Interview with Santiago Llorente

Taken from an interview in the El Diá newspaper.

Santiago Llorente doesn't hide the pride he feels for the team he has managed to arrange this season. But prudence is always a good thing. He knows that is CD Tenerife doesn't manage to go up this season all his effort will have been for nothing. For this reason he makes clear where his responsibility ends. His loyalty to the players and the training team -as upto now- is total.But he rienids that once the league starts it is them who have to achive the goals and only if they work hard will he have achieved his aims. But his job is not yet finished this year and he is out there looking for two more players; a central defender and a forward. This way Arconada will have two players for each position. That will fulfill the objectives he and the club set in May. He has the players in mind but as always with Santiago he admits nothing. But his words seem to imply that there will be another reason for the fans to be excited this season.

"What feeling did the 0-4 win against Marino leave you with last Friday?"
"This was the first game and I think the team showed really positive signs. It seems to us that they have a great offensive line and will be able to do great things. If as well as that we can maintain order in all lines and play together I am sure the team will do great things. We still have a way to go but the work don't until now is good. The work is a team effort. It isn't just me. The trainer and the technical team are really involved as well. We all want to have the squad ready as soon as possible for the start of the season. ".

"Is this a better squad then last year?"
"No. I think they are different. Last years lads were good too. They didn't deserve the sorrow of going down.If you want me to compare then all I can say if they are different. The players have other styles and I hope they will bring us joy.But if we concentrate on the effort made to finish the team early then you have to agree we have done more this year. We work within the dynamics of the sport and the desires of the club. Every year we try to find the best ne plaayers we can and form a good squad as well as we are able within our budget. I want to restate last years team was good and they didn't deserve the result achieved at the end of the year. This years look good too and their skills show they have the possibility to go for the objectives we have laid out for them".
Listening to you talk it seems you have no worries about any player leaving this summer...
Not at all. I don't think this will happen.