Marcelino hides two possible absences and talks about Gerard Moreno, Moleiro, Mikautadze, Veiga, Comesaña, Parejo and Getafe

Villarreal CF

Infirmary

95

Gerard Moreno
14.860.000€-490.000€    7

J1

DL

07

"Hello. I have just been informed that we have two players with a significant fever process and Gerard Moreno will not be available. Thomas is in the integration process with the team, but we don't want to rush and want his return to be at his best moment or when he is physically prepared. After training, we will make an evaluation."

Season

"Everyone has an opinion and all opinions are respectable, but Villarreal's season in the league has been extraordinary so far, playing in three competitions until recently. It is very commendable what this squad is doing, but we should not focus on what others are doing. We are very satisfied with the match we played against Espanyol, we were very solid, played well, allowed very few chances for the opponent... we are trying to improve in all aspects to face this final stretch of the competition in the best possible way."

Getafe

"We don't have to confirm anything, we have to play a match in which the opponent is very challenging and concedes very few goals at their stadium, where only one team has scored two goals there and is a team that allows very little, pressures you a lot, and makes you uncomfortable. They have a very defined style of play and know how to unsettle the opponent. During this season, they have had problems in the offensive aspect, but in this winter transfer window, they have reinforced well and the players are immediately delivering performances."

Moleiro

147

Alberto Moleiro
13.730.000€+1.170.000€    3

J1

MD

49

"If you ask me if I expected Moleiro to have nine goals at this point in the season, I would have said no. It's his merit, he has adapted very well to the team, he is a player who is finding that space, is accurate in his finishes, plays in the inner corridor in attack which favors him, is very generous... if he achieves these numbers, the credit is his and of his teammates who complement him."

Very young players in defense

77

Renato Veiga
4.540.000€+30.000€    -

J1

DF

00

"That's right, but we already knew. We knew we had a very young squad, which is not usual. Very important players have been injured for a long time, the starting center-backs from last season, both seriously injured. Now we have Juan Foyth's injury, who will be out for several months. It's not common to have so many young people, but that's the situation now. Renato is 22 years old, but we all think that maturity is reached at 26 for a player... sorry, Rafa Marín who is 23 years old... they are all very young, but have enthusiasm, ambition, and desire. We will work with them to improve in all aspects."

Mikautadze

101

Mikautadze
11.650.000€+180.000€    -

J1

DL

46

"All forwards are important. As you just mentioned, any player who comes to LaLiga has to adapt to everything: language, customs, the team... and if you are young, it's harder. Last year at Lyon, he was not a starter. Can he improve? Yes. Can he have more involvement? Yes, he will. Can he contribute more? Yes. That's the hope we have for him. We hope he doesn't get injured and from here on, he can contribute more in this final stretch of the season. I believe we have not yet seen the best of Mikautadze."

Parejo

89

Parejo
5.240.000€+310.000€    5

J1

MD

00

"Dani, we hope he can always perform because he has a very high talent. Age catches up with everyone, for coaches and players. The older you get, the harder it is to maintain the rhythms of competition, but Dani is very good now, performing at a high level in the last few matches. He has a different profile than the other midfielders in the squad."

Comesaña

89

Comesaña
4.490.000€    4

J1

MD

22

"When we arrived here, Comesaña played very little. He had sporadic appearances and with his work, he earned being a regular. That in the last few matches he hasn't participated as much doesn't mean he doesn't have our trust, because he is a very important player for the team. He is a duels winner, who gives us a lot. In the next week, we have three matches and efforts will need to be shared. Santi is a player who runs a lot and December and January were exhausting for him. With the absences of Gueye and Thomas, he accumulated a lot of minutes and fatigue built up, and there comes a time when you need physical and mental freshness. Soon, as he is already, he will be a very important player for us."