Gregorio Manzano said at the press conference before the match against Valencia that his team is 'ready to compete against any opponent.' He spoke of the team's goals, how happy he is to have the squad he has for the season and that Atletico Madrid must always go out to win, regardless of the opponent. soldado has started the season strongly, with three goals in the first match against Racing. Manzano believes that  'a player who scores three goals is to be taken into account in the next game but if he had not done we would still have had the same scrutiny on him. Soldado is a very good player and has shown in his time in the First Division but Valencia is a dangerous team, so is Soldado alone. We will be cautious with everyone, not just Soldado' As to whether his team is ready to face a challenge as important as winning at the Mestalla, the coach was blunt. 'The team is ready to compete against any opponent. Perhaps from the standpoint of the latest additions we lack a bit of the understanding that come from playing together. Some players barely knew eachother in the changing room for example, yesterday Falcao, Diego and Turan met. That needs time to adapt and that will be done on the field. The team is above any player and the team at Valencia will show that personality, our way of wanting to play good football and win whether or not any of the players mentioned are playing. Obviously, if one of the new players is on the field he will have to adapt to the idea that we play, but based on what I want, we can not really improvise. As for the objectives of Atletico Madrid once the squad is closed, the Atletico coach is very clear. 'Atletico de Madrid, through the efforts made by the technical team and sports management, has a very good team, a very good squad. And from that point of view, our goals have to be as high as possible. We hope that the team gets better and as far as possible in the Europa League and the Copa del Rey. And the League, to be on the podium of the Champions League. It is the reality because we have formed a team with these claims and these should be our demands. Of course, with patience and time. Is a new team, which has 10 new signing and we have to go step by step. The truth is it's a tidy outfit that our fans will enjoy this season for sure.' Gregorio Manzano was emphatic when asked if they had to win in Valencia to excite the fans. 'We have to win every time. All components of the squad must understand that they belong to a big club in history and we have to win. And surely at the Mestalla, Atletico Madrid is going there to win. '