Concepción started by saying that “one week after we told of Santiago Llorente's dismissal we would like to announce the new sports director Juan José Lorenzo. He has a range of experience including work for Valladolid, Real Madrid y Atlético Osasuna”.
“In the first interview I had with him I noted he was a young man who would be proud to join us. I hope his work here will be good and we can reverse the situation we find ourselves in. We have found someone quickly but responsibly”, continued Concepción. The president asked at the same time for everyone to help Juanjo Lorenzo in the work he needs to do.
The new man responsible for the sporting side of the club started by saying “I would like to thanks the president and the club for the confidence they have in me. I understand these are difficult times. We are living in a situation that needs to change. To manage this we need to work together. Our plan is to finish the season in the best way”.
“The diagnosis from outside is never easy. Internal diagnosis goes much further and is much deeper. Right now I need to look more”, he said when questioned about the state of the club.
When asked about reinforcements he replied “I have talked to Juan Carlos Mandía, Miguel Concepción & Juan Amador. We don't need to rush. First we need to look at the market”.
Lorenzo informed that is contract is for three and a half years but, “we don't need to think about more than the next six months. There is a lot in play, the situation here marks the important date as the 30th of June”.
The new sports director acknowledged that “the club should be higher up the classification table” adding “the most important factor here is the assistance of the fans at the games. They give a solid base”. He would not comment either way about players leaving.
When asked about Santiago Llorente, the previous sports director he commented, “When I started this in 1999, I was fortunate to work with people such as Ramón Martínez & Santiago Llorente. They are my friends. For me this is something to be proud of”. He continued, “I haven't talked to Santiago Llorente. I will do this soon but I understand things didn't end here as he would have liked. Nevertheless he did some great things here in Tenerife”.
Juanjo Lorenzo had various messages to give. One of them was, “In extreme situations you need to make the most of what you have. You shouldn't take chances”. And “I ask the fans to come to the games and take every one as if it was a final” was another.
He continued, “making financial sacrifices is never popular. The market is very set. What we can bring here is only what we can afford to pay for. To buy now, to suffer financially later is not worth the price”. When asked about Nino's possible leaving limited himself to the comment “I don't talk in public about anyone or any figures”.
He also commented that although he hadn't seen the team live this season he had seen them on television nine times and after signing with the club he had seen two games more on video. He confirmed that he will be in Valladolid to see the next game on Sunday, “It will be a difficult game for both teams” he finished.
After Juanjo Lorenzo had finished the press had several questions for club president Miguel Concepción.Miguel Concepción was very clear today “from now on every game will be a final”. This is how the president of CD Tenerife expressed his view this Monday in the press conference for the presentation of the new sports director for the club, Juan José Lorenzo.
“We can't just throw in the towel. We need to pull the team out of the difficult situation they find themselves in”, added the club president from La Palma. Concepción informed the press that “this week I will talk to the whole squad. I hope that they will understand that the situation requires everyone’s full commitment”.
Analysing the last few months in the entity, the president explained that “this summer we made an enormous effort, but things haven't worked out. In some way we failed. I believed that we had a better team than last year”.
The president was also asked about various other items. One of them was to do with the declarations made by Alfonso Serrano, a previous sports director for the club, in relation to his leaving CD Tenerife. “I have read the comment and it struck me as strange. What is more this Christmas I spoke with him. I will be asking him for an explanation. If you remember Alfonso Serrano left the club because he wanted to. He actually offered to pick the team before he went but I was in favour of the new sports director doing this and that’s finally what happened”.
As well there were questions for Concepción about the rumours of Nino leaving in the winter market: “I find this strange too. I was with the president of Sporting in the federation dinner and he didn't mention this. Nino is not for sale and there have been no offers for the player. We are depending on him”.
On the other hand he was asked if during the process of selecting a new sports director if he had talked to David Amaral. The president explained that “My obligation is to talk to all professionals whether they are on or off the island. I chose Lorenzo because I feel he is the person who fits our needs”.
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