Valverde: “It was a good game on our part”

Ernesto Valverde acknowledged at the end of the match that his team played a good game, especially in the first half. Lack of success prevented us from achieving more than we deserved. “Football is like that. Sometimes you get a goal out of nowhere and other times you don’t convert. In the first half we played, the game and the chances we had, the game was open. They put themselves first. We managed to draw and even win, but Betis counterattacked to make it 0-2. “It was a great game on our part,” he said.

The coach wanted to congratulate himself on the upcoming match. “We are all congratulating ourselves on the game we played. The team was very tired, the last stretch we were very tired, we tried to push. “If we play all the games like this, we will win a lot,” he added.

Alvaro Djaló played at the top of the attack for the wounded Gorka Guruzetawho has suffered lower back problems: “I hope this is not his best game, that he can play better. When he plays up front, he also moves on the wing. “It’s been very good.”

The man from Gasteiz explained the injuries sustained by the forward from San Sebastián and Mikel Jauregizarwho suffers from back pain. “In the case of Jaure He came in with discomfort during the week. What of Guru “Their mischief yesterday, but they are both pretty bad, I preferred not to force them for what is coming during the week,” he stated regarding the matches against Ludogorest this Thursday and Valladolid on Sunday in Zorrilla.

His players missed a large number of chances, but the coach left satisfied with their ability to create them. “The worst thing for a player is not hitting the mark, the worst thing is not having any chances. That makes it difficult for you, it makes you unable to get into the game, but when you have chances it’s easy. The success.”