Medina: “There is more responsibility to us than the virtues of the rival”

Alexander Medinacoach of Granada, assured this Monday in a press conference that his team lost 2-0 against Getafe with more responsibility for the mistakes of his team than the virtues shown by his rival.

The Uruguayan coach is self-critical of the bad first action signed by his players and which the Getafe he scored his two goals: one in Mason Greenwood from outside the area after holding Ignasi Miquel and another from Borja Mayoral after his goalkeeper Augusto Batalla slipped through.

“I have to be self-critical with my team. If we want to continue First division We couldn’t play the first 45 minutes we played. I don’t like giving up 45 minutes against a top rival. There is more responsibility to us than the virtues of the rival, although I do not want to remove the merits of the rival from his achievements,” he declared.

“In this case, there is a lot of responsibility on us and also on the game. I am angry about the first half which was bad. I informed them at half time. Then our face changed, the game developed and we had situations. But the first 45 minutes defined the game. You have to be honest,” he added.

About the mistake of Battle in the second purpose of Getafetook the responsibility away from his goalkeeper: “He slipped. It wasn’t a bad decision. Then, because of how the game developed, he was able to catch the ball with his hand. But you can’t say anything to Augusto. He’s been playing very well since who came. He is a player of hierarchy and quality,” he said.

“He is there and his performance is still good. And especially when we play with him involved. He slipped, he didn’t make a bad bruise. It can happen to anyone. But he is the goalkeeper and if he slips nobody will help the his.” defend him. We have to get through these moments of rage, he is with us. There are still many days left,” he said.

In addition, he emphasized that he did not want to be left alone in his team’s bad first half and made it clear that the pomegranate He has improved a lot in recent games. “Now in the second act, our positioning, arrivals and play are better. The effectiveness of the goal is lacking, like in other games,” he declared.

When asked why he did not make many changes during the rivalry, he justified his decision by the good performance of his players in the second half. “I didn’t do them because our best moment was the best of the team. The other day I made five changes. Now I believe that it is not worth moving the bank. Then, the position of the table is marks the development of the team. This does not have to condition the future “There are signings today that did not play and there are situations that we can feed into the situation and more because of our game in the ascending phase. The market is open, we are looking to integrate so that this squad can compete better internally.”

He also referred to the party of Mason Greenwood and commented that he is a player of quality and hierarchy who should not be overlooked before the games. “He is one of the figures of the team. One of the most important players on the squad. We trained him, but now we should have executed the dubbing when the play started and he did not come. He is lucky because he is finishing and brushed against one and sent the goalkeeper off. But we had to defend that game higher,” he explained.

“There is also one that he also has a shot. When you think about the games, there is planning and that is Getafe’s strength in that sector. Football is defined by top players and he defines it with a goal that, although he lucky , searched. We trained him in brand dubbing that was not reflected,” he insisted.

Finally, he spoke about Uzuni, who was not penalized: “The same thing I say about Augusto goes but Uzuni. In the history of world football, phenomena fail. He got a lot with high percentage of successes. He doesn’t take the penalty badly, he goes wide and hits the post. But we don’t have to say anything to him, these are football situations. I have to give him support and confidence and have criticism of itself as it is now in the first 45 minutes. There is still a long way to go, many days and it will be difficult. But “I have faith and confidence that we will change this situation.”