Valverde on Unai Simón, Adama Boiro, Padilla, and Osasuna

Athletic Club

Special derby

"It's a derby, you have to be prepared for that match. We go there, good atmosphere, it's a special match and also since it's the last day of the year, we all want to leave with a good taste in our mouths. They have only lost one match at home and we will have to fight for it. They are a rival we defeated there last year, but in the rest of the duels in recent years, we haven't been able to beat them."

No hard feelings

"We have the same desire as always, there's nothing to hide. Losing always hurts, we couldn't make it to the final (two seasons ago), they beat us, we congratulate them and that's it. We want to enjoy it by being able to win."

Week without Europe

"We need a week like this, the past weeks have been tough, we have achieved good results, but playing every few days becomes complicated for the players."

Osasuna

"It's a negative streak in quotes, it's a team that hasn't lost much this year, I see Osasuna well, they are settled, they had the significant absence of Bryan Zaragoza, but I see them in good shape. Vicente Moreno has arrived, and they are maintaining the level of Jagoba, I see them in a good line."

Absences

"We will see how everyone is at the start of training, we'll touch wood. Regarding the players' workload situation, we're fine, we try to be a bit careful with that, the issue of knocks depends on luck."

Bryan and Budimir

"Players like Bryan or Abde before, are players you always have to watch out for, even if they don't stand out, in one play they can win the match for you. He is an important player for them."

Vicente Moreno

"He has come to replace Jagoba, who was an important person, the team is embracing his ideas and keeping the team close to the European positions."

The cherry on top of 2024

"I need to beat Osasuna to close 2024. It has been a very important year for us, winning the Copa again 40 years later... As always, that's in the past and now we only have this left as well as spending these dates with family."

Goalkeeping

17

Álex Padilla
210.000€-

J25

-

J24

-

J23

-

J22

-

J21

PT

00

24

Unai Simón
4.520.000€-40.000€2

J25

1

J24

6

J23

3

J22

7

J21

PT

02

"The situation with Padilla has to be evaluated by the club, for now, we haven't entered the market, we'll evaluate it later. Unai has a 33% chance of playing tomorrow, the same as Julen and Padilla. I see my goalkeepers training well, very involved with the team. I don't hold it against him (Unai's mistake the other day), I have a more global view."

Happy

"For me, being at Athletic means a lot, and when things go well, you're at peace. I'm glad you see me with a good face. Dreaming of seeing the 'gabarra' again, but not just me, anyone who is a fan of Athletic. The long-term for coaches is the following Sunday, I don't think beyond that."

Goals

"We want to win everything, but we know that's complicated. We would like to repeat this year's success, it took us forty years to win again, but dreaming is free."

Upset about the draw at Mendizorroza

"It's a good sign that we were upset about the draw, with time you reflect on it, they fought to equalize. We didn't manage to close the match and they tied us."

Adama Boiro

36

Adama Boiro
960.000€-

J25

-

J24

6

J23

2

J22

3

J21

DF

00

"No matter which player I put on the field, they're not going to get an ovation when we play away, it's not just a Pamplona issue. I don't think we'll get an ovation in El Sadar when the starting eleven come out. You have to face it, and if it's one player, they need to confront it, and if not, any other too. How will they get used to it if they never play? If each time there's a game like that you don't play, 'you're not used to it.' Sometimes you have to adjust, it has happened to all of us. We'll see."