Siebe Van der Heyden and Martin Valjent spoke to the media after our 5-0 win against UD Poblense. Find out what the duo had to say below:
Martin Valjent
“It is a great happiness to have these people waiting for us and every year to play this match, this tournament s'Agricultura. We are happy to be able to win the match and enjoy it a little bit with them.
“No, of course, it always adds up to win. For us in pre-season it is important to get more minutes, more games. Competing has been very useful for us. It was a hard-fought match.
“Individually I'm fine, with the preseason fatigue, which is what we are addressing. We are also getting in shape little by little and also in the best possible shape because the date to start competing again is getting closer.
“Double match on Saturday. We can now practically play 90 minutes and it helps us to get in shape and get used to the coach's ideas, so that all this will always get better.”
Siebe Van der Heyden
“It went well. I think we had to be careful today to avoid injuries, which is the most important thing. Having a good atmosphere in the team is also very important, as is keeping a clean sheet. Today we kept a clean sheet, which is also very important. So I think in the end we did a lot of good things, we fulfilled a lot of the objectives we had before the game, and that's great.
“Winning I think mentally, for the team, is really very important and winning games is the most important thing. I hope we can continue like this and take this with us for the first game of the competition as well.
“My feelings are really good, I feel that the atmosphere in the team is really nice, and the connection with the fans, as you saw today, is still there. It's really nice for me as a player to feel this connection and to give everything for this club, which is what I've always done since day one. Even though I didn't play a lot of games last year, I want to do better this year and give 100 per cent for the club, because it's a really beautiful club.
“On Saturday we have another two games and I hope we can win them as well. As I said, the feeling of winning is the most important thing for the team, to continue and keep this positive atmosphere. At this moment, it feels really good.”