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LENDOIRO: "IT'S DIFFICULT TO IMPROVE WHAT WE HAVE"
Before the match of this weekend against Osasuna, Deportivo
president Lendoiro commented to AS on several topics. These
include the financial situation of the club, and the absence
of signings which has been related to it.
Q: Is it true Deportivo are financially broke?
A: Not at all. Didn't AS wrote once I create wonders? Well,
let us work some more on that. And that's normal. We come
from a small city, and became big without the support of
institutions or big companies...
Q: The current situation isn't bad?
A: Not at all. Deportivo are among the best European clubs
if we consider the results of the past seasons. And we're
the only club having finished among the first three in
Spain in the last five seasons. Like Real Madrid, we played
the last four editions of the Champions League. The capacity
to continue in this way is as always based on the illusion
of our supporters. About ten years ago at least three Galician
clubs had more supporters than we had.
Q: But this illusion is going down because the absence of signings.
A: We did sign players: Momo and Ruben. It's another thing
that in the end we decided to let them gaining experience
at another club, because they would not have many minutes
here and that would be negative to them and to Deportivo.
We didn't sign other players because it's difficult to improve
on what we already have. To sign is to strengthen, and every
year that's becoming more difficult.
Q: It's not because of financial troubles?
A: We cannot afford investments of €30 million, that's
evident. But during the Euro 2004 tournament and the
first matches of Luis Aragones as coach of Spain, Deportivo
delivered six players. Besides, we have Andrade, Munua, Pandiani
and Scaloni as international players. And players like Manuel
Pablo and Sergio could return to the Spanish squad at any
moment. Like Duscher... How much will cost a player capable
of improving what we have? We cannot afford to take risks.
Q: But you're good in taking risks.
A: Look, this team could have been crowned European champions
last season! And we threw away the second place in the Liga by
drawing against Valladolid and Betis. With a point more we
had conquered that place instead of Barca, and everybody claims
they were impressive last season. It's more important that we
haven't lost one of our star players. Other clubs cannot repeat
that.
Q: Barca cannot.
A: Exactly. They have signed players capable of deciding matches
at important moment, but at the same time they let go players
that were crucial last year like Cocu, Davids and Luis Garcia.
One will have to wait and see what will happen to them. But I
prefer not to change what's going well.
Q: It's a question of trust?
A: Of course. I believe in Depor. The thing is that the
players, the coach and the supporters also must do so... The
squad is very good, but we’re not obliged to win titles.
This obligation is for other clubs because of financial
possibilities. But we would love to win the Liga, the Copa, the
Champions League.
Q: What about Fran?
A: The problem with him should never have been created,
and that's why I prefer not to think about it anymore. Fran
remains a player of us, like Mauro Silva. Why should we now
sign players for their positions? Maybe within one or two
years, but for now it's sufficient what we have.
Q: Some say Deportivo have debts with other clubs.
A: These are lies. We have not any debt with any club. It's
the other way round, because we still have to receive money
of some clubs. Deportivo have paid for every player we have
bought. It's another thing that in some cases, like all clubs
do, we pay in parts about which we reached an agreement.
Q: Something else now. Sevilla president Del Nido protests
because the Camp Nou still hasn't been closed while Riazor
was some years ago after a kid threw a coin towards the referee.
A: And what a coincidence that the first match we were
obliged to play away from Riazor was against Barcelona... We
protested, and achieved what we wanted. But then Gaspart felt
treated unfairly. I am against closing any stadium, because
that's not the solution.
Q: What about Laporta wanted Luque?
A: There never was a serious offer, not even €1 million. In
fact, there was nothing. There was that thing when they spoke
to him, in the same week Barcelona played in Riazor. That was
a nasty thing from them to do, even more because they never
were seriously interested in taking him. It was just something
to put pressure upon us. We only ask respect from them and to
leave us alone.
Q: Are you never tired of all this?
A: Never, because we still have to achieve so much! Now our
target is to earn €60 million during five years and to keep
Deportivo being property of our stock holders. We already
have 25.000 of them, while the rule remains that a single
person cannot have more than one percent.
Q: What about the seasonticket holders?
A: We get about fifty new ones per day and we could have 2.000
new ones this season, close to a total of 32.000. One of our
targets is to attract more younger people.
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