Alexander ‘Cacique’ MedinaUruguayan coach of Granada, made a positive assessment of his debut despite the defeat against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu (2-0), due to the “humanity” shown by his players, making sure that they “believe” to safety.
“The players showed me that they believe in the message. They came out with a lot of personality, I really liked the first minutes of the team’s play. As the game went on there was a breakdown but overall I noticed receptivity and confidence on their part. They believe that “It is possible, there is still a long way to go but we have to save the positive things. We are competing against a superior rival,” he said at a press conference.
ANDThe Uruguayan coach regretted the goalkeeper’s injury Raul Fernandez in the early stages of the game and sent a message of calm along Bryan Zaragoza replaced by “a cramp.”
“We started the game well, we controlled the game a bit and Raúl’s injury was embarrassing, the game was stopped and we had to replace the goalkeeper. We will make an assessment when they give us the medical report. I lost a window for a long game where “I was thinking of making other changes when I saw the team was tired in the second period,” he said.
Even him pomegranate The rival goal did not worry, the new coach of Granada made conclusions that invite optimism.
“The team controlled Real Madrid’s best weapon, the transitions, quite a bit during the game. Aspects need to be corrected but many of the things we worked on during the week were seen in the defensive aspect. Real Madrid there are not as many chances as in their last games. They lack the attacking aspect, improve the pressure, but it is important not to be exposed to a team with such quality and hierarchy,” he praised.
“The team has to evolve every day, emphasizing other issues to improve. The important thing in football is the result but because of the circumstances, we arrived five days ago, the team agreed with many goals and received many scoring opportunities, we have We are more organized but we lack speed in attack. I am not satisfied with the result but I find positive things,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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