Villarreal coach Unai Emeryhe said after winning the Valencia at La Cerámica that “we have played many games at home and we are growing. We have won, but we are growing and we are knowing how to suffer, it is to be satisfied, we expected a hard-working and strong rival, and that's how it has been ”.
“In the first part we were good, but His tie has thrown us a bit off track. In the second half we were not so fine, but we knew how to find the goal and then we knew how to work well on defense, he said about his vision of the game.
“There are certain mental aspects that I want to insist on, like knowing how to compete in difficulty, when you have to suffer the attacks of the rival and you are not fine. We have lived it today, but I think the team has been able to react, it has three victories at home. After Barcelona (defeat 4-0) the team has managed to recover, we are better on defense in difficulty, and that is a good sign, “he added.
He stressed that his players knew how to cover Gayà and that was key: “Samu and Take have covered it well, it is something that we have worked on this week, and that satisfies me, we believe that this is the improvement”.
“Now comes a competition in which we need people to enter. Today Alfonso -Pedraza- has played a great game, Samu has been good, Take continues working, Bacca always comes out wanting, so we are trusting them. The work of the team and the group is key, we must generate that trust so that everyone is important ”, he indicated.
Further, Emery He considered that the positive reading is that the team responds with maturity in the problems. “We have the capacity to respond at the mental level of the team, today was a day for that and to take advantage of this opportunity to be able to get up,” he explained.
Of the Valencia He gave that it was the team he expected, the one he had seen in his away games, “a balanced team that has good players.” “It is true that there may be external problems, but they are a good team and with a good coach, so I think they can be there. Today we have suffered at times, beating them was important, so we are happy, “he said.
About the Japanese Kubo, who was sent off near the end of the game, said: “I focus on work with him, I have spoken with him and the demands we move are high, he is a good player and his progression is clear. Today he played 30 minutes , we scored and Kubo had to work more on defense, they got two cards from him and it is not very normal, we are going to appeal, but I have told him that it is one more process for him “.