Imanol: “This could be a turning point”

Imanol He couldn’t hide his big smile at the therapeutic victory by a Real team who believed they deserved it for their reaction and their football in the second half. The Orio native understands that, after setbacks in the Cup and Champions League, this could be the “turning point” of Txuri Urdin’s path to a return to Europe.

The coach said that his team was “fatal” in the first half where “it was like we had nothing at stake, all the duels and falls were for them, including the one against one, we didn’t give the last pass when it was time, so “The game is going in one direction, towards our goal.”

That’s why he was even more proud of the reaction in the second half: “When the other team was nervous, we used patience and football and that’s how we came back.” For all this, he concluded that “given the chances and the play, we deserved to win.”

A “known” Royal

Real had to find sensations and add a victory, even if it was after a first half that could clearly be improved: “The second half was very good, from a very well-known Real team, despite the accumulated fatigue that we have and what happened. at stake,” said a Imanol who added that what happened next to La Alhambra “could be a turning point to reach the FIFA break well positioned, thinking of finishing the season as possible.”

Goals from strikers

The strikers finally scored and, logically, it was cause for celebration for the Orio coach: “There is no doubt that it is very important. I send peace of mind to them, but in many games, as a result of anxiety that, they did things they didn’t have to do.” He understands that in Granada they were “more calm” and that “that’s why they definitely scored goals.” It is clear that these goals are “great” for the strikers, especially “the feeling of importance, because they also served to add three points away from home.”

Imanol also highlighted Remirowho “held us in the first half” with his stops.