Vela, 18, is on loan at Osasuna from Arsenal for the season and has impressed in the appearances he has made so far this season. He believes that the players are aware that they are not playing as well as they could be, but he trusts in the ability of the side."We are conscious that we are not having a good time, that the equipment is not in a good zone and not where we want to be, but the last thing to lose is the enthusiasm, the desire to play, and I continue totally trusting the team and what we have ahead of us," he told Marca.
With so many teams separated by a small number of points in the bottom half of the table, Vela thinks that a run of victories could move them away from the relegation zone, but concedes that this is harder than it sounds.
"I know that it is difficult to win three successive games as anyone can beat anyone in this league
"Each game is hard and you must play at 100 percent because if not the other team will win. It is necessary to work hard and to believe in ourselves, to think that we can do it and move up the table."
Vela conceded that the constant press speculation surrounding the future of manager José Ángel Ziganda is distracting for the players, but that they try to put it to the back of their minds on match-days.
"You always hear what is being said, but we tried to leave it to the side, to continue as we have before and to give the maximum to remove the need for speculation as soon as we can."
Finally, attention turned to Sunday's fixture with Athletic Bilbao, where Vela is expected to make his first start after returning from injury.
"We a lot of desire for Sunday to arrive. There is much rivalry and it is necessary to win this match. We are in a complicated position and this game is life or death," he concluded.
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