Imanol: “They did us a lot of damage from set pieces”

Imanol He expressed his satisfaction with the qualification to the round of 16 obtained at home to Ponferradina, although he was also critical of his team in some aspects of the game. “They are a team that is rising and they know that we have to do a good job to solve the tie, but especially in the set pieces they created many situations for us and it could not be because they are not a very high that team. . This is something we must improve if we want to stay alive in the three competitions. He added that “we carry the weight of the match and their goalkeeper is very good first He has also mended his actions.”

The realistic coach emphasized that “we entered the game well, regardless of whether we were more correct or not, we entered with seriousness and humility, although later we made mistakes. In the second half the tackling was just as good and we scored the goal, but again we suffered from set pieces.

Heavy casualties

According to Oriotarra, the defeats hindered the team’s game and the club was far from its best physical moment: “There is no doubt that it was not the smartest game, we made some changes due to the injuries of Zubimendi and Nayef. Aguerd He woke up with discomfort and couldn’t play anymore. We have that feeling of wanting to find our physical point and luckily we have a few days to prepare for the clash against Villarreal,” explained the Oriotarran.

When asked, Urko, the only throwaway on the call, responded that “it was a technical decision, I told you there would be throwaways and one had to be left out.” He also emphasized that the Vitorian are not looking to leave the team to add more minutes, as they did Sadiq and Do well: “He never asked to leave, like the issue of Sadiq and Do well. They are the ones who asked to leave because there are not enough minutes, if someone wants a minute and asks, we will listen and appreciate it,” he explained. He also spoke about Arsen Zakharyanwho did not play any minutes in the Cup match: “He has been injured for a long time, before the break there were few training sessions because he had a relapse, now he is far from physically toned, he has to work in training. .” Because of this he chose to enter Pablo Marin: “I see the tie is short, I thought so Pablowho are better physically, can contribute more to us,” he highlighted. Imanol.

The Gipuzkoan concluded his appearance by indicating that “we want to play at home in the round of 16 and therefore not make trips and when you play at home you have more to win than to lose.”