Real Oviedo Head Coach Luis Carrión appeared in the Press Room before training this morning, ahead of the first leg of the playoff semifinals against SD Eibar at the Carlos Tartiere. The Catalan coach, who is aware of the importance of this Saturday's clash, said, "We must grab onto all the things that can add up, and the fact that we have been so long without being able to fight for promotion to the first division is another incentive. I want the players to see all the queues to buy tickets. There have already been 25,000 sold. That is an incentive to say that we have a lot of people on our side. We are grateful for all this and can use it as another weapon and win. We have a lot of excitement and desire to do something big here. We have that possibility, and nobody can stop us."
Los Carbayones face Eibar again tomorrow, in a match Luis Carrión believes "will be open, with two teams going for the win. I like these kinds of matches. The games against Eibar have been fun. We must try to do better than they do. The team is prepared. We have a very committed and good squad, and whatever we choose will work out well," noted the Real Oviedo coach.
Regarding the possible replacement for Seoane in this Saturday's match, and asked about Luismi's form, Luis Carrión expressed his trust in the team, saying, "Luismi is fine and is an option we are considering. We have several options in the midfield, and I believe we will make the right choice. Seoane is an big loss because he has been doing very well, but we will manage, just as we have done all year."
Finally, discussing the matter of playing at home first, the Gaffer concluded, "I don't care. Home advantage is important because there will be many people pressing, but if you look at the Eibar game, there were a lot of our fans there, and it's a well-kept pitch with similar measurements. We're capable of playing good away games like we did at Elche and at Espanyol. We have to play the best game possible".
Aquí puedes ver la rueda de prensa completa de Luis Carrión:
