The Levante coach, Javier Calleja, revealed that he was upset after being knocked out of the Copa del Rey, as he indicated that his team played a very serious game against Atlético that they deserved a better fate .
“I’m leaving upset because I don’t like to lose and especially playing like we did, it’s annoying, but what I see on the field is important to me and we played a very serious game, facing one of the best teams. in the Spanish league like Atlético de Madrid and doing merits to pass”, he commented.
“We lost because Atlético de Madrid were more decisive and they had a lot of quality, but the referee was key in some games and they were all against us. I checked the disallowed goal and it seemed to me that if there was minimal contact, and it is very clear to him, however the motivation against Alex is not very clear to him, I think there is contact within the area and the two plays are against”, he commented in a press conference after the cup tie.
In addition, Calleja expressed that the locker room is also angry and that is good, because they play to win and it hurts to lose, against Atlético de Madrid or another team.
“Now we have to forget about the Cup and focus on the League, we have to go up to the First Division. It hurts to lose, but you also have to study how you lost. The team lost against Atlético de Madrid, you have to keep the positives. You have to put it away, turn the page, and think about the Leganés game,” he said.
Finally, the Levantine coach reiterated that “we are still mentally strong and excited. The team should not regret this defeat, far from it. We can stand up to Atlético de Madrid and beat them, but the Cup has passed that and we We need to focus on what is to come”.
Source: La Verdad
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