Marcelino He was very critical of his team’s performance and He considered the defeat deserved. The coach of “Villarreal” noted that if they cannot perform much more strongly in defense, then it is impossible for them to fight for European places.
Step back. Losing at home is always a setback, especially against a direct opponent. We are a very permeable team at home. They create little for us, but they celebrate us a lot.
They didn’t deserve it. “We started to dominate, but the first time they scored against us, it was a goal. They pushed the opponent out and we started to dominate the game. 11 against 10, which is a lot of penalties for the opponent, we played a lot of minutes. If you can’t beat the opposition 36 to 10, you’re not doing enough. We weren’t smart because the game was a dead ball, only Tierno finished in the second half, we weren’t decisive in the area. We lost the fluidity in the game.”
Bad streak. “We have to continue working. It would be good if they helped us at home when the game gets complicated and it is convenient for the opponent to play on our field. The team is working hard, but we would like to have that encouragement when things are going well for us. If the environment is cold, we will have to warm it up. When you don’t win, you have to assume you have to improve. There’s another game next Wednesday. We are going through a period where injuries and sanctions leave us with few resources, but we have to learn from our mistakes and work. We cannot close the gate behind. And if we want to be at the top with those numbers, we won’t be there.”
The meeting of Gerrard and Ayoze. “It’s not a question of one or the other. If they had played well, we would have talked about a different result. They had few options, but it is difficult for the attackers when the opponent piles up men in defense. I think that we are all jointly responsible, if we didn’t win, it’s because we didn’t deserve it. We have to look for resources and look for the success we had earlier in the season.”