“I needed the goal to regain confidence”

Memphis Depay, forward of Barça, was one of the great protagonists in the duel against him Villarreal after scoring the second goal that put Barça’s victory on track and the Dutchman acknowledged that he really wanted to score to regain confidence.

“I’m happy for the goal, I finally made it. I know I can do better in some cases. I needed this goal to regain confidence. In my head it was clear that I had to score, I couldn’t miss a chance like that. It’s good for my confidence. “I’m mentally strong and I try to work for the team. You have to keep hope and in the second half luckily I was able to score. We needed this victory and I’m very happy,” he said. Memphis, which gave great value to the triumph in La Cerámica, the first of the Barça at home in LaLiga.

“It is difficult for us to add away from home, but today is an important victory. Villarreal is a great team that plays from behind and has shown its quality, so we are even happier. We have shown patience. We are a young team and we have to maintain this spirit of work, “he sentenced Memphis, which revealed that Coutinho “He asked me to shoot the penalty” and that the Brazilian “is a great player and we have to help each other.”

Goalscorer numbers

In addition to assessing the triumph against the Villarreal, Memphis was also asked if he can play the role of goal scorer at Barça and the forward took out chest of his figures of goals and attendances in the last seasons.

“If you look at my statistics in recent years I cannot complain. There are many goals and assists. I think that Barça is a great team and I always try to improve. It is my first season and I try to adapt. I only have to improve,” he said. Memphis, which already adds eight goals in LaLiga.

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