Rubén Pérez, the Leganés midfielder, did not want to listen to some criticism of the team's game and affirmed, after the 1-0 victory against Valencia, that the important thing in the situation they are in is to get the three points regardless of the form.
“As long as there are points we are going to fight them to the end. A clean sheet is essential. Perhaps now we are more defensive than a month ago. People are very critical of the way we played lately but we have been seven of nine,” he said after the duel.
“It may not be the most eye-catching game of the season, but what matters is winning. I don't care how we win, it is leaving the goal to zero and winning games. If people don't like it, nothing happens, the important thing is that the goal is achieved, “added Rubén, who scored again after seven years of drought. His last goal dated from 2013 in Camp Nou when he defended the Betis shirt.
The duel was decided with a goal from his penalty: “The players have to take responsibility and I was the one who personally told the coach that I wanted to shoot the next penalty. I have been lucky to throw it, put it in and give him the victory to the team with the three points “.
“I am happy, at that moment it only occurs to you to put it in your head. You know that you risk failing but in my head I was only putting it in and approaching the teams above,” he added to the media.
On the other hand, he commented: “It was a very close match, very similar to others that we lost during the season. We have been fortunate to get ahead, to keep the goal to zero. Options we continue to have but it is still difficult, we do not depend of us”.
“This victory gives us morale, we are seven out of nine. I still think that goal to zero is essential for us because we are not a very scoring team. We still have options, we are alive. We do not depend on us but we will continue fighting until the end,” full.