After a draw that did not satisfy either UD or Málaga, Pepe Mel addressed the media considering that the season is not over and that “it is not the same and we must try to get as high as possible and try to win as many matches as possible, starting the weekend for Espanyol ”.
Match rating: “I think that, in the first half, we lacked a little more because we had the game in the first half. They were not comfortable, they were unhappy and did not reach the passes we made. We found gaps and, perhaps, we missed put a little more rhythm. We dominated widely, but we should have gotten more out of it. After the restart we tried to come out the same. Again, we have a mistake in a counter, we give a bad pass, we don't know how to clear well and they score us. that it has this, that it is a game. I think we had enough chances to score a goal and I think we have had opportunities to score more than one goal. The point leaves me cold because in our accounts we added three. We started well, but in the first half we did not know how to win the game “.
Yellow cards in the match: “It is better not to talk about anything arbitration because it does not take you to any port. We have to solve our problem and nothing else.”
Team problems: “In the first half we lacked ball speed. We live a lot with the ball and that goes together with defensive actions. We work a lot with the ball and, the faster it moves, the easier it is to find the spaces. The rhythm of the ball is slow, the opponent is close together, they are comfortable and it costs us much more. That is what has caused me the most anger in the first half because we had options to beat them in the first half, which is when we should have. done. Then we reacted well and had match options. The proof is that the players were very tired. “
Lemos's change and his anger: “I don't care if the players get angry over a substitution. I don't care. What they have to do is focus on the things they have to do and Álvaro was already doing physical stretching. We can't give anything away. Another teammate came in and there is no more to talk. There is no discussion possible. “
Óscar Clemente's party: “He is a player who has grown a lot and gives us control of the game, in addition to making very good last passes and associating with those above. With regard to the card, Óscar is a stud and hits a central defender who is very big and it makes his face hurt a lot. Well, modern football stuff … “.
Arbitration: “I repeat again that it is absurd for me to put myself here to talk about the referees because you don't win anything, only that they get angry with you and that's it. You have to let them do their job. Sometimes they are wrong and others are fine, but how can I be me. I think we have to try to fix the things that do depend on us. The referees have their committees, their things and they evaluate them. They will know if they are right or wrong. “
The attack: “We were a little scarce in terms of people in the offensive plot with the loss of Mujica, Jesé and Kirian. Upstairs we did not have many arguments and both Edu and Aridai have entered very well. I am happy with them. Edu, in the first one he has had, he has shot on goal and Aridai has been incisive on his side. They have interpreted the game well and I am happy for them. The players are the ones who have to say 'here I am' “.
objective: “It would be disrespectful to ourselves if we closed the season. I think we have to be respectful of the club we represent and scoring 60 points is not the same as 55. It is not the same and we must try to get as high as possible and try to win as many matches as possible, starting the weekend with the Spanish. There will be players who will be tired and will have to be refreshed, but that means absolutely nothing. “