<br><div> <p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">Nothing was saved <strong>Manolo González</strong> after the <strong>RCD Spanish</strong> would fit in front of him <strong>Alaves</strong>the third consecutive defeat (1-2), the fourth in a dark month of January. Coach Lugo insisted several times on the idea of “taking advantage of the competitive advantage we had throughout the first round and competing again”, although he increased his tone when referring to the songs of European sirens.</p> <span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-md irr-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit irr"> </span></span><span class="content-html"><span class="intext-md hidden-xs hidden-md"> </span></span></span><span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs roba-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit roba"> </span></span></span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">"With so much shit about Europe and so much shit about Europe, we all want to go, to see if we are making a mistake. To go to Europe you have to compete like you do to save yourself. Maybe we are making a mistake", reiterated the coach, didactic when explaining his revolutionary eleven.</p> <span class="dynamic-ad-module "/><span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs irr-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit irr"> </span></span><span class="content-html"><span class="intext-xs hidden-xs hidden-md"/></span></span><blockquote> <span class="content-highlights"> <span class="module-title-container"> <h2 class="module-title">“To go to Europe you have to compete just like you do to save yourself”</h2></span> <span class="author"> <picture><source media="(min-width: 638px)" data-srcset="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/image_70_73/uploads/2026/01/30/697d131b63fc3.jpeg" width="70" height="73"></source></picture> <span> <span class="author-name">Manolo González</span><span class="author-job">RCD Espanyol coach</span></span> </span> </span> </blockquote> <p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">“Riedel can play as a winger, we try to have another player in the set pieces knowing the rival’s potential”, he said. <strong>Manolo </strong>before sending a message to <strong>Omar El Hilali </strong>Yes <strong>Ruben Sanchez.</strong></p> <p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">“Also to give a touch to the two who occupy this position”, he said. Furthermore, Folgoso de Caurel commented that “with Edu and Urko we tried to play with two strikers and Terrats played because we believed he was good and Pere (Milla) came from not being very good.</p> <span class="dynamic-ad-module "/><span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs roba-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit roba"> </span></span></span><span class="content-related content-border bottom-image " data-gtm-element-container="modulo-noticias-relacionadas"> <span class="module-details"> <span class="module-supra-title"> <span>Also read</span></span> <span class="module-author ">Sergio Escário</span></span> <figure class="image-container"> <picture><source media="(min-width: 480px)" data-srcset="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/image_250_123/files/fp/uploads/2026/01/30/697d313903bc1.r_d.1659-483.jpeg" width="250" height="123"><img data-full-src="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/uploads/2026/01/30/697d313903bc1.jpeg" alt="Roberto celebrates goal against Alavés" width="334" height="164" src="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/image_334_164/files/fp/uploads/2026/01/30/697d313903bc1.r_d.1659-483.jpeg" class="lazy"/></source></picture> </figure> </span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">Asked about the drop in performance of some players, <strong>Manolo </strong>He commented that "like it or not you lose focus. We are coming from a streak of five wins, very good. We can explain a lot of things about the game, but in the end the basic things are fundamental and we are not doing that. Even if strange things have happened, we have to get back to that competitive rhythm", he concluded.</p> <span class="dynamic-ad-module "/> </div><script type="script/gg"> gg.didomi.doWhenConsent(!window.didomiBypass, 'c:facebooka-frU9M5JY', function () { console.log('facebook-ad-def'); !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0'; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script', 'https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); fbq('init', '682047071976590'); fbq('track', 'PageView'); }); </script>
