Baraja: “The tie is a sign that the team wants it”

Without the “spoils of victory”, the coach of Valencia, Ruben Barajawas unhappy to lose those two points in the final minutes, but stressed that the tie “is a sign that the team wants it” despite the “huge slab on top of them”.

“The draw is not enough because we want to win, but it is very difficult to play at the Coliseum. With that unfortunate action we lost a very difficult match which, knowing what these types of scenarios are, will give the We are not happy with the result, but we are happy with the sacrifice,” insisted Baraja.

For the coach from Valladolid, they were “in a position to win” for several minutes, “but with the score 1-1, the action of George we are saved”, because “emotions can finish us in the last minutes, but the point is about justice”.

“The squad is making every effort, is focused and in this field it is difficult to play football. When you have a good result, you are afraid to lose the loot that we have and we defended a little more at the back than we would have liked,” he is stressed. Deck.

“If we had won, everyone would have said we were very solid,” insisted the Valladolid native, who said he “received the result on the positive side” and the feeling that the players “didn’t lose hope like before. .” The Palms“.

So, he emphasized that they lacked “forcefulness in the last minutes” and to maintain a result that was very difficult work. “The team knows how to suffer but it’s not enough to win the game. If we want to progress we have to compete like we did today. We had attitude, energy… when you’re down it’s a huge burden but the players has made a great effort and that should be appreciated.”

Regarding Maximiliano Caufriez, who made his debut this Sunday with Valencia, he said the Belgian has experience. “He was forceful and only that particular action punished him. He worked well. You have to give chances and see the performance of footballers,” he concluded.