MADRID, 23 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Athletic Club coach, Marcelino García Toral, was “disappointed” after losing to Real Madrid (1-2) for the second time this season and assured that it seems “quite unfair not to have added at least one point” in the duel disputed in San Mamés on the occasion of matchday 21 in the Santander League.
“Every time I lose it is always a defeat. It is a shame that in six minutes we conceded two goals and everything went uphill. That forced us to score three against Madrid, which for a few dates has been a very little fit. It was difficult for us to recover from it. first goal, we had a bit of misfortune, and the rival only had to push it, “he analyzed.
“Sometimes they favor you and other days the rebounds hurt you,” he added about Benzema’s 0-2. “From then on, the team’s response was fabulous. Madrid had no chances to score and we had a goal from Sancet with the only way to beat Courtois that exists, that he hits the post and enters,” he said.
“But then we were not effective in the pressure although we settled in the middle block. And in attack we had good combinations but we lacked the goal, which I think we deserved. Madrid could put the third in a counterattack, but we also managed to draw the game, “added the ‘lions’ coach with pride.
In addition, Marcelino said he was “satisfied” by his players but “annoyed” by the result. “It seems quite unfair not to have added at least one point. I will stay with the positive part and hopefully every day we will be a better team to win more, which is what we all want,” he said.
“I think we deserved more because a draw would not have surprised anyone. We do not have impotence. But we do consider this result to be unfair. It is also up to us to make a positive reading of the competitive level of the team against a very adverse result from minute 6. It bothers me a lot to lose, I am disappointed because we could have succeeded and had luck, but we still have to congratulate the rival and also mine for their effort, work and play, “concluded Marcelino.