Diego Martínez on Moleiro, Bajcetic, Essugo, McBurnie, Campaña, Pelmard, and Mallorca

UD Las Palmas

How is the opponent arriving?

"They have 31 points. For not being in a good moment, it's good, right? A good example that even the best teams, those having a good season, go through dynamics, streaks, and matches where they don't earn the points they would like. It's a good example that not only happens to the teams fighting down there. In this closely matched and high-level league, this equality implies that in such equality, there are moments of that kind. We have to live with them and try to overcome them."

Oli McBurnie's situation

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McBurnie
1.090.000€+10.000€2

J28

4

J27

5

J26

3

J25

6

J24

DL

50

"Oli has always been an important player on this team. The thing is only eleven play. He has had personal circumstances too that have prevented him from having that continuity day by day and in matches. As I said in the press conference the other day, if someone deserved that goal the other day, besides the team, it was him. For us, Oli has always been a great example because playing more or fewer minutes, his attitude, energy, and day by day have always been very good. He is a great example for us. These kinds of mindsets are what we want."

The team's emotional state

"Interestingly, the team's data, beyond the football sensations, I believe the team has regained a very good conditional manifestation, physical parameters. And against Villarreal, we surpassed them in that aspect. Despite the availability, we have had problems lately not only physically but because it is magnified by the issue of sanctions. A series of circumstances have happened to us, but they also are part of this story. We have to be prepared for it."

Which players may be available?

"For tomorrow's match, there are two training sessions left. We'll see what happens. We recover Mata, theoretically, after the suspension. We lose Sandro due to a suspension. We'll see which players we have for tomorrow."

The importance of the match

"The next match is always the most important one. We need to start adding three points again. Whatever happens on Sunday, we will have to keep rowing and fighting, and nothing is done. Now we face the opponent, and they are in the same circumstances, but we have 23 points, and they have 31. I go back and we were five points away from permanence. It is time to be united, where we must not hide, and managing those emotions is important. Every match is the most important one, but the league does not end tomorrow or the day after. What the team needs right now is confidence. Confidence that the team has shown despite not achieving the positions."

How is Stefan Bajcetic doing?

19

Andy Pelmard
590.000€-

J28

-

J27

-

J26

-

J25

7

J24

DF

00

35

Bajcetic
1.920.000€-20.000€5

J28

3

J27

5

J26

6

J25

11

J24

MD

01

"Two training sessions are left. He is also a guy who had not played for a long time. You can be cleared for competition, but you haven't played 90 minutes for a long time. And that's what has happened to us in recent matches. The performance he has given, both he and Andy (Pelmard), is remarkable. We'll see, but initially, he is progressing well. It's the process we are in with him, the management."

How is José Campaña for the match?

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Campaña
1.740.000€4

J28

3

J27

5

J26

3

J25

3

J24

MD

20

"He is an important player for us. We haven't been able to have the same starting midfield in January. There are small details. Before, we were looking for the big detail, and now it's the nuances. But these nuances are very important. In the midfield, the more we have, the better. I also don't know how much Campaña will be able to contribute, assuming he can make it. He is an important player for his characteristics and his calmness in the game."

Alberto Moleiro's performance

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Alberto Moleiro
5.210.000€-20.000€14

J28

-

J27

2

J26

3

J25

5

J24

MD

05

"I am very happy with Moleiro's performance always, but especially in these last two matches. For me, the team's gameplay idea, both defensively and offensively, has been very good. And Moleiro has been decisive in this. In Girona, he showed a lot of authority in the game, both on the outside and inside. He had opportunities that could have won us the game. For those actions to occur, his participation was very important. He would have wanted to score that goal, but he was very close. If we manage to make him successful, we will all be happy. I can tell you he works for it. He is a guy who tries to improve himself every day more. I think he has taken a step forward."

The evolution of Stefan Bajcetic and Darío Essugo

35

Bajcetic
1.920.000€-20.000€5

J28

3

J27

5

J26

6

J25

11

J24

MD

01

86

Essugo
1.070.000€-

J28

2

J27

5

J26

4

J25

-

J24

MD

01

"They are two guys with fantastic attitudes. Essugo has been training for two weeks that he needed. And Stefan is building the bridge while walking on it. They are two very good players, and we believe they could be much better with us."