Francisco Rodrguez is already for all intents and purposes the coach of Rayo Vallecano. The coach from Almería was presented this Tuesday morning, where he analyzed what his arrival at Rayo means for him, sports planning or the style of play that he intends to implement on the Strip
illusion: “Very excited. I am as if I were giving my first press conference in the First Division. Being here for me is very exciting. I know where I come from and where the team comes from. The ambition is maximum. I hope to repay confidence with results, work and that we finish the season happy for having made the decision we have made. It is a pride to be in this team. It adapts perfectly to who we are as a coaching staff, to our humility, our work and our predisposition to be here”.
Lightning Call: “We have known each other for many seasons, both Cobeo and the president. I think it is one of the teams in the category that best suits our game philosophy. When I received the call from my company to have a meeting with them, it was an enormous satisfaction. I got down to work to convince them that I had to be chosen to be here and hopefully I can return that with results and work so that we all end up happy at the end of the season”.
I know where I come from and where the team comes from. ambition is maximum
Continuity in First: “It’s a challenge to be here. I know the team I’m coming to and what Andoni has done. Everyone speaks highly of the team and the club. Within that humility, I’m going to work to get at least as far as it has come Andoni. It’s going to be very difficult. Continuity in the First Division is very difficult and that is also due to the fact that this club is very stable. There have been bad seasons, but the club has also been calm in making decisions and that has allowed them to be there. Anyone who has played in this stadium knows what it means, what it gives a coach. I’m looking forward to playing at home and for things to go as I envision”.
The Lightning of Francis: “Before Iraola came, we already had some meetings and since then there were players with the profile that we understand our game identity requires. This profile of players continues to exist in this squad. It is true that with Andoni they have had three fantastic seasons and They have achieved results. We are the profile of coaches who adapt to the players we work with and the one here is, I think, perfectly suited to our philosophy of play. Continuity will be there, there will be nuances because important pieces come out, but there will be continuity because the majority of the block continues. You have to be intelligent and not change things that have been done well”.
We are the profile of coaches who adapt to the players we work with and the one here is, I think, perfectly suited to our game philosophy.
Debut in Almera: “We have to play in Almería, as I could have done in any stadium. You know that I am from there, I have a special affection for the club because I have trained as a coach, player and person. They know that when I have faced them, the professionalism He’s ahead of everything.”
What is Francisco going to bring to Rayo and Francisco to Rayo?: “Our philosophy of understanding the game of this club goes hand in hand with our coaching staff. We are humble people, who want to grow, with ambition, who respect and who try to get the most out of the player. The philosophy is not going to change a lot because we also understand that it is similar to ours because we did it in Lugo or Huesca. In other clubs like Girona it was perhaps different, but we are going to contribute to each other. I have won a playoff final in this field and, even so, , the field turned to this team and, staying to cheer, they began to win the second leg”.
Claim yourself as a coach: “It is the biggest challenge because it is the next and the most immediate. Every time we train a new team it is a new challenge and the most important because it is the closest. It is my sixth season and my fourth team in the First Division, I have not had I was lucky enough to finish all of them, but I hope that’s the case. There have been coaches who have established themselves in this club, but it’s not all about being at Rayo Vallecano. It’s about being humble, ambitious and hand in hand, as he’s always done this team and this club”.
Isi is an important player, but naming him and not the rest seems disrespectful to me
Conversations with the players: “I’ve had a minimal conversation with Isi. It was by chance because I met him here in Madrid. I’m going to talk to all of them. Isi is an important player, but naming him and not the rest seems disrespectful to me. I trust him a lot. the team. We know there are important players and we are going to try to get the most out of them as possible”.
Message to the fans: “Important players have left, it’s normal when things are done well. There were players who were out of contract, but the club is making an effort to cover those positions well and for people to come to compete from the start. I don’t have social networks, I practically don’t read the press and I don’t care much about what can be said. I highly value what is said about me after being in a club, not what is said before. When I leave, I know I would like it to be the same as always. That they valued my work and that we have been very involved. Now there will be people who trust and mistrust, it is normal in the world of football”.
Reinforce template: “I am in permanent contact with Cobeo. You all know the casualties that have occurred and you have to deal with them with high-performance and level players. There was work in progress that will be seen shortly. Those who are leaving are very important players, but the bloc will continue. I have asked that no one else move and the club is for that task. It has shown it with players who had a one-year contract and now have gone free. The club is in that role, there are things that are not They can be handled because of the clauses, but I’m happy with the communication.”
Boy and Pere Milla are two players that I love very much, they are the first level
Playing style: “We like our team to be a brave team, that knows how to handle each phase of the match with and without the ball. Being a team that is capable of generating duels, that plays in the opposite half and is daring when pressing. It depends a lot on the team that “We have met, but to begin with, this is going to be our philosophy. Valenta will not be missing. We hope to be a team that our fans feel proud of”.
Reception: “I am delighted. It is true that nobody knows me in Madrid, I have been working in small cities. It will also allow me to work 100%. The reception of the people that I am going to have close by is very good and the one from outside is going to help me. to get to know little by little”.
isco: “Many names have appeared, all top-level players. We’re not going to find out which players we’re going to bring because there are pending rivals and I don’t think the situation should be made more expensive.”
Request players: “Boy and Pere Milla are two players that I love very much, they are top level. They are prepared to be in any First Division team, we will see what happens as the days go by. They are players with a contract and it is information that is impossible for me to give.
