ANDhe Metropolitano point satisfied Marcelino for all the good work his players had done. “It is impossible to score here if you do not work the unspeakable. The team has done it. Once again we have to thank their commitment and attitude. We went through moments of difficulty at the start of each half, but we were solvent and we did not grant really clear chances. And we, without having many chances, had the two clearest of the game, but we were not right. We are happy with the point, but not totally satisfied because you always want three. It is to be very happy with the performance of the team.
Team changes from season to season
“I could not say. We have continued what we did last season, a preseason to work and the incorporation of young people. Nor do we have a focus that offers us sparks to occupy ourselves (the Cup finals) and we dedicate ourselves to each game training in a phenomenal way“.
The game came out with the script prepared
“No, we wanted to push higher, but Atlético has a great team and a great coach. It moved us from side to side and did not allow us to press up. With the whole team he always showed himself wanting to do and going to the opposite field to steal and play. Most of the time we started combinative attack and from that point of view we were daring enough to try to win. We were giving solutions to the difficulty that the rival entailed “.
The defensive strength of the team
“It is difficult to score a goal. We are a team that in some aspects of the low block we have improved a lot and that prevents them from giving us opportunities. The good results are giving us more and more discretion with the ball. In the end we did not have the success, but we did. The important thing is to generate scoring chances. work with humility and great ambition. We have been five days, we have only conceded one goal and we have conceded very little the rival playing at this time against Atlético and Barcelona “.
Lekue and Balenziaga’s contribution
“That of that there are headlines or it is not your thing. The coach has neither starters nor substitutes and I don’t have them now. I have an extraordinary group. Circumstances and injuries caused the players to act. The team works in a commendable way, we don’t fit in and if you were in my place you would choose them “.
He is a great professional. A very attentive boy. A colleague of mine defined this type of central defender as pessimistic: always attentive to the game, protected by the correct organization. Ancelotti will explain better than me what a pessimistic center-back is. We are very satisfied with him as we are with everyone. “
The expulsion of Joao Félix
“I could not tell, I have no proximity to action. There was a dispute, but I don’t know if there was an elbow or not, the referee was there. We have to respect that opinion. It is not the first time that elbows have been sanctioned. Those of you who have seen action on television will have more value judgment “.
The 6 minutes of addition and the rigor
“I like that the game stops less than is added later. If there is a lot of stoppage in the game, the dynamic breaks even though it is compensated later. But the rhythm of the game is never compensated, which with stops is destroyed. I don’t know how If the referee decides 6 minutes, it is 6 minutes, but it is evident that whenever there is the discount, from then on it is not played. I would like to remind you that last year when injury time had expired they scored a goal for us and we had to accept it. The referee decided that way at the time and now he has decided to stop it. “
