Imanol Sheriff He admitted after drawing against Alavés that “after having played with one more in the last half hour and not being able to score is something that hurts. We have made merits to win and we have only got one point ”, he began by saying, that yes, in his view“ is not bad at all ”.
The txuri urdin team is not living its best moment in front of the door, forgiving too many occasions. However, the Oriotarra technician is not something that worries him. “I would be more worried if we didn't have chances. Today we have made many changes. Silva has been injured and has entered Roberto Lopez with hardly any heating ”. Despite these circumstances, “the team does not notice it”, he defends Imanol. “We had a great team up front and we only needed to get it right in the last meters. Their goalkeeper has been the best player for them, “so” if we continue like this, the victories will come, “said Orio's.
And it is that “the most important and most difficult thing in football is to make scoring chances. It is seen in any game. This team makes them, many and very clear. We have already played many games “between all competitions” and this team is capable of facing anyone. You have to be proud, “he said.
To continue, the Real Sociedad coach believes that the key moment of the game came with the expulsion of Rodrigo
Battaglia. From that circumstance, “they have gathered even more and it has been very difficult to enter” their area, he analyzed. “Inside you couldn't and outside you had to hit the mark when centering looking for 'Willy' Y Baptist. Defensively they have done a brutal job “, very withdrawn,” and we have played a very good 60 minutes, “he declared. Sheriff.
That caused the goalkeeper of the premises, Fernando
Pacheco, was the most outstanding player of Alavés. TO Imanol
Sheriff, yes, “no” seemed to him that the performance of the goalkeeper was “a nightmare”. He was simply proud of his “team because we have been more than the rival despite the changes. Congratulate Pacheco“Of course,” but I look at my team, which I also want to congratulate, “he replied.
Because after not being able to win the game, the realistic dressing room was “emotionally a bit annoyed because the team is super competitive and always wants to win.” In any case, in the San Sebastian discipline they are “very proud of the 17 games that we have played”, in which they have made “merits to stand up to anyone”. And that's why they will face Thursday's game against Naples “like these 17,” he warned. The Italians will not be “so calm to face this Royal Society”, he assured.
And as revealed Imanol Sheriff at the post-game press conference, the presence of David
Silva, who fell out of the line-up stopped Alavés at the last minute. “Silva he had very good sensations “during yesterday's training” and he knows himself very well, “said coach txuri urdin. “He trained phenomenally and said he was ready to play, although in the warm-up he did not feel comfortable” and they preferred “not to take risks and wait for Thursday”, a day for which “I understand that he will be there”, he said. Sheriff.
The one who has it more difficult to reach Gattuso it is Mikel
Oyarzabal, which suffers “a small grade one tear and there is little recovery time” that it will have. “I have my doubts” that it could be from the game and aligning it “would be risking too much,” he lamented.