Ernesto Valverde wants to dedicate the victory to the Mestalla Jesus ten, a die-hard Athletic fan who had been a member for many years. “It was a game as we expected, strange for many things, for the atmosphere and for having a team that faced a lot of pressure for results. We dominated the first half, but it was only fiction because we counterattacked them with risk. In the second we were better, coming with risk. In 1-2 they were very high. There were games where we were better and we didn’t win,” he pointed out.
“They make us suffer. They come with risk, something we control in other games. Now we have not been able to dominate it”, he added.
What does this victory mean for the season? “This is an important impulse. The League is equal and the distance between Valencia and us is twelve points, but in the game it is not much, despite the fact that in the Cup we are superior. Now the game has become more equal .You have to fight for any point and every game”, he stated.
first simon became the best lion. “He was very good and there were moments in the game where he was patient with us. He made two or three very important stops, the hand that released diakhaby it’s amazing. Now he is seen more, although I wish he had less work ”.
Lekue He also performed at a good level as a left back because of the drop in Yuri Berchiche by sanction. “He is a footballer who plays on both sides. He is fast, powerful… We need strength to win duels, something we struggled with in the first half”, pointed out the man from Gasteiz.
Source: La Verdad
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