Natxo: “There are times when everything is misfortune”

Natxo González appeared upset after the 1-1 against Cartagena at La Rosaleda. Málaga had the game in their hands and lost two points in the last action of the clash. Even so, and despite the bitterness caused by the result, the coach from Vitoria tries to highlight the aspects in which the Blue and Whites have improved compared to previous games.

Silly face: “Yes it’s true. There are times when everything is misfortune and you have to accept it and get through this difficult moment after the game. Tomorrow it will dawn again, but it is hard to go through these moments.

Very cruel ending: “And in what way, half Chilean. They have had more possession in many phases, but it was their only shot on goal in the game when you had seven or eight. But these things happen when you are in these dynamics and in these situations. We have to go through this duel and rescue many good things that could have been done in the game, what happens is that at this moment the hardest, the worst and the bad remains”.

Step back with 1-0: “How many times have you seen this in football? I wish we would have had the ball, more personality, but at these moments you always tend to fall back. They had several forwards on the field. The key is to try to have the ball and get something out when you have it. Although it’s time to be realistic and when you’re experiencing a situation like this and you have the three points so close, you always tend to defend. It happens in all football matches in the world. We were defending well. We had options to have a greater advantage on the scoreboard”.

Fifth yellow of Escassi: “During the week we will see what we are doing. These things happen, some due to injury, others due to suspension, and we will look for solutions and other names as we always do”.

A better Malaga, with more intensity: “We are growing and what we want. It is evidence. That is why she spoke of reinforcing many things that we are doing well. We started very well, then we had to fall back because the rival has a good footing. Even so, we have recovered and we have had transitions to get ahead. The start of the second half was spectacular and it was a shame not to have had more of a difference on the scoreboard because sometimes the fear of losing what you have makes you fall behind. It is the most normal. We have put Escassi with the centrals because the only thing left for them was to play a lot of direct play and in that unfortunate move for us and a lot of success for them, you keep that face that we said at the beginning. Looking at the development of the game is to take away many positive things, but it hurts because what matters most is the result”.

Start of the second half: “The best minutes since my arrival. We seek to relate more, have more pause at certain times. They have been good times and we have to try to continue trusting in it and prolong it over time. Within a game there are many phases, you have to try to control all the phases, but we are on the way to what we want. From there, the result is what has to make all that good”.

Key match against Amorebieta: “You have to play all the games as if they were the last and finish them off physically and mentally because of the demands. It is a missed opportunity, we had it in hand. We are going to Amorebieta for an important match like all the rest. To recover, prepare and continue growing, which is what can give us results”.

Phoebe annoyances: “They were just annoyances, the wear and tear of those above has been important”.