Maximiano: 'Players feel even greater motivation at stadiums like El Molinón'

Luis Maximiano's passport is full of the stamps of the different countries where he has played, always in the top flights and the goalkeeper has placed the Spanish   second tier at the top: 'I didn't expect a division as strong as the Segunda, not only because of the level of the players but also because of the infrastructure, the stadiums, the grass, the travels... they are high top-tier conditions in other countries. It isn't easy to find it outside of Spain. It's a extremely tough league because there are a lot of teams up there and the competitiveness is high; maybe there are people who don't value it because it's called 'Segunda' [second] but I've been to different countries and this Second tier could be the first in any other European country,' he argued on UDA Radio.

 

This Saturday his team take on Real Sporting de Gijón and he has previewed the match in the following terms: 'It's a match against a historically great team and I've never played at the El Molinón stadium but they tell me that it's a very nice setting and in which every footballer is eager to enjoy playing. That gives even more desire and motivation to compete. No player can feel weak on any pitch because this is our job. We've already played in almost all the stadiums in this country in the top and the segunda tiers and we're used to good environments.' 

 

In relation to the Rojiblancos' situation in the league that the team is going through, the Celeirós native commented: 'All these ups and downs can be summed up in a single word: football. I've been playing this sport since I was 7 and sometimes you do things wrong and end up winning and other times the other way round. What happens in football is the result of football. There is not explanation for this. The same match on Monday, if it were played on Tuesday, would not turn out the same. It's impossible. The conditions are numerous and we know that. You train hard to be closer to winning. But there are moments when you don't understand why, but things don't work out. That's where you have to keep working and fighting because everything, the good and the bad, ends up happening.'

 

In this interview, the 26-year-old keeper referred to different technical aspects of the position he occupies on the pitch and highlighted goalkeeper Rui Patrício 'as a personal and professional inspiration.'