Ernesto Valverde was very pleased with the victory his team achieved against Real Madrid, which broke a bad league streak against the whites at seven defeats and two draws. “It’s a great joy, you’ve seen the atmosphere on the field. It’s three important points, it gives us confidence in what we’re doing and it means we’re doing well. It’s a complicated match because they’re all against Madrid. You can lose it, but we move forward,” he noted.
The coach pointed out the keys to the match: “We tried to make them uncomfortable, put pressure on them so that they don’t play easily and put a high speed in the game, which we usually do in San Mamés. The key is to be like ourselves, do what we do best and make the opponent unlike themselves. It is true that we had to suffer when they were losing.”
The player from Gasteiz surprised his eleven, making Gorosabel and Adama the headlines on both sides. “I don’t know why it’s surprising, they played well in Europe the other day. Only three days have passed since the Vallecas game, I thought that Gorosabel could be good for us. Adama needs to grow in the games, it seems like the most normal thing to me.”
Txingurri expanded his argument. “Experience is gained by playing, if you don’t play you have nothing. There are young players but now they are better, with more experience in a strong game and against a good opponent. Changes are valued based on the result. This seems like a logical situation to me. Galarreta has only played two games, we have to take care of him, Jauregizar can play well in that position as he showed today. “I didn’t think the changes were that big of a deal,” he added.
Carlo Ancelotti pointed out that it was a draw. “You lose a lot of games tied against Madrid. Every coach shoots for his team. In the first half we were better, we were clearly in danger. After the goal they came together. It could have been a draw, but because we won…”
The coach was also asked if this is a victory that strengthens the team to fight for the Champions League. “It strengthens us in the positions we are in. It is fictional because we played another game. Our intention is to move to the range of positions, where we have been for years, do what we made last year or improve it.”
Source: La Verdad
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