Diego Martinez, coach of the Pomegranate, assumed this Sunday defeat with the Atlético de Madrid (6-1) as “a toll” that a team that “is learning and growing in these types of new situations” has to “pay”, but advocated looking to the “front” and that the “emotional hangover” last “as long as possible. minimum”.
“Congratulate the Athletic. It has been superior to us. We have started both parts badly, both the beginning of the first and the second, conceding a goal. Then it is true that the first half I think the team improved as the minutes passed and we had the option to tie with that of Victor Diaz (stop by Oblak) ”, he assessed in the telematic press conference after the meeting.
“Then we conceded a goal at the beginning of the second half. It hurt us a lot. Against this type of rival you cannot concede anything. It was done, we learn from the defeat, we look ahead and the emotional hangover has to last us the minimum. Fucked and upset, yes, but we have to turn the page “, he continued in the Metropolitan Wanda.
“On Thursday we have another game,” he recalled Diego Martinez, referring to the duel of the last previous round of the Europa League against Malmoe, before insisting on the same idea after 6-1: “It's the toll we have to pay for being a team that is learning and growing in all kinds of new situations.”
Joao Felix caused many difficulties Pomegranate throughout the first half. “He is a player of a lot of quality and a lot of talent. We tried to adjust in the second half by changing the positioning, but you conceded the goal right away and they with the score in favor have been much better, “he said.