Mallorca head coach Arasate had breakfast with local media yesterday to discuss the current situation of his new team, including the first round against Real Madrid, Mbappe's debut in La Liga, Mallorca's pre-season preparations, the transfer market and his initial feelings as Mallorca coach.

First round against Real Madrid

It is true that no team is in perfect shape in the first round of the league, but if there is a team that can adapt quickly, it is Real Madrid. We have to play almost perfect games to have a chance, and we will try our best.

Real Madrid is a team that can win almost every game, both in the league and in Europe. What we have to do is to show good form and set the bar high. If the opponent surpasses us, it doesn't matter, but at least don't let them score easily and make them feel that the game is difficult.

Mbappe's debut in La Liga

This is the first thing my son told me: we can see Mbappe's debut in La Liga. I am not too interested in this (laughing), I will watch him in the European Super Cup, it will be easier, but when he really appears in front of me, it may be another matter.

Dealing with players like Mbappe or Vinicius

They have too many good players, so I prefer to play collectively, play with personality, try to threaten them, and have an overall strategy in defense, provide multi-faceted help, make them feel uncomfortable, especially to prevent those offensive decisive players from receiving the ball in a favorable position.

Goalkeeper issue, Leo or Greif

I don't know the answer to this question yet, let's see how the training goes this week, I will also discuss with the goalkeeper coach how to evaluate the performance of the two, but what is certain is that the starting goalkeeper will not be a fixed choice for the whole season.

Tactical system and players adapting to the new model

Everything has its process, we are moving in the right direction, the attitude is very good. I understand that there are still some gaps, but the league is about to start, we can't make excuses, we know that we have to compete now, although we may find a better state later.

Adaptation to the new system is normal, but when there is a good attitude, everything will be easier, we have seen some positive signs, although there are also some normal disorders, what we have to do is to improve in order to improve competitiveness as soon as possible.

Transfer market

The league starts earlier and earlier, and there is indeed time to close the transfer market, there will be a lot of changes, and some players have not yet registered. This is the situation and we have to adapt. We don't have anything extra, and there may be some elements missing. More importantly, my job is to optimize what we are doing, which will help us get good results; my task is to give full play to the maximum potential of the current players, I believe that some players will come, and we have to trust the technical department.

Evaluation of the pre-season results

I don't attach much importance to the results, because the results may be distorted by different opponents, but I saw some progress, especially in the last game against a strong team (Bologna), in our own home, the team made some good performances. I feel that we are improving, although there are still shortcomings, we will continue to work hard and improve as soon as possible.

Expectations of fans

I don't think I am qualified to make demands on the fans. I have just arrived and I am very grateful. The fans have responded to us with the number of 22,000 members. They will definitely support us on Sunday, and this is also our job: if we perform well, they will also give back to us.

VAR

I believe VAR will improve gradually, and I think they are also critical of this and think there is room for improvement, and they are the ones who want it to get better and better.