Gonzalo Melero: 'We have to be strong at home; it's essential to bag points as hosts'
The Madrid-born midfielder, fighting fit after his muscle injury, assures 'we're going to see a good UD Almería playing on Saturday'
'We have to be strong at home; It's essential to bag points as hosts in the Primera Division tier,' stated UD Almería midfielder Gonzalo Melero Manzanares, who is deeply convinced of his team's bouncebackability in the league. In fact, the Madrid-born footballer argued in this regard 'I've probably arrived at the Club that works the hardest of all the ones I've been to so far. There's professionalism, total commitment and full responsibility,' and then the Rojiblanco added 'I feel a great attitude in training and this Saturday, we're going to see a good UD Almería playing this Saturday.'
Melero has now fully recovered from the injury he sustained with Levante UD before joining UD Almería. When asked about this unfortunate setback, he replied 'when I played in Mallorca I didn't feel at my best, so we decided to stop and rule me out in Bilbao to recover properly. I'm now 100% match fit and I really want to help and contribute to the team.'
Last season, the 28-year-old midfielder scored a superb first-half brace against Rayo Vallecano: 'Yes, it's something that I'll always remember with my closest people. Although this game will be very different, you can always dream of experiencing that again...'
On that note, Melero highly praised the Madrid-based rivals who are visiting the south coast in a couple of days: 'They've been performing at their best for two seasons. Trejo is on fire, their wingers are fast, they play with intensity… but we have to know how to stop them and take control of the encounter to play our tricks.'
The UD Almería player, who is 1.83 metres, then exclaimed 'they're kind of better on home soil, so let's take advantage of that!'. Meanwhile, he has full confidence in the unwavering support of the fans: 'I've checked it since I arrived and previously watching it on TV.'
With his extensive experience, Gonzalo Melero assures 'the league has just begun and there's still a long, long way to go.' Unlucky streaks in this division are common, but we have to keep our feet on the ground, remain calm and work as we're doing at the minute because the good results will come, and I trust it'll be on Saturday against direct rivals. It's a big match for us, and honestly, that's how I'd also describe it if we had more points in the standings.'