García Pimienta: "Allowing the opposition so few chances makes us strong and that's credit to the players."

UD Las Palmas faces a new challenge tomorrow against CD Lugo. Garcia Pimienta appeared in the press room at the Sports City where he indicated that the team has faced "a very short week. We arrived on Tuesday from Burgos, we've had two more training sessions plus the one we have left today." "It will be a demanding game, Lugo comes with a new coach and they were very superior to Ibiza in terms of play, opportunities, shots, intensity ... they come here with the need to achieve three points to get out of the lower zone. It will demand a lot more from us," he added, 

Regarding the opponent, he stated that "we will have to make another complete game, it is a game of patience, of having a lot of ball rhythm. I ask the fans to support us a lot, we come from a difficult game in Burgos where the team stood up and we want the 90 minutes to be very long for the opponent tomorrow."

About Loren's performance in the last game played, Garcia Pimienta indicated that "Loren was training and being in rhythm during the season, he played a very good game alternating on occasion by the wing with Marc. He is a guy who has a lot of level and has come to help us. He has to give us his best version." "Pejiño had 9 consecutive starts, he's giving an incredible performance and we hope that if he plays tomorrow he will continue to give his best level like everyone else," he said about the winger.

García Pimienta indicated that the team should not feel pressure for the leadership: "Pressure would be if it were the last game, there are still many games left and the only reality is that we have 49 points and a small advantage over the others. We will not think about the first position but about those 49 points that we have to arrive with real options until the end."

Regarding the improvement in the defensive zone, the coach of UD Las Palmas added that "since I arrived, the playing idea was similar to what we are doing now but defensively we had a deficit, the guys are making a brutal effort. It makes us strong to concede so little to the opponent and that is a lot of merit of the players."

He concluded with words for the great season that Saul Coco is performing: "Last year he had a youth team jersey, the guys from the house and Coco, at 24 years old, have a lot of room for improvement, he is a very interesting player. His consistency, work and humility is what has brought him here."