Quique S. Flores: 'I think that we played better and the victory was just”
The manager acknowledged that his team was able to cancel out the opponent’s virtues
Quique Sánchez Flores acknowledged that his team did what they had to do to earn the three points and assured that “it was a match that could have taken us into the upper part of the table and fortunately that’s what happened. Getafe is a great team, they were coming off some good games, but we played better and the victory was just.”
The head coach of the ‘rojiblanco’ squad continued to speak about the match and said that “when a team doesn’t play well, it’s often because of the way that their opponent is playing. Atlético de Madrid was able to cancel out the best parts of Getafe’s game, and that’s why they didn’t play at their usual level. We played the match the way we wanted to.
“I stopped being superstitious a long time ago. I didn’t think that the holiday, fan club day, could harm my team. We wanted to dedicate a win to the widow and children of Arteche and fortunately we were able to do that. It was a victory about what he represented on the pitch.”
The manager also had time to explain the reasons for which he left Forlán on the bench. “We placed our bets on those who have been training with the team the past 15 days. He was tired from his trip and we decided to give him rest, knowing that he could come on at some point later in the game. Regarding Tiago and Filipe, I don’t like to talk about starters. I have a great squad and everyone has their chances to play. Now they’re at the same physical level as the rest of the group,” Quique wrapped up.
The head coach of the ‘rojiblanco’ squad continued to speak about the match and said that “when a team doesn’t play well, it’s often because of the way that their opponent is playing. Atlético de Madrid was able to cancel out the best parts of Getafe’s game, and that’s why they didn’t play at their usual level. We played the match the way we wanted to.
“I stopped being superstitious a long time ago. I didn’t think that the holiday, fan club day, could harm my team. We wanted to dedicate a win to the widow and children of Arteche and fortunately we were able to do that. It was a victory about what he represented on the pitch.”
The manager also had time to explain the reasons for which he left Forlán on the bench. “We placed our bets on those who have been training with the team the past 15 days. He was tired from his trip and we decided to give him rest, knowing that he could come on at some point later in the game. Regarding Tiago and Filipe, I don’t like to talk about starters. I have a great squad and everyone has their chances to play. Now they’re at the same physical level as the rest of the group,” Quique wrapped up.