It is clear that Míchel Sánchez likes what. He wants to win and that’s the most important thing, after all. But he never sleeps peacefully, thinking about how. And one thing is a consequence of the other. He would go home satisfied, because Girona would end up claiming victory. In the final stretch, with suffering included. But three points that are always welcome. Now, on the homework list, the technician wrote a few things on it. He is aware that it is necessary to improve, because the coin will not always fall on the side it touches. This is the First Division and a lot of work has to be done to win. He felt that Valladolid had dominated many facets of the game. But at the same time, he recognized that in the areas, where the decisive things happen, his team had been the strongest. Defending and attacking.
“These are three very important points that give us a lot of strength”, he said to close the press conference. Earlier, for a while, he had explained what he had liked and what he thought needed to be strengthened. “The way you get the points is what ends up telling you in which position you end the season.” First clear message: it was time to talk about the way of playing and here there were aspects that I just highlighted in red. “We started well, and so did they. Maybe they were better in the game, although we dominated the areas. It was an even match. We defended our possessions very well and scored two goals in the three or four chances we had. There are many things that need to be improved. We have to do many and well to keep adding up. This team must go further”.
He had seen a “dominant” Valladolid. It was explained: “Not because he had more possession, but because he stole from us better and was more comfortable in our field. But football happens in the areas. In this sense we have been superior. We defended the set ball very well and scored in strategic actions. The small details always add up and on this occasion that’s what happened.”
He left “happy” with “the attitude” and also “the effort”, remembering that “it costs a lot” to win in the First Division and sending a message of optimism to the fans: “Surely our people will see us play better”. And he praised Samu, key when he entered the pitch: “If he is right, he protects us a lot with possession”.
