After taking Real Madrid to the second final in its history, Alberto Toril appeared this Thursday in the press room of the Municipal Stadium of Butarque (Leganés) with a Rictus who was not that of a happy person. His team had won the Real Sociedad a few minutes ago with a formidable performance by the young Colombian Linda Caicedo, but the coach was very upset with what awaits his players ahead, that is, 63 hours from the final beep to The match against Barcelona on Sunday in the final of the Spanish Super Cup. “I do not understand the schedule very well, I do not understand the calendar very well, I do not understand very well that we have to play with less than three days, that the final is Sunday at 12.00, which benefits the team of the other semifinal clearly, that they will arrive much more rested, ”said the coach, who will play in less than three days his second final at the head of the white bench after which he lost precisely in Butarque in 2023 against Atlético in the Queen’s Cup.
“Muscularly it is very difficult to recover. The players today go to bed at three in the morning. They will arrive at their home at 11.00, they will have to have dinner, and after a game of this level, with the demand not only physical, but mentally, it is difficult for them to sleep, and tomorrow they will get up soon. Barcelona decides when it trains. They are the ones who choose when they train. We have to get up at eight in the morning to train on Saturday. It has already happened to us twice this season. We always play in worse conditions against them, ”Toril continued.
The coach recalled what happened in early January in the Men’s Super Cup, which was played in Yeda (Saudi Arabia). Barcelona defeated Athletic on the semifinals on Wednesday, January 8, Real Madrid did the same with Mallorca on Thursday 9, but the final was played on Sunday at 20.00 Spanish peninsular time. “A league match, I can understand. A final that will see everyone? I would like to arrive in appropriate physical conditions to compete and that it is a great show, ”added Toril, who complained that Barcelona also landed with more days of rest in November in the League clash, where the Catalans thrashed Madrid ( 0-4) with an overwhelming superiority, and in many other parties since in 2021 he took the reins of the Real.
Toril charged against the organization of the Super Cup, which is in charge of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF). The entity chaired by Galician Rafael Louzán has received criticism in recent days for announcing the headquarters with only 26 days in advance and the possibility that the tournament, such as the male, moves to Saudi Arabia, as the federative mandamás said during the celebration of the Super Cup in Yeda. In addition, the VAR did not work during the first 70 minutes of the semifinal on Wednesday between Barça and Atlético. The ruling was due to technical problems of Mediapro, a company providing this service, with the processing of the images, “the statement of the Technical Referee Committee (CTA) explained, which apologized for the incident.
Beyond the complaints of Madrid with the schedule and organizational problems, in the press conference Linda Caicedo also appeared, who signed one of her best games as a white player. The Colombian began in the left wing, her usual position, but with Luepolz’s injury – Toril did not confirm if she has the ligaments of the right knee played but said she saw very difficult she was in the final – and the entrance of Athenea del Castillo He went on to play on the right, an area to which he is less accustomed. “I do not prefer either [bandas]in anyone I feel comfortable. On the left I have played many times, now I am practicing on the right. In any of the bands that the Mr. I feel that I will get the best of me to help the team, ”said the coffee maker when asked about her favorite position. Be on the right, from where he made a wildlife tonight to score the third goal of Madrid, that is, on the left, on Sunday he will be sure in the Blanco Once against Barça.
