The coach appreciates the “tremendous effort” of his players in Las Palmas, and considers that “the penalty, very early on, was definitive.”
Summary
"The result was negative, we lost out very early on as the penalty against us was definitive. The match was very even, in the first half we generated clear chances to level up the scoreboard. We had a great deal of dominance but lacked accuracy in front of goal.”
All out on the attack
"We were behind on the scoreboard and therefore took risks. We opted to play all the strikers we had on the bench and went all out. This allowed us to create promising goal opportunities, one from Charles and another from En-Nesyri. However, if you don’t score goals it’s impossible to win the match. That’s football.”
Concern
"If we look at the rankings, yes; if we look at the players’ effort, then no. The team made a tremendous effort to overcome the initial goal, we dominated play, but we can’t gain points if we don’t score goals. We had opportunities, but whether we convert them into goals or not is a question of accuracy.”
100% effort
"The players can’t give any more, as they really do give their all on the pitch. They cannot be blamed for anything, only that the lack of success is a matter of quality.”