Granada CF goalkeeper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294 Fernández Alvarellos, has admitted that the Copa del Rey competition is not important to his team.
Roberto has revealed that his team will not take the Copa del Rey encounter with Real Zaragoza on Thursday night at the Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes seriously.
The shot-stopper is of the belief that this competition is not valuable to them and because of that the cup is not on their high priority list.
For them, the Primera Division is their number one priority and it is where they will put in their 100% effort. However, he conceded that he will do his best to not concede a goal.
“I'd be lying if I said that the Cup was important,” he told a Press conference.
“La Liga is clearly more important for us, but we have to concentrate, for now, on the Cup.”
The 33-year-old has also stated the fact that lesser outfits in the Spanish top division do not put much emphasis on this cup and as a result of that, they are never serious about it. Regardless, he is anticipating everyone to turn up for the fixture on Thursday night.
“For mid-table teams and below, it is a competition to not take too seriously – but I expect us to turn up for the match.”
The former Osasuna goalkeeper has commented on their preparations for this particular match and said that they will be ready and focused for the Zaragoza encounter.
“We have to stay focused on the match and be ready to play a good game.”
Finally, the Spaniard has conceded the fact that his team has failed to keep a single clean sheet in all of their 13 matches in the Spanish La Liga this season. He is hoping that El Grana will be able to get their clean sheet against their opponents.
“We haven't had a clean sheet in a long time, so it would be nice to get one.”
Granada have only managed to win three of their opening 13 matches in the Primera Division. They are currently sitting in the relegation zone with just 11 points.
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