Victory: “Hope is the last thing you lose. A team with faith and a hunger to achieve and prove things. Their victory was unfair. Much physical wear, we deserved more. We have gone desperately, but with order and faith. We have done it. achieved, we are satisfied. We would have liked to win. There are things to continue improving, the season has just started and we are not at the best physical level. “
More comfortable in the first part: “After a great first half, keeping control of the game. We couldn't find the goal and they did. With so much wear and tear, they closed the lines well, it was hard for us to find spaces and we looked for them on the outside with centers. In the end the goal has arrived with faith. They are very good, you can't always have possession. “
Players debut: “Very good in general. They have that audacity, they will show what they are. They are not promises, they are realities. It is what we need, people with faith, with desire, with drive. Happy for them, that they do not take a defeat. “
Goal canceled: “They are plays, the referee is there to make decisions, sometimes they make mistakes. To think about the next game.”
Mikel Merino: “Without a doubt we are at the level of the best”
Joy for the debut: “Right now I only have emotions of joy and satisfaction. I am not here by chance and I have worked hard to enjoy this debut. I am very happy to have contributed to my teammates.”
Illusion in the team: “The truth is that it is very exciting to see this team. We are all very young players, with a lot of desire and we are very well accompanied by the veterans, who help us and are at the top level. We learn a lot from them every day. His personality has attracted a lot of attention and what he shows in each training session and game. He is a very brave coach and you can rarely see that “.
Beginners: “We are ambitious, we like to compete in large stadiums. That is where you have to get your full potential. This team always comes out to win regardless of where we play or against whom.”
It runs in the family: “My father always shows me his goal in Stuttgart with Osasuna and he always reminds me of it. For me it is a pride and a pleasure to be here many years after my father was there. I am looking forward to seeing him and giving him a hug.”
Selection level, at the level of the best: “You just have to watch the games of this last period against these teams, Spain is undoubtedly at that level. Now it is a matter of the team adapting and taking the systems that the coach works and perfecting them to the maximum. Without a doubt we are at that level of the best. “
His time in the Bundesliga: “I learned a lot in terms of life and also in football. I came to Dortmund with 19 and learned a lot in the technical-tactical aspects. It was a great experience for me and I keep it with great affection.”