Sergio Pellicer: “Alberto Quintana is the Busquets profile; present and future of Malaga “

Tie rating. “We have run three or four kilometers more than the rival, we have a lot of intensity. What worries me is recovering players because they are mentally strong. Now another maelstrom comes to us and we are going to wait. That everyone ends up dead makes a coach proud ”.

Cartagena's goal. “A set piece action gets them into the game. The team generated a lot in the first half that it was even in terms of occasions. I don't see it as scratching a point. I think we have competed at a good level, knowing that there have been times when we have not been comfortable. It was very close, but we had more shots and more possession and the team responded by going behind on the scoreboard. Cartagena is risking life and they are very intense and we have matched it. The result, seeing the circumstances, is a point to assess ”.

He traveled with only 14 professionals. “It is complicated but we are handling it like that throughout the season. Several have ended up asking for changes. Right now we are 12 professionals with two goalkeepers for Tuesday. But in the face of any adversity we are growing and we are getting the points. Thinking beyond is the biggest mistake we can make. We will see tomorrow, that we arrive at 4 or 5 in the morning and train in the afternoon, who we have available. There is no excuse, we came for the three points, but we know how difficult it is to score and how the rival was doing ”.

Cartagena's goal. “The error is an accumulation of errors. Our goal is also an error of the rival forced by us. It is an action that comes from a throw-in, you have to be prepared and it is normal. I am most annoyed by the first action of the first minute that gets them into the game. We will have to improve and do self-criticism. But I'm happy for the effort and for pushing until the end ”.

The youth squad Alberto Quinbtana was the starter. “We already know Alberto Quintana, we know the characteristics he has. It is sad, especially because we had to make that tactical change. He was doing well, he gives a lot of continuity, he has to keep improving. Alberto Quintana is the present and future of Malaga because he is a Busquets-type profile, for putting a label on him. He is a player who has a very furnished head. He is getting the steps little by little and I am tremendously happy “.