Huesca fished in the Mestalla much less than it deserved. Valencia can be given with a song in the teeth for the added point. After all, he did it with only two shots between clubs and thanks to a goal he scored Wass of lack almost accidentally. The Huesca did everything to win and only Jaume and the crossbar deprived them of their first win on their return to First Division. Siovas' goal only made him avoid what would have been clearly unfair. This Valencia still lacks a lot. And not only reinforcements, but also or above all.
Grace ventured rotations because it's a long week and Racic, Jason and Manu Vallejo were his novelties. Also the presence of Hugo Guillamón, although his for a greater cause. Míchel opted for Juan Carlos instead of Eugeni and wanted to give Seoane a chance before deciding whether to go on loan. Maybe the last one. Or not, because the Madrilenian was one of the most active and Huesca does not have enough troops. Míchel in turn introduced a tactical variation. He placed Ferreiro on the right wing (the best of the match with Mosquera) and thus went on to play with four in the middle and Rafa Mir and Okazaki in the lead.
Huesca entered the scene with the clearest ideas. They knew how to defend and also used their weapons to attack. There was no news from Valencia in the Andrés Fernández area until after many minutes and although the strength of the Huesca team had not been precisely against Villarreal or Cádiz to generate chances, in Mestalla they had them of all colors. The pressure of Míchel's men short-circuited the exit of Gracia's. Racic and Kondogbia gave more presence than criteria to the black and white medullary.
However it was Valencia who hit first. He did it in his only shot on goal in the entire first half. And finish off for saying something, because only Wass will know if he was really looking for a goal in the free-kick that led to the 1-0. The Dane's side throw went through the legs of several teammates without any deflecting it and such a tumult of legs threw Andrés Fernández off the track, which remained making the statue while the ball sneaked into his net. It was the 37th minute and Valencia had the game where it had not deserved.
Huesca's dominance went further after passing through the dressing room. Mosquera marked the line of how far Gracia's men could pass and Ferreiro began to play. If not for Jaume, the Huesca would have drawn long before Siovas' goal. The siege was tremendous. Seoane, Ferreiro and Pulido had it. Not even Siovas' success did justice to what he was seeing, but at least he recognized the effort of some and the inexperience of others.
Valencia only made it drain water from its area and if it survived in the game it was because of its goalkeeper and the crossbar, which deprived Okazaki of signing a goal. Until minute 76 Andrés Fernández did not have to reappear on the scene and it was to block a distant shot from Kondogbia. As much as Gracia moved the bench, hers still did not go. They did not create, they did not break lines nor did they hardly step on the area. They only took bullfighting shame in the added time, but there Huesca knew how to be in his place and defended the minimum that he had earned.
Javi Gracia: “In the three games we have been worse than our rivals”
Match conclusions: “It is evident that it was not a good game, that the rival was better. We started better but there was a time when, being worse than the rival, the team tried to score the second goal but we weren't able to. Given the game that has been, I do not want to say that the point is good, but it will have to be valued since it was not a good game … because the rival was better.
The start of the matches: “In other games, the rival had had many occasions, with losses from us. Today has not been like that but we have been dominated by the possession of the rival. We have tried to have a little more control to avoid chances but it hasn't helped us much ”.
He has been seen less energetic than on other occasions: “I'm upset but wants to be critical regardless of having had more or fewer exits. I don't think I was more or less energetic. It was not for lack of enthusiasm and interest. We will try it in future commitments ”.
Gameiro has said that there is a lack of desire: “To value a few words from a player who understands the language well but handles better in another language is to look for other things. I am convinced that neither he nor the team have lacked the will. For lack of desire it is not. Kevin, in the time he's been out, has done things well. He has offered options for the offensive game and has been sacrificed on defense. As for attitude, I disagree on that ”.
Míchel: “We deserved more than this draw”
Satisfaction when leaving Mestalla: “We played a great game, on a beautiful stage, against a great rival. Intensity and not granting transitions… The team line has been better. We had more arrivals than them, we finished more, we focused more, we ran more. I can't put any but to the team ”.
Seoane: “He is a player who has made a step forward. Mosquera has been very good with him in the double pivot. The bad thing is that we couldn't get the three points we deserved ”.
Market: “All coaches ask the same thing: to be able to complete the squad as soon as possible. But the market is like this and there is still time for players to arrive. The players who are arriving we ask that little by little they take their best version and understand what the team wants. Gastón is a player who has to help us ”.
Lack of chances for Valencia: “The lack of chances for Valencia, Huesca has a lot of merit. Everything we've done with the ball has made us avoid the transitions they make with high-quality players. I am happy because the rival, with all the potential they have, have not created chances for us. We have deserved more than this draw ”.
Gastón Silva, Maffeo and Mikel Rico: “Gastón I don't know how he is. Mikel Rico and Maffeo will go looking at each day and see if they can join the team. competitiveness is important, daily work. It is key that everyone adds up ”.
On Wednesday, Atlético: “We are First Class on our own merits. These players had a spectacular season last year. We can compete against anyone. And that is what we want to do. We are humble and we want to be in First for a long time. Against Atlético we have our options. He is one of the three teams that compete in LaLiga, a great coach, great players. but in our house we want to achieve victory ”.
Changes
Borja Garcia (61 ', Juan Carlos), Yunus Musah (63 ', Jason), Gameiro (63 ', Manu Vallejo), Luisinho (79 ', Pedro López), Javi Ontiveros (79 ', Shinji Okazaki), Lee Kang-In (84 ', Gonçalo Guedes), Joaquin Muñoz (89 ', Ferreiro), Dani Escriche (89 ', Rafa Mir), Vicente Esquerdo (93 ', Uros Racic)
Goals
1-0, 37 ': Wass, 1-1, 62 ': Siovas
Cards
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
VAR Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva
Javi galán (63 ', Yellow