Athletic female is in the Champions zone. Iraia Iturregi’s team, which has just starred in its worst season in history, is walking hard at this start to this league. The victory against Villarreal in Lezama and Atlético de Madrid’s draw against Granadilla leaves the rojiblancas in third position in the table with two points behind Real and five points behind the leader Barça.
The Athletic coach appreciates a notable difference in this start of the League compared to what happened last season. Something that could be verified this past Sunday in Lezama. The lionesses prevailed 2-1 against an opponent who created more danger in the final minutes than during the rest of the match.
“The team is knowing how to live with that. Last year they ended up beating or drawing you in this same situation. Now, however, we are reaching the final minutes a goal over and we are moving the games forward. The team is strong defensively, ”says Iraia Iturregi.
The Athletic coach, like Simeone, prefers to sign up for week after week before looking further: “At the start of the League there are four favorites to be in the fight for Champions positions, in theory. We are going to continue game by game and if we have the opportunity to enter while being up there, we will not hesitate. Now you have to enjoy yourself and, if possible, put on a good show ”.
Iraia makes it clear that what it is about is to keep a cool head both in possible complicated situations and in the current situation: “For confidence it is always good to win games, but you have to be calm in these good moments.”
The voice of experience
Marta Unzué, one of the veterans of the Bilbao team, also points to this line of caution and feet on the ground pointed out by her coach: “There is still a long way to go because we are in the seventh day. Let’s see if we can continue up ”.
The Navarrese does not leave this speech at any time. “We have a positive, good dynamic. We are scoring goals and not conceding many, but this is very long because we have only been seven games. Hopefully we are as high as possible ”, he says.
Athletic women are enjoying a day off today. Tomorrow they will have a double work session and Thursday and Friday they will train in the morning in Lezama. The weekend will enjoy a break as the Iberdrola League suffers a new competitive break.
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