Pellicer: “We made childhood mistakes and that penalizes you”

Two errors in two horizontal passes that have meant the first two goals for Almería: “We knew what we didn't have to do in that initiation zone. The team was fine, but we make two childhood mistakes in situations that we have worked on and against this type of rivals and these players penalize you. The team in the first half was making a great game, taking into account the rival it was. That has changed the game. In the second half we have tried again, but you leave spaces and they with the speed they have… If we scored a goal we got into the game, but with the 0-3 the thing changes. I am sad about the result, but it is not based on the work and the development of the team, although we must give credit to the rival for the quality they have ”.

Being in the middle zone lacks some motivation ?: “This team is ambitious and there is a lot left. It seems that because of the positions at the bottom there is a lot of difference, but there are many teams and they are going to win games. We are all playing it. The result does not go according to the team's work. We have competed at a high level. The analysis of the result is totally different from the analysis of the development of the game. Against this type of rivals we are making mistakes that are penalizing us. We have to know that we must go even further to the limit. I am very proud of my players. We have greatly limited their actions in attack and that against this opponent is very difficult. Those mistakes penalize us. The group's motivation and ambition are brutal. The team is hurt because we wanted the three points. We have tried. There is a lot of ambition and now what worries me the most is recovering the players and thinking about Lugo. We are in the final stretch of the League, all the teams are playing something and we are playing a lot ”.

Return of several touched players: “I am optimistic about the issue of the burden of the players. Both Jairo and Jozabed came from playing the 90 minutes with some discomfort. The game plan was for them to come out during the match so as not to take risks. Same with Escassi. They have accumulated minutes, there have been no injuries except for Mejías, which we think is a blow. They have played players who had not been participating such as Benkehmassa, Ramón, Julio, Cristo, Joaquín, who could not play in Cartagena … Despite the result they have been at a good level. Now it's time to recover and on Thursday to think about Lugo. I see the strong group. We have to be very balanced. I am optimistic because I see the group, I see that there have been players without discomfort and that they have taken a step forward. To think of Lugo with a lot of soul and with a lot of faith ”.

Mejías State: “We think it is a blow, but you have to be cautious because it is a knee and quadruple issue. They are evaluating it and to see how it evolves ”.

Goal annulled to Caye: “With the 0-2 the game was alive. We have had a lot of approach to the area, I do not know how many crossings we have made, it is true that we have lacked tranquility and precision speed. It is one of the parties that we have achieved more centers, more approaches. It is true that we have lacked because the rival protects the spaces very well, plays with the result and there it is true that it has cost us. At half-time we were one goal away from being in the game because I saw the team's work. But you can't make those little mistakes against this type of opponent. These details penalize you a lot and that causes you to wear down on a physical level, but above all mentally and the team has not faltered at any time ”.