Deportivo's coach, Antonio Hidalgo, has declared that the team needs to “go with everything” to overcome the negative streak it has had in the League and advance in the Copa del Rey against Auriense. The match, scheduled for tomorrow, is perceived as an opportunity to revalidate after six days without victory in the First Division competition and only three points in the last 18 games.
Hidalgo explained that the Cup does not represent a turning point, but rather an opportunity to add positive results. “What we need is to win games,” said the coach, who also recalled that next Monday Dépor will host Osasuna in Riazor. “Tomorrow we have a complicated match against a rival with extra enthusiasm and motivation,” he added, underlining the importance of giving 100% to advance to the next round.
At the press conference, the coach praised Auriense, a Preferente team that “tries many things with the ball and threatens the last line.” Hidalgo insisted that Deportivo must “go with everything” and “give one hundred percent” to beat the Orense team. Despite the bad streak in the League, the coach stated that the Cup “never hinders me” and that it is a competition in which “everything is equal in one game.”
The coach also highlighted the need to maintain the feeling of competition throughout the week, in which the group will have to be divided between the Cup match and the League match. Hidalgo mentioned that he will make rotations, but did not reveal the exact call. “The Cup is a competition that I like, you have to compete with everything,” he concluded, emphasizing that Auriense is a rival “well trained, well worked and will put us in difficulties.”
With the expectation of breaking the losing streak and advancing in the Cup, Deportivo is preparing for a match that could mark a before and after in the season. The next matchday against Osasuna will continue to be an important challenge, but the immediate objective is to beat Auriense and show that the team can compete at the national level.