Ernesto Valverde conceded Montilivi’s equalizer. “The points are always better if you’re losing than if you’re winning and they’re tied. It’s a strong, intense game, a beautiful game, where we have a lot at stake. We manage to win sometimes but they are also very dangerous. Both teams came in the last minute because it was an intense match,” said the Athletic coach in the Montilivi press room.
“It’s been a great game. It’s true that we coaches tend to find close matches, but obviously in any situation the balance can tip either way. You can see the intensity and there are good players on the field. This is a team where it stands for many things. You can smell the danger because they have very good one-on-one players. They push you against the place. “I’m happy with how the team turned out and how we performed,” he added.
Athletic came to Girona to try to stand up to Míchel’s surprising Girona: “We came with the intention to steal the ball from them and keep it. They pressed well, any mistake could lead to a dangerous situation. More they specialize in starting the game back. You always hope that if you don’t win, you won’t lose at all. We didn’t win but there are things we have to maintain. They think the same way. “It was a good match.”
The player from Gasteiz also appreciated his team’s ability to recover from the goal of Tsygankov: “What you expect when you have a setback is that the team doesn’t reach for the spoon, fight back, get back together. Emotional issues always count a lot.” The coach also showed himself to be satisfied with correcting the defensive mistakes suffered against Celta. “This game should help us take steps forward. It’s true that we come from a very crazy game. Celta caught us off guard, we talked about it because against a rival like Girona if we got into a situation like that we would lose. For us, it is very important to take a step forward here,” he acknowledged.
Inaki Williams He scored the tying goal. The orphaned forward will leave the team in January due to a dispute over the African Cup. Txingurri doesn’t want to think about it right now. “Today he scored, he was in a good moment, Inaki Williams He is always in a good moment, when the African Cup comes we start stabbing each other. Right now we will spend the month of December,” he stated.
Source: La Verdad
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