The objective is clear, to return to victory, recover the leadership and win once again against the Tenerife club, were the words of the yellow reference
one day from canary derby between third and fourteenth in LaLiga Smartbank, jonathan vieracaptain of the UD Las Palmas, gave his impressions of this important game. The first thing he made clear is that even though the CD Tenerife finds itself in an awkward position, it’s still going to be an important and exciting game.
“One becomes a footballer for these types of matches” began by saying the attacking Midfielder, who later said what will be the factor to win. “The key is to play football, play the way we know how to play, not get into a game that doesn’t suit us, not get into trouble with them, with the refereewith stopping the game … we are good at playing soccer, when the ball is on the field and rolling, we have to emphasize there” said the captain of the Pio Pio club.
Tranquility and a cool head, Jonathan Viera’s keys to success in the Canary Islands derby
The experienced 33-year-old footballer knows perfectly well that this type of match raises all kinds of feelings. However, he gives advice to the youngest of his team, such as Alberto Moleiro or Enzo Loidice, who have plenty of talent, but still need a bit more mischief and mischief.
“These matches are won calmly, playing as we always play because the emotions in these types of matches tend to play tricks. I think what happened to us last year will help us for this game, the team came out very anxious in both games and we noticed that” said the Canarian captain.
Viera takes last season’s game into account to win this new Canarian derby
The game last season in the promotion playoffs, when Tenerife won the series against Las Palmas, is still remembered with some pain. However, Captain Pío Pío has gotten something good out of it and they will apply it this Saturday to reverse history. Let’s remember that on that date the Tenerife club won 1-0 at Heliodoro Rodríguez and 2-1 at Gran Canaria.
“Practically all the teams that come here are going to play the same way and I don’t think Tenerife has changed much since last year. The coach and the style is the same, they know that if they come to play here one on one they can have a hard time. They will come to play their game and try to win us with their weapons” declared Jonathan Viera prior to the first 2022-23 Canarian derby.
