Mandia: hopes for the new year

The CD Tenerife, trainer Juan Carlos Mandía, took the time to talk to the press on Thursday after the training session in the El Mundialito training grounds. The coach sent a message of faith in the work the team are doing right now that will save them from the position they are in right now.
“Our main objective is to get CD Tenerife out of the relegation positions. We need to aim for this right now. We are sure the team can be saved. We need to act as a cohesive team and show how organised, brave we are and how well we can work together. We need to forget everything that has happened and work hard”. This is how Mandía started his talk.
When asked about the change in sports directors for the club. Llorente's going and the arrival of Juanjo Lorenzo, he only stated that “the conversations that I have had with the new Sports Director have been very positive. We have discussed how we see the team. Everyone needs to do their job and control their work area”.
Mandía was also questioned about the declarations made by Nino on Wednesday in his press conference where the CD Tenerife forward seemed convinced that he wanted to stay on the island in spite of the calls from La Liga clubs. “These were commitments made by a person who believes in the club. Nino made everything clear. We can't be divided, or broken up. We need to stick together and be brave. We want to make clear that in this kind of situation you need to go all out for ever game but all in the same direction”, he commented.
When asked about this weekend rival, Juan Carlos Mandía talked about the opposing team saying “ Valladolid is a good team, who also had two losses in a row. We need to make the best of the chances we have as they occur. They had a better start than us”.
The trainer also formulated his desires for 2011: “I wish that the new year will show that I know what we need to save the team. And health and happiness for everyone”.
Lastly, the coach confirmed that the team will stay together from late Friday early Saturday at 2am so they can train on the first of January at 11.00 in the Heliodoro. This will be the last session before they travel the same afternoon to the mainland for the next match.