Iraola: “We will eliminate three main points”

Andoni Iraola, coach of Rayo Vallecanowho described as “fundamental” the three points added against Elche, in a match he described as “dangerous” until the end due to missed opportunities that allowed the rival to come up with options to score in the last minute

Elche got on the scoreboard in the first half with a goal from the Argentine Lucas Boye but Rayo came back with a lot Sergio Camello before the break and Unai López in added time of the second half.

“We started very well, we played half an hour with rhythm, some patience, there were arrivals and almost no approach from him, but for the first time his goal came and we had a phase of the beginning of defeat against a withdrawn team. Bonding before a break is important to keep believing,” he said. irol, at a press conference.

The Basque coach changes in the second half with the entry of the Colombian Radamel Falcao, the Senegalese Pathé Ciss and Unai López they provided “refreshment and another boost to the team”.

“Hitting the goal is one of the weapons of first but also of Cyss, who can score from the outside. In the middle, in addition, it costs us to close his moves and the main thing is to dominate the match, so the changes come in handy,” he admitted.

The Basque coach said the “three points were fundamental” because Elche, who in the previous one he described as a “direct rival for permanence”, made the match “dangerous in the final moments”.

“We took certain risks behind but it was expensive for us to have the prize for insistence because the game was dangerous,” he said.

Finally, Iraola spoke about the state of play on a Monday, “a schedule that neither the fan nor the footballer likes”.

“In the end, you spend the whole weekend waiting for all the games and at least I’m glad for the one who has made an effort to come and gets a well-deserved award seeing the team win,” he concluded.