Gregorio Manzano: 'We deserved a victory from todays game'

Gregorio Manzano, coach of Atletico Madrid, appeared at a news conference after the match against Sevilla at the Vicente Calderon with a clear message for his players, happy with the way his side is developing on a football front and also the development of his players.   The Atletico coach does not see the draw against Seville as a step backwards in the aspirations of the team this season. 'When a game in which you want three points doesn’t work out you have to look at the positive and say that they did not add the points either. We played well, it is true that Sevilla has had chance, they have very good players who can hurt you, but I think today analysing the collective work of the team I can only thank them for the effort they have put in today and on Thursday.” He said.   As for the similarity between the team in La Liga, Gregorio Manzano said that 'in football there is so much equality between the teams that the little details make the difference. Today 1-0 would have been the fairest result, as against Osasuna and if it had turned out like that we would be perched on the top. There a long way to go still and I think that Atletico are up there with Valencia and Seville in all aspects.'   The Atletico coach wanted to highlight the attitude of his players after one of the most important weeks in the calendar after the matches against Barcelona, Rennes and Sevilla. “Morale is good. The players may be disappointed to not have won a game, but when one gives everything on the field, there is nothing or nobody to blame. This week has been tough for the opponents against whom we have had to deal with. Overall, I think the team is good and the rest will be positive to regain strength before traveling to Granada' he concluded.