Baraja: “It's going to be a very difficult game but we have to think positive and be ambitious”

Rubén Baraja spoke to the media before Valencia CF’s Wednesday LaLiga game against RCD Mallorca, beginning his press conference with a statement.

How the situation affects the team

We are focused on football. Mallorca are a great side who have achieved safety, compete very well and have an experienced coach in LaLiga. They are a very intense team and it will be difficult, but we think that we can do things well and win the game. We are only thinking about winning the game.

How are the players?

We as a club, players and people also deserve respect. I have nothing else to say.

The game

We have a lot at stake because we still haven’t achieved survival for next year. We have to maintain the tension ahead of a game that will be very difficult. We are only thinking about tomorrow’s game.

We face it with the mentality that we’ve been suffering in this situation for a long time want to get out of the positions at the bottom. We have the ambition to win a third game in a row and that's how we are planning things. We have to think positive, be ambitious and of course respect our opponents. RCD Mallorca have great virtues and are very compact.

His future as coach

I only have tomorrow's game against Mallorca on my mind.

The B team players

Their performance has been good and they are participating when we consider it appropriate. Their participation has coincided with an improvement for the team, which allows us to see their growth and how they contribute. They are here to work hard and take advantage of their opportunity and we are happy, because they are helping us to score points and finish the season how we want.

Mallorca's Kang In Lee

He is a player we know from his time here. He has grown a lot these past two seasons with more minutes and continuity. He has quality, talent, goal, the final ball, a lot of confidence... He is one of Mallorca's biggest threats. We have to be at a good level defensively so that he can't hurt us. They have game-changers up top.

Whether survival is more difficult with Real Valladolid winning on Tuesday

We still think that every game is very important. This is the next one up and we have to do what will give us a chance to win it. We do not look at the consequences but rather how to achieve the result. It is more important to focus on how to do things, and if that leads you to the result you want, it is a consequence of what you have looked for.

Cavani

He's ok. The other day he was a starter against Real Madrid, he did his job and he feels good. He has no problem. We choose when he participates and when he doesn't and he has to work and contribute.

The impact of the empty stand against Espanyol

It seems to me that the sanction is unfair and disproportionate.

Kluivert's future

I'm not thinking about that right now. Justin is a fantastic player with some characteristics that I really like, such as his speed, his dribbling and his one-on-ones. He is a fantastic kid and I have been lucky enough to coach him. We will see what happens in the future.

Guillamón's chances of playing

He's working well. Now he is not participating as much, but he is working well and I'm sure he will get to play at some point. I would like him to play at a good level when he participates, because he has quality.

His assessment of his time in charge

This is not the time to make assessments, we have the competition still ongoing and we are ignoring the most important thing: Valencia CF are not yet mathematically safe. We are talking about things that are going to happen I don't know when, assessments and hypotheses... it isn't the time now. When the season ends, I imagine that these things will be looked at. In the middle of the season, with how we have suffered, am I going to evaluate this? It seems unbelievable that after all this time you keep asking questions like this. I like to talk about football.

Ilaix Moriba and other injured players

The other day Ilaix had a setback in the last training session and as a precaution he did not play. He has trained normally and is in the squad.