Albert Celades, coach of Valencia CF, has addressed the media in the press room to assess the match that will pit the team against Ajax Amsterdam

The Dutch were the big sensation during the past season in the Champions League, although it is true that they have lost several important pieces in the project (Frenkie de Jong or Matthijs de Ligt). These have been the words of the Blanquinegro coach, echoed by Marca.

Ajax's Philosophy:

"I grew up in Barcelona under the methodology of Cruyff and I was with Van Gaal in the first team, so I have a great influence from the Dutch school. Ajax had an incredible last season and still has a very good team, despite having lost De Jong and De Ligt. They have a very marked style of play and it will be a very difficult match."

San Mamés, turning point?

"I don't know if that's enough. We are going to play against a world-class team. We know that we are going to have many difficulties. We are going to finalize some things, see how the players are to achieve the final objective in the match."

Important match:

"The key is that we have to play an almost perfect match to overcome Ajax. Our analysis goes beyond the results, we always want to win, but not everything has been negative. We are on the path of continuing to improve things to reach where we want."

Situation in the Champions League:

"After the match, we will talk about what the situation is. We cannot think about making calculations. We are focused on what we can control, on how to face the match and then we will talk about the calculations."

Playing style:

"We understand that what is really important are the players, how they develop the game alternatives, and the rest are ways of positioning yourself or starting a match."

Support of the fans:

"It seems that there will be a great atmosphere in the stadium. For us, the support of the people is very important, the fans deserve respect. When you are at home with the support of the people, it is of great help for the home team and difficulty for the opponent."

View of the king sport:

"My idea of football is to adapt to the players we have and, from there, get the maximum performance out of them. There are different ways in which we can play, we can have more resources. It is very important to adapt to the situation, to the squad and to the players."

The other rivals:

"I hadn't stopped for a second to think about that. Then we will take a moment to think about the other match in the group."

Gonçalo Guedes:

"It is part of my job to get the best out of the players."