MADRID, 15 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The UD Almería coach, Joan Francesc Ferrer ‘Rubi’, highlighted the importance of the point achieved this Sunday in the match against Atlético de Madrid and recognized the great work of his players for having treated Atlético de Madrid “one on one “, at the same time that he praised the game of his team and the virtues of the mattress team.
“We went well to the game, but in the last third of the field we failed, which usually happens to us. I don’t know if that play (goal disallowed from Kondogbia) has been key. The team was convinced to treat Atlético one on one “, acknowledged the coach at a press conference after the game.
The Catalan coach explained the changes in his eleven and praised his team’s game against a “very physically strong” team. “A coach must make decisions when he sees things that he doesn’t like without selecting the matches in which to be intense. Atlético have had two clear chances, but not because of disorganization of the team, they are very physically strong and they win duels. That’s how we They have done more damage than with the elaborate game, which has been quite controlled,” he said.
“It is very important that the fans are happy and today, winning or losing, we cannot blame the fact that the team has been intense, they have competed well. Atleti have a great team and a great coach and we have competed at their level. The difficulty is maintaining it and do it every day. In the end there will be times when it is better to give continuity to an eleven and others it will be necessary to move it. We cannot give away a single game”, he added.
The Catalan did not want to talk about the classification and recalled the goal of 40 points. “This is a long-distance race, I look at 40 points and everything we get close to is positive. The important thing, more than scoring, was the issue of sensations. Almería was doing well before the break. Now we want to get closer to the middle of the table”, he concluded.