“The penalty for coaches when we make a move is huge”

Andoni Iraolacoach of Vallecano Raywas “happy” with victory over real Madridsaid that the victory “gives him a sense of pride for the players” and assured that his team has “heart, soul and drive” and shows it against rivals that will take them “to the limit”.

Rayo Vallecano, with goals from Santi Comesaña, Álvaro García and Oscar Trejo, beat a Real Madrid team that surrendered the lead in their stadium. “The victory leaves me with a sense of pride for the players, who showed a lot of personality after the first half they did and despite the fact that we lost 1-2,” said Iraola, in a press conference.

“The player, in this type of scenario and against these rivals, comes out very well. Last year we played two good games and he didn’t hit us. Today was a very complete game, we played for a long time at Real Madrid. ground, we a lot on the outside and we’ve been pretty good in transitions. Despite the fact that in these games you know there are times when you will always struggle, the team behaved well in the last minute”, he pointed out.

The Basque coach acknowledged that “when you play against a team like Real Madrid you have to cover a lot of things”. “You can choose how you start, the first passes, but not much else. There are times when without the ball you can also propose. Now, above all, we are very good when you put the pass in inside. The team has been very good in terms of belief,” he said. .

Iraola was sent off after 61 minutes after protesting several games and making a gesture that was sanctioned by the referee with a red card. “I asked for a corner that everyone obviously saw that it was for us and it also came from two out of bounds that were wrong. In the second half there was a play that caught you from sixty meters and gave it. opinion and from close up that we had all seen is wrong. The coaches’ punishment is severe when you gesture. We have a lot to understand, Javier Aguirre didn’t do anything, but they understand us better,” he said.

“These are games of tension and as long as there is no excessive insult like leaving the technical area forty meters, I don’t understand. It has happened to all of us. The coaches talked about it in the last meeting that we lost by seven. or eight percent of the games like that. If you insult what falls to you, it should fall, but today I made a gesture, he gave it back to me, and because of the gesture he will be kicked out,” he admitted.

Finally, Iraola spoke of the “past atmosphere” experienced in Vallecas. “I am happy for the fans who came to see us, but above all for the players. That infects you and adds a positive spirit when concerns come. I thank everyone who pushes us. We have the advantage of having our people and when they used to be bad because we were there”, he concluded.