Carlos Carvalhal: “I will not stick to the contract”

Technician from Celtic, Carlos Carvalhal, he dedicated his stay to the fans, with whom he was once again full of praise, at a press conference that had a lot of balance and evaluations. The Portuguese focused on recalling the successes he achieved throughout his career, as well as the fact that he achieved the goal with which he was engaged in Vigo, albeit with enormous difficulties.

The heavenly coach was asked to take stock of the two months in which the team went from peace to being seen on the edge of the abyss. “Obviously, there are many explanations. I stick to my technique – he introduced. He recalled that when he took over Coudet, they were up to their necks in water and asked him to leave the team in the First League. “We started working, we gained constancy, we raised the level until we reached a very high level, almost like Barcelona and Madrid, and with attractive football,” he pointed out.

From there, he repeated that there are “technical explanations” and assured that he does not like to make excuses, but deals with all issues. Since Easter, we have lost practically the entire structure on the right side, which was in very strong dynamics, with the left as compensation, he explained. He alluded to the injuries of Mingueza, who was out for several weeks, and revealed that Carles Pérez spent “almost two months playing with the bug, in pain and without training”.

Carvalhal believes that “perhaps because of those two absences” Gabri Veiga and Iago Aspas “fell down a lot” and assesses that as “something very strong for the team”. He described in detail what his professional staff tried to do to correct it: «We changed the system because we didn’t have the individual contribution that was ours. The opponents started to block our game idea and we tried to play 4-4-2 and then 4-3-3 to change things,” he added.

He admitted that he experienced something he had never experienced before in terms of divided opinions. «If there is no other option on the left and Galán is not there, 30% would like Medrano; another 30 to Kevin and 40 to Cervi. If I pick one, I can have 70% against it. This is a difficulty I have not experienced, but the important thing is that the goal has been achieved.

Future

Carvalhal explained that the years of the contract are not what makes him stay at the club. “The question is to gather the conditions that satisfy me, and for the coach to fulfill them for the club,” he said. He said that the condition of the fans was clear to him, “unbelievable, brutal” and for which they achieved the goal.

For the rest, he said, he has to talk to the club and arrange things. “I will not stick to the contract, I never have. It depends on the goals, the players, the conditions… And on the contrary, if the management understands that it is over, we will solve it in a minute,” he assured.