Quique Setién has admitted that the team is tired, after a game in which Barça won but in which they ended up suffering a lot. “We should have decided the game in the first half, with two more goals. Then everything got complicated, when the first half was very comfortable,” said the Cantabrian. Asked about missed opportunities before the break, the coach admitted that “inspiration goes well and well”. “Bad control, punctual action, and everything changes. In Villarreal everything went well for us, and we found the way to the goal, and not today,” he said. The coach has made no secret of seeing the team nervous at the end as they have failed to sentence: “I am worried about not being able to sentence before and having the team so tired,” he said.
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Setión explained that “it was necessary to give Suárez a break after five games”, as the Uruguayan was initially a substitute. “In the second half it cost us a lot, because there were more spaces, we had to retreat on defense, and it costs. In addition, there is a point of fatigue,” he acknowledged. The coach explained that “in the second half it was necessary to protect the area, as they have done a lot of centering, and it has been possible.”
The coach emphasized the fatigue: “I haven’t seen any players fresh, they haven’t played 72 hours since the last game, they have been very tired, it was hot and the grass was dry. When you’re tired you lose. more balls, it’s hard to make good decisions … We haven’t turned off football, it’s been more physical “.
Griezmann, with discomfort
Setión also spoke of Griezmann, replaced at the break: “He asked for the change because he was suffering from discomfort,” he said. He also praised the work of Ter Stegen, who avoided defeat: “He always helps us, like the other players, his job is to stop balls and he has done very well.” Another proper name has been Gerard Piqué, who almost never rests: “He is a very smart player. He knows how to avoid efforts that do not touch, but it is normal that he also notices fatigue. In games like this, he prefers to defend looking forward, not going back “.
Finally, he also spoke about how the team finishes the competition: “I don’t know if we deserve to win the league, but we do do it to be better than we are right now. We generate a lot of chances but we lack luck.”
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