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"It will be a long and difficult Cup tie"
Quique said that the Cup tie lasts 180 minutes and the team will have to play smartly
Quique Sánchez Flores expects the team to maintain the level showed in the last match, before the Christmas break, and return to offer their best level in the Cup match on Thursday. The coach knows that, against Levante, the tie ahead will be "hard, long, difficult and committed because it is a team that competes well. I do not think it will be solved at the first time. You have to keep in mind how you are competing. We have to think that it is 180 minutes and we have to play these qualifying games as smart as possible".
He insists that the only possible approach is "to win" and remember that the results are good or bad depending on "what you have deserved". Similarly he anticipates that "the team is already decided and will be recognizable. I do not think there's anything surprising. "
He avoids talking about the possible signings and exits in the winter market that has just opened and recognizes that, depending on the movements, the club "is attentive and open and it is good to know we have options".
He insists that he is fully "committed" with the club and assures that "I have been seen more obfuscated and frustrated because I am occupied and worried about the team. From there we want to achieve goals and a better situation in the League. The customs are better now and believe more in their possibilities. "
The coach also said that the victory against At. Madrid "was better for the players because they are the ones who finish solving the matches and it was good because they can change the dynamics. The players live very emotionally linked to the last game, but this is very long".