Quique S. Flores: “We played a good game, but the draw leaves us wanting”
“We have nothing to lose in the derby; we can win the match”
Quique Sánchez Flores was pleased with the game played by his team, although not with the final result because he had been hoping for a win. Nevertheless, the image given by the team was positive and that’s what he highlighted at his post-game press conference. “The feeling that we have is that we played a good match, although it’s true that it leaves us wanting more. Our opponent made things tough for us. In the end, we got a point.”
The manager acknowledged that his team only earned one point but feels different than he did two months ago. “Yes, it’s true that we haven’t lost in give encounters, so we’re always earning points. Although I insist that now we’re not settling for anything other than a victory. We have a positive dynamic. It’s true that it was an even match; the key lay in certain plays. Perhaps we chose poorly in the final pass at times.”
With respect to the reason that he didn’t make more substitutions, he stated that “because we were causing problems. Because we were dominating. For many reasons. Those who were on the pitch were playing well and we had to continue with them.”
Next Saturday’s contest is now on the horizon. “The good thing about the upcoming derby is that we’re going into it in very different form than in the Cup. We feel improved, as we haven’t lost in five matches. We have nothing to lose. We can win the game.”
The ‘rojiblanco’ head coach left it clear that he valued the tie against a team that never gave up despite being down twice and in the battle to avoid relegation. “Almería fought for every ball. It’s very tough to play in the situation in which Almería find themselves. They played well and made things very tough on us. They were able to stay on their feet in the most complicated moments. They have a great coach and fantastic fans. I hope that they save themselves.”
To finish, he noted the positive news that Agüero and Reyes didn’t receive their fifth yellow cards, so they will be able to play against Real Madrid. “We haven’t commented on the situation of Kun and Reyes not receiving cautions. Reyes was smart because there was an action in which he almost brought down the opposing player but corrected himself and avoided a card.”
The manager acknowledged that his team only earned one point but feels different than he did two months ago. “Yes, it’s true that we haven’t lost in give encounters, so we’re always earning points. Although I insist that now we’re not settling for anything other than a victory. We have a positive dynamic. It’s true that it was an even match; the key lay in certain plays. Perhaps we chose poorly in the final pass at times.”
With respect to the reason that he didn’t make more substitutions, he stated that “because we were causing problems. Because we were dominating. For many reasons. Those who were on the pitch were playing well and we had to continue with them.”
Next Saturday’s contest is now on the horizon. “The good thing about the upcoming derby is that we’re going into it in very different form than in the Cup. We feel improved, as we haven’t lost in five matches. We have nothing to lose. We can win the game.”
The ‘rojiblanco’ head coach left it clear that he valued the tie against a team that never gave up despite being down twice and in the battle to avoid relegation. “Almería fought for every ball. It’s very tough to play in the situation in which Almería find themselves. They played well and made things very tough on us. They were able to stay on their feet in the most complicated moments. They have a great coach and fantastic fans. I hope that they save themselves.”
To finish, he noted the positive news that Agüero and Reyes didn’t receive their fifth yellow cards, so they will be able to play against Real Madrid. “We haven’t commented on the situation of Kun and Reyes not receiving cautions. Reyes was smart because there was an action in which he almost brought down the opposing player but corrected himself and avoided a card.”