Garitano repeated in Getafe the pattern exhibited against the Betis. The same idea against two very different teams. Is a Athletic very different from the one before the break? “There is not so much difference … or very little. The other day we got it right in the first one, from then on it got easier, and we played well. But you always have better and worse games ”, said the deriotarra. The positive is that the team “has a line and is always recognizable”, although he added that the draw “was a shame” seeing how the crash got: “We had a very good first half, but in the second we had to give them more scares. We have defended well, but it has cost us more ”.
Neither believe Garitano that this version of the Athletic be more associated with the ball: “At the beginning of the season we were being more combinative than ever.” And in Getafe They tried to give continuity to what happened last day. “In this field, combining is … they get very much on you and there is no time to think, but the team, whenever possible, has tried to combine,” he said.
The footballer's profile influences. “Victor it has more defensive deficiencies, on the other hand it helps us more when getting the ball out ”, explained the coach. The choice of players “always has nuances that help you in some things and harm you in others.” Longing for Garitano is to achieve a balance: “We try to mix it up so that the team has both. Defensive order, pressure, football, direct play when it has to be, what is needed at all times ”.
Merit of Getafe or demerit of Athletic? “Half and half”, in the coach's opinion. There were two faces of the rojiblancos. “Nor is it normal for a team in Getafe is so superior to them, it has rarely happened. Maintaining what we have done in the first half would have been difficult, “said the Drift. The azulones, “without occasions, yes they pressed more” and saved the equalizer. Visitors lacked “freshness”, especially upstairs. Garitano again affected the few troops available to him in offensive positions: “Villalibre I was tired, we had to make two forced changes. The lack of a refreshment striker, which other teams have, to go out in the last 20-25 minutes … we don't have it ”.
Victor also ended “tired” and the Athletic accused him. “We have been left with a little lack of some change to enhance the center of the field,” said the coach, who highlighted his performance in a context other than that of the Betis: “He has given criteria in a game with so many disputes and aerial play. He has a lot of personality, he handles well when there are spaces and you have to play. Despite not being fast or having a passing game, he is aggressive and competitive. I am happy with the work he has done ”.