Valverde: “It was a serious problem, but we have fixed it”

Ernesto Valverde appeared in The Gaunas there is a precious mixture of comfort and fear. “All battles of cup They are complicated and we have seen what they have become against him. Girona. They defended well, they did a great job. It’s true they didn’t reach us, but we did not arrive clearly. In the first one yes and in the second one we have options of Guruzetabut cost us a lot”, summed up the technician.

Football is “not only a question of wisdom and finishing, but also of getting it right”, something that Athletic in front of UD Logrones. It only made the difference in the penalty shootout. Roots played against the lions. “We didn’t get it right and, as the game progressed, it fed them. Every minute that goes by without us scoring is a victory for them.“They played a great game,” he repeated. Valverde.

For the Riojans it was “a victory” to play it from the eleven meters. For him AthleticHowever, “this is a serious problem.” The coin falls to the visiting side: “Then we fixed it.”. In the same way they happened to Gironanow we have passed.” Txingurri He admitted that “they prepared the punishments because no one knew what could happen.”

The plan went completely awry in a variation that he did not reveal: “The ones we thought were the best have been thrown out. As the end approaches, you think about the jugs, which I consulted Jon (Aspiazu) and we have already ordered. There was a small change, but I will not comment on it.”.

The coach saw that the tie was in danger before the 90th. “We were a little out of control in that sense of scoring and Which is where we can combine it. The edges become very high, First Gómez It’s very deep, we have a lot of closed and that’s where you can’t fail and concede a counter because that’s what they’re waiting for us to beat.”