José Alberto has acknowledged after the draw against Zaragoza that his team has lacked “success” to achieve victory. “It is not what we wanted, but the draw is the most fair. We lacked precision in the last third, finesse in the last pass ”, he explained. In addition, he wanted to thank the fans for their response once more: “It is amazing to play at La Rosaleda against our people. From here it will be very difficult for us to miss points with games like today or like the ones we have seen before ”.
Match rating: “It was difficult for us to get into the game until the 15th or 20th minute of the first half. Zaragoza at times submitted us and it was difficult for us to take the ball from him and step on the opposite field. From those 15 minutes, we have been very good until 1-1. The second half was less controlled, back and forth, but I saw the team well until the entrance of Igbekeme. From minute 75 it has cost us. Ramón asked me to change, we had to delay Jozabed and that limited us. We have been going for the game at all times. The point is not what we wanted, but it is surely the fairest ”.
100 matches in Second: “Happy, I would have liked to meet them with a victory. To continue, there is not much more ”.
Have Málaga lost two points ?: “I leave with the feeling of having scored a point. Adding is always important, but we would have liked to win and the team has tried everything. We lacked precision in the last third, finesse in the last pass, a little more success and pause to make better decisions in the final section. The game has come out in many moments as we had planned it, but in the end that last pass, which is the most difficult thing in football, is what has penalized us. We have reached that last area very clearly and I think that is what has prevented us from winning today ”.
Errors in the goal of Zaragoza: “I have seen the goal several times. There are goals that are due to mistakes and goals that are due to successes. I think it’s more of a rival’s success than ours. Zapater’s pass to Narváez is an impressive talent and Narváez’s definition is fortune. It happens under the legs of Dani, who does not see the ball, and they are things that happen. Sometimes soccer has these things. The team has been good in that action. We have been daring, we have been brave, sending the message to step forward. There are players who have given a good performance and others who should give us much more, that is the reality. They themselves are the first to know ”.
Changes: “We decided to change two players at halftime because they had a card. The game was very physically demanding and it was important to try not to stay with ten. Kevin was very tired, he dragged problems during the week and he was having a hard time. Jairo interprets attacking situations very well and we wanted to generate two-for-one situations with Víctor Gómez and Chavarría. In the end this is a game of chess and JIM soon removed Narváez and put him in the lead. With Sekou we wanted more presence in the area, to have more finishing options. Roberto had done an excellent job and was beginning to get fatigued. With the entry of Antoñín we wanted to give more energy to the left wing, which we already lacked. Ramón couldn’t continue and we tried to make a daring change and go for the game ”.
Jairo and Antoñín: “I expect a lot from all the players and it is clear that there are players who are not having a good time. We have to try to help them, give them confidence, continuity and get them to their best level. The hits are not ten or twelve players. The successes are from the template. This week we are going to have three games and we need all the players plugged in and to give their best level. It is difficult when they do not have continuity that they can show their best level when they appear, but together we have to help them to give it because we need them all ”.
Ramon: “He has a muscular overload. I couldn’t take it anymore ”.
Ramón’s ownership: “Ramón I love it. I would have liked to have the conditions that he has. We enjoy every day watching him, in games and we expect a lot from him ”.
Sekou: “We have a lot of confidence in him. He has been through a long process of injury and needed training to get to his best level. Little by little we are achieving it and today we have seen 30 minutes of what it can be ”.
Escassi Substitution: “We understood that continuing what we did 15 days ago was the best. Because of the characteristics of the rival, because of the contribution that players could make to us from the bench. That speaks to the competition within the squad. Escassi enters the break for Genaro’s card. For me they are players with very similar characteristics ”.
Hobby: “The fans are amazing. We leave very annoyed for not having managed to win. There is an excellent communion between the fans and the team. You can only see that the players jump onto the field and from here it will be very difficult for us to miss points with games like today or the ones we have seen previously. Then the team may be more successful or less, but we have a committed team that gives everything and makes our fans enjoy. It’s amazing to play at La Rosaleda in front of our people ”.