Corredera demands a response after Sporting’s home stumbles

Álex Corredera returned to work at Mareo this Wednesday with a clear message: no excuses after Sporting’s two home defeats. According to Sport, the midfielder carried out a self-assessment after the loss to Eldense and reacted to the standards set by Alejandro Irarragorri in an interview with LA NUEVA ESPAÑA, where he called for the team to take a step forward on the pitch.

Self-criticism and focus up top

Corredera admitted the squad is still far from the version it wants to show and pointed especially to the lack of attacking output. With just two goals in the first five matchdays, he said it is a “very poor scenario” for the club’s ambitions. He also described the match itself as “very sluggish”, saying they were “quite disordered” and that, rather than only struggling to win, they were outplayed.

Need for a quick reaction

The midfielder said the hours after the game were tough, with “sensations… messed up, bad” over “48, 72 hours”. The priority now is to move on and respond this Saturday against Andorra, improving performances and recovering points because, in his words, those were “very important” three points.

From his viewpoint, Sporting are doing a reasonable job defensively (three goals conceded in five games), but they have a “big shortfall” in the final third. He believes the team must speed up more actions and be much more dangerous closer to the opponent’s area. He also expects a close contest and asked the players to keep the ball, associate, win it back and spend more time in the attacking half.

Corredera defended the pressure from El Molinón after the whistles and stressed that the crowd should not be an excuse. “It’s time for the players to own the shirt… we are not in just any club,” as Sport quotes him, adding that the solution is “few words and a lot of work.”