Claudio Giráldez, wey be Celta Vigo coach, don talk say im team don improve as dem dey prepare for today’s match against Getafe. E talk say dem don focus well after di transfer window close, and e hope say di improvement go show for di tough encounter for Coliseum.
Giráldez yarn say Getafe na one of di best defensive teams for LaLiga, and e dey expect say di match go be very demanding. E mention di hot weather as another factor wey go make things difficult, but e say im team need to adapt to both high and low pressing from Getafe, and find solutions to create goals.
Di coach talk about patience and tranquility. E say some players still dey improve, and di team as a whole dey evolve. E dey confident say chances go come, and goals go follow. E remind say historically di team don suffer for early season, but dem dey work on am.
On di transfer market, Giráldez admit say e fit affect players, but now everybody don focus 200 percent. E refer to di second half against Anoeta as a better version of wetin e want, unlike di match against Athletic wey no good. E say dem dey build from dat performance.
Giráldez take responsibility for di poor start. E talk say for im time with Celta Fortuna, dem only start well for one season out of all. E note say even for im first season for Primera, dem win two home games but after dat no too get good results. Last season and dis season dem no get di points wey dem want, even though dem fit play well sometimes.
Di gaffer say dem need to find stability as early as possible. E remind say di last two seasons ended well, so dem need to be demanding but patient. E believe say LaLiga standings no go remain as dem dey now. E talk say di players dey calm and ready, and dem dey work on individual and collective improvement.
For dis match, Celta don travel with Borja Iglesias, Iván Villar, and new signing Sebastián Cáceres. Aleix Febas no make di trip because of rib injury, while Abdoulaye Faye and Andrés Antañón dey out by technical decision. Di match go hold for Coliseum at 19:00 hours, and e go dey live for Movistar.
Getafe, wey dey compete for Conference League, don lose to Partizan and Osasuna recently. Dem go miss Christantus Uche and Juanmi Jiménez, while Abdel Abqar still dey doubt. Mario Martín and Andrés García don recover and dey available. Getafe coach Bordalás say Celta get deficit and go want di victory, but im players dey ready.
Dis go be di 31st time wey di two clubs go meet. Getafe don win 11, Celta 9, and dem draw 10 times. For Coliseum, Celta only win three times out of 15 matches. Di last win for dat stadium na on May 24, 2025, when dem qualify for European competition after nine years, with more than 4,000 fans for support.
