** Diego Martínez on Álex Suárez, Álex Muñoz, Bajcetic, and Getafe **

UD Las Palmas

Match against Getafe

A match, with eight rounds remaining, where we need to secure three points. A match in a stadium and against an opponent that is on the rise. In recent matches, they have shown a high level of confidence regardless of being on a difficult field, facing a very uncomfortable opponent that has reinforced effectively in the winter. A very challenging match. We will approach it with the mentality to win. The circumstances are what they are. We will have to be very competitive and precise in the opponent's area.

Mentality

The mental factor is always important and we have taken it into account since we arrived here. There is a fundamental thing in football which is the state of confidence, which comes from good results, and when they don't come, there is also the mental resistance to know what things I have to keep doing well, what things I have to maintain to achieve that good result that will allow us to gain the confidence we need. When accuracy doesn't come, persistence must. There is a lot of work through individual and collective conversations, videos, field work. The most important thing is the belief the team has in what they do, and in difficult moments like this, to be more united than ever. From there, what we need is to win.

Álex Suárez

There is no individual case. I have all the information and decisions are made from there. Obviously, Álex Suárez is a very important player for us, on and off the field. The fact that the player has been experiencing ankle discomfort in recent weeks, struggling in every training session and not being at 100%... that has also been mentioned. From there, I think it seems to me that he has always given us good performance, even in the defensive issues we have faced. In this sense, it is not about a single name, it's about a collective effort.

Álex Muñoz

"We never rule anything out."

Team's condition

The team, I guarantee, is internally very hurt because obviously it is a situation that no one wants. But it is also very committed, the team works hard, gives their all. It is true that we need the boost from a good result which is obviously what makes us all feel different. The team has been without a win for a long time, we are in a bad streak of results, then you analyze the matches and accuracy is crucial, we have also made mistakes that have penalized us a lot.

Playing with Bajcetic

I'm speaking in terms of assessment, not of strategies or game plans. The assessment is key. Lately at home, we have conceded goals very early which has penalized us. In the match against Betis, we did a great job until the expulsion. The goals we conceded the other day were not due to pressure or the system, but to concentration.

We always consider all possibilities. We have tried many different approaches, but they have not yet yielded the desired result: winning. The team has tried in many ways, and perhaps victory will come with a plan that previously didn't work. That's football.

What we aim for is to reach halftime with a close score, to stay in the game. The other day, if we had scored before halftime, we would have been 2-1 up. We created many clear chances in the first half, more than ever, but if you don't take advantage of them, it affects you.

We all loved the second half in Vigo. If we had scored the 1-2, the game would have changed. We need to defend well, be effective in attack, and make the most of our chances. We want to bring out our best version, but the opponent also plays. Now it's time to cling to any positive detail, to each play, to every chance.

In November and December, those chances were going in. It wasn't a coincidence, it was the result of hard work. The players are giving their all and we are still in the fight. I know that explanations are not enough, that we all want the same thing: to win. I'm just trying to clarify what can be difficult to express after a match. We have tactical variations, we are seeking the best from each player and their connections. We just need that breakthrough: the three points.