At the end of the game, Sergio Pellicer and Antonio Hidalgo engaged in a dialectical intersection that threatened to come to blows. Things got so hot that the field manager and some players had to mediate. It is appreciated how the delegate of Malaga, Victoriano Giráldez Carrasco and Matos have to mediate to prevent the brawl from getting older.
Already in the press room, Hidalgo admitted his responsibility. “It's more my fault than hers. Surely I have made some comments that he did not like and they are comments that at the end of the game you have to save them. They are doing a great job. Pellicer is the coach that Málaga needs now and in the future ”.
Pellicer downplayed it. “What happens in the field stays in the field. I understand all the situations because we lived it last year, with a team in these situations and with the whole level of tension. He is a player who has made history here and there he stays. Everything else, I have apologized and if I have ever been able to react, that was not appropriate as well. But there it stays, my utmost respect to Sabadell and Antonio “
Pellicer touched on other issues in the press room.
Satisfaction for victory. “It was the most complete game of the entire season in all facets. Already in the first half the team has been playing in the opposite field. By getting the goal he has continued to push, I think it is an evolution. That has to be the way. The team has managed to recover despite all the adversities and we have to continue. Tremendously proud of the group's work. I am happy with the work and because you see that there is a transfer of training to the field. That is the best path for all players, both for those who have participated and for those who have not. Training in this way we will be closer to the objectives. The players in a difficult week have taken a step forward. Today was a game of six points plus the 'goal average'.
The 1-0 of Luis Muñoz: “I am not surprised because I see him training, I was surprised that he did not put them in because he has been scoring goals in all training sessions for three weeks and in the same action. Both he and Jozabed are appearing second-line. It generates a lot of wealth for us ”.
Soul aspect: “We had that local duty. There have been many games with different and complicated contexts and the team has managed to recover. Everything is in the head. It makes us move our legs, and also that feeling. These two victories against Rayo and today against a complicated opponent who is much better as a visitor are so that they continue to believe and have that soul to continue with that hunger that the team has shown. After the goal he wanted to keep pushing up and generating chances, with the defense line advanced and that is key ”.
Market pending: “It is a situation that Manolo Gaspar (sports director) has to talk about. We are in a situation where there is full confidence in the group. We finished with homegrown players, even though they had only a few minutes. Confidence with what I have and in the quarry. It is true that a professional file that could come to help us would be ideal due to the limited number of files that we have, but a savior is those of us who are in the team on a day-to-day basis. On the subject of Calero, Alexander came and he is a player who has entered dynamics. And if someone comes, they have to come with that idea of helping both inside and outside. From there, very happy with my group “.
First penalty of the season: “The penalty issue is circumstantial. We keep pressing and players appear pressing. It is not a team that when it scores a goal it goes backwards. I wanted more. After so long it has appeared. The only negative sign is Ismael's injury, but above all there is optimism. Break that statistic, because it seemed that the team did not step on the rival area. And a large part of the team plays in the rival field with this idea of the game ”.
Ismael Casas Injury: • We think that he sprained his ankle, but we wait until tomorrow, they will carry out relevant tests ”(It has been confirmed that it is a sprain in his left ankle).