Ernesto Valverde He recognized the struggle his team endured to get the three points against Slavia Prague on matchday three of the Europa League. “Slavia did not surprise me. This is a great team, if it’s in Pot 1 it’s for a reason. He is used to playing in the Champions League, they have been with the same coach for a long time. They put a lot of effort into the game, I expect a game like this, which can get out of control. We won, but we struggled a lot,” he stated.
Did the Czech team deserve more?: “What can I say, everyone looks at their own field. I would say that we deserved to win, but of course they played very well against us and had a good game.”
Your team has experienced many difficulties. “It was difficult for us to keep the ball, they pressed one by one and that had complications. It also has its advantages because you catch them. This is how the goal came about. It’s hard to maintain the game, we rush because we can play more. It was about finding the right moment, but we didn’t find it the way we wanted. “That’s football,” he added.
Txingurri also appreciates what this victory means. “We give a lot of value because we value the opponent so much, we know it will be difficult. You have to sweat hard at every point, there are good teams in Europe and they are good at playing. We added to all the games, we have 7 points, we are happy with the classification. The game is important,” he stated.
Slavia didn’t have much of a name, but they played a very good game in San Mamés: “In Europe there are good teams. There are Leagues with better names like Premier. Tottenham will come and look more difficult. I look at the other teams and there are no easy wins. “We all have to suffer a lot to win.”
Julen Agirrezabala He became the best lion on the green of San Mamés. “We have the position very well covered with Unai, Julen and Padilla. We are happy, the only thing you have to do with great players is to trust them. Our goalkeepers get more right than they get wrong. “We’re happy for them and for us,” he said. Valverdewho concluded by saying that the goal is to qualify for the round of 16, “if it can be in the top eight, even better.”
Source: La Verdad
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