“We have not been well and have hurt us,” says coach Culé after losing to Atlético de Madrid in the semifinals
BARCELONA, Jan. 9 (SportsFinding) –
The coach of FC Barcelona, Ernesto Valverde, downplayed the defeat of his team in the semifinal of the Spanish Supercup against Atlético de Madrid (2-3), and also the doubts that may arise regarding his continuity in the bench, although he admitted that his pupils had accused the bad moments during the crash.
“The coaches always move with the idea of working and giving everything in every game. We know what football is like and that there is permanent instability in the teams when there are no results or when you lose. Now we have lost and I guess we will talk about this, but I dedicate myself to mine, “Valverde responded this Saturday at a press conference.
Without analyzing the uncertainty about his future, he argued that the defeat came in the final minutes but after dominating the match. “It has been a game that we have dominated, perhaps in the first minutes it has cost us more but then we have completely dominated, we have replaced the goal that Atlético has done just after taking it out. In the end, in a couple of plays Atlético has turned around, “he lamented.
“The tie to two has come to us in a situation where we were not in the game, in a fast throw-in and we had the open defense. In the center of the field we had superiority, we wanted to take the ball forward and we were surprised at that play, “commented on the play prior to 2-2, Morata's work from the penalty spot.
Overall, Valverde believes they lost because of those details at the end of the crash. “They have been a couple of situations, we had the controlled game and they have annulled us two goals has kept them in the game. They have had a great success, they are a great team and you can not neglect,” he said.
“We were playing a final, and it is not about generating but about getting it right and that it does not hit you, and there have been times when we have not been well and have attacked us inside and have hurt us when it seemed that the game it was in our favor, “he lamented in this regard.
“A game with a surprising end, has gone as it has been. We have had control in much of the game and we have escaped at the end. Our game has been good in general, but we are here to win titles and we have not achieved. That is the reality, “he concluded.