Nico Williams is fine, painless and with options to play."
Nico Williams'return is one of the main innovations in the list of 24 footballers called by Athletic Club coach Ernesto Valverde for this Sunday 'smatch against Getafe .
Valverde, about his farewell: "It's a long-considered decision."
At the press conference prior to the Betis visit, after Ernesto Valverde confirmed yesterday that he will leave the Athletic bench at the end of the season, he gave his first explanations today.
Ernesto Valverde leaves Athletic at the end of the season
Coach has spent 10 seasons on the red-white team, divided into three stages.
Valverde: "Tomorrow we have a great opportunity to take a step forward."
Athletic coach talks about the match they will play against Girona on the 28th day of the EA Sports League. He points out that winning the Girona at home is difficult, but their goal is to pass that test.
Valverde: "It's a good opportunity for us despite this week's disappointment."
Athletic coach talks about the match they will play against Barcelona on the 27th day of the EA Sports League.
Summary of the Royal Athletic King's Cup semi-final return match
The Royal Society has won 1-0 to Athletic the match for the semi-final of the King's Cup.
Valverde: "We've missed more opportunities to go back to the playoff."
Athletic coach admits that the Royal has been "strong in defense" and that his players "have struggled to overcome pressure." The red-white coach believes that "the semi-final has not been decided by the penalty indicated by the referee."
The Royal Society, to the final in Anoeta after eliminating Athletic in the exciting Copa derbi (1-0)
The Royal Society will be measured to Atlético de Madrid in the final to be played on April 18 at the Cartuja stadium in Seville. The White Blues beat the red-white team 1-0 thanks to a penalty goal of Oyarzabal in the final minutes.
The Royal has a slight advantage in the second match of the Copa derbi, but Athletic has promised a fight in Anoeta
Matarazzo will not be able to count on the injured Ruperez, Odriozola and Kubo, but he will recover Oskarsson. Valverde will recover four important players compared to Joan, Vivian, Yuri, Berenguer and Sancet, as well as the then sanctioned Paredes.
Valverde: "Our intention is to seek victory clearly"
"Each team has its own resources, we have different styles," said Athletic's coach, who referred to the King's Cup match that the red-white team will play against the Royal Society on Wednesday.
Valverde: "Our priority is Vallecas, Anoeta will arrive"
Athletic coach talks about the match they will play against Rayo Vallecano on the 26th day of the EA Sports League.
Valverde: "We don't look up or down the classification, we look at ourselves."
The red-white coach has confirmed that Dani Vivian will be available after missing the last six encounters due to a muscle problem, while Mikel Jauregizar will not be able to leave after Carlos Tartie's injury on Sunday.
Valverde: "Nico is not 100%, and that's a problem for him and us."
Athletic coach talked about the physical problems his little brother Williams has.
Valverde: "There's no time to complain, we have to be ready for Oviedo."
Athletic Club coach talks about their match against Oviedo on the 24th day of the EA Sports League.
Valverde: "They have played better than us, they are at a great point of play and it must be acknowledged."
The Royal Society has won 0-1 to Athletic the one-way match of the King's Cup semi-finals played in San Mamés. The White-Blue team has been far superior to the red-white in the first round of the championship and has also deserved a higher prize in La Catedral.
The Royal has been superior and has struck her first blow in San Mamés (0-1)
The White-Blue team has had plenty of opportunities to get ahead in the first half, but it hasn't hit Padilla, Athletic's best player. In the second half, Turrientes has scored the goal of the Royal Society in the 62nd minute.
Valverde: "In a derbi, differences are always narrowed."
Athletic's coach appeared at a press conference on the eve of the one-way derbi in the semi-final of the King's Cup. "I don't care very much who the favorite is because he doesn't guarantee you anything," said the red-white coach. "It's a nice semifinal, very tense and exciting for the fans of both teams," he added.
First round of the Cup derbi in San Mamés, and both teams ready to fight
The lions will face the one-way match with a little less pressure after winning the Levant in the League. The Whites, for their part, have not been defeated in the last ten encounters and are on an excellent streak.
Valverde: "In the semi-final of the Cup everything is open, and it will be nice for the fans."
Athletic coach believes that "in this playoff everything is open and it will be nice for the fans. " "We recently played against the Royal Society and it was a difficult game for us. It will be difficult,there will bea rehearsal. It's a semi-final. Any rival on board would have been difficult, "Valverde said.