Pochetino points to 'perico' recovery

Espanyol coach Mauricio Pochettino confirmed on Friday that his team have recovered from their Copa del Rey exit at the hands of Mirandés: “The players are fine, both physically and emotionally, and they're now all aware that on Saturday we have to perform well, because they deserve it. We have to forget about Mirandés now and concentrate on the game against Mallorca to maintain our league position”.

“We have to get our freshness back, and our identity. We're going to be facing an opponent who will be going out looking for us to make mistakes. So I've got it pretty clear in my mind that we're facing a tough game that will be very hard-fought”.