Professor in Canarian classics, Nuke Mfulu looks at his sixth derby with a pacifist countenance. Forbidden to give headlines. Maximum respect. Silence the Heliodorus by the yellow stain of the 700 gladiators and one less page on the calendar for promotion. The Franco-Congolese midfielder is confident of beating the CD Tenerife to reverse the bad dynamics of the last four days -only one win and three draws-. “I don’t think there is any revenge or revenge, the playoff It happened a year ago and it’s forgotten. We only think about achieving victory and making our fans happy. We are 100 percent focused on our objective”. Regarding the fact of making his debut as a director at the Heliodoro -he has 54 games in yellow without scoring-, he repeats that the important thing is the team. “I’m thinking about doing my job, I’m not looking at the possibility of scoring. I just focus on doing my job to help the block. Right now, my goal is not the goal.”
His best memory, the classic (2-1) with the agonizing goal from Álvaro Lemos to knock down Tenerife with Mel as coach. “My best memory in a Canarian derby was my debut with the goal of lemos In the last minute. We know that a very tough game is coming and it is very emotional for the Island”. Regarding the rent of 20 points for the yellows, an unprecedented scenario, Nuke does not consider it a key element in the pulse of maximum regional rivalry. “It’s a tough game, extremely demanding. But when both teams are out on the pitch, the difference in the standings won’t matter.”
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The helmsman assumes each day in this final stretch will be crucial. Eleven finals to win promotion. But he denies that they have “double pressure” in their backpack for responding in this pursuit and knocking down Tenerife. “We don’t have double pressure. We’ve played quite a few derbies and we know the way. We already have experience. These types of matches require intensity, but then there will be more matches [10]; It won’t be final.” He denies that whoever scores first has a lot of cattle. “That’s not final, we went ahead twice against Málaga and tied. Winning would make the whole ‘yellow tide’ happy and end the streak. “There would be no better way to end the more or less negative streak we’ve been having.”
The tactical identity is not touched. It is non-negotiable. Accurate with the ball and titans without the ball for the recovery in the opposite field. “You have to be patient, be aware of the importance of completing our game. I don’t know what Tenerife will do. We must have rhythm and high pressure after a loss.”
