Match rating: “We started the game well in all phases. We had ten stellar minutes. We had a lot of precision and players who performed at a very high level of brilliance. Present in attack and defense. It is the first desired time and knowing that it is difficult to have this level of effectiveness. We end up not fitting in and it is something that we must repeat on more than one occasion. Very happy for the victory against a direct rival, for the game and for the competitive level.”
Happy with 4-0 or a clean sheet: “Before starting, I told the players that in the previous game when we had a clean sheet we scored three goals (against Alavés) and today we scored four. There was only one game in 2024 that we didn’t score a goal all year at home. If we increase efficiency at home we are going to add a lot and we have to do this more often. We have the capacity to improve the points at home. This can serve as a starting point.”
Four goals in seven minutes: “I barely had time to think, I had time to enjoy. We scored very nice goals, filling the area with many people. It was a wave, it seemed almost like a training session in which we were very precise. Looking at the plays, it seems to me to be more of our merit than the rival’s demerit. It is difficult to stop that precision.”
Direct rival: “Fourth place is an illusion in which you have to fight until the end. From the beginning, the objective was to enter Europe, which is where Villarreal has been the most in recent years. The second round is more complicated. Winning away from home in the second round becomes more difficult, so it is important to be solid at home. If we look at ourselves, there are two factors: reducing the numbers conceded and having more luck with injuries.”
Gerard Moreno: “If he is at this level, he is a player who offers the performance he has. I hope he can be lucky and, together, master his injury situation to have continuity. The important thing is that we, in December, had almost no forwards. If these players have continuity, the team’s performance will increase.”
-Winter market: “The conclusions cannot be drawn from one game, but from 19. We have to put ourselves in the difficult situation we live in and if something similar to what happened to us in December happens to us in April or May… We must be proactive in case it happens the circumstance and if not, competitiveness is the queen of performance.”
Full front: “We don’t have it complete because Ilias is missing. We lacked Gerard, the adaptation of the new ones… We have to get the performance out of all the players we have and hopefully we can prevent, but we have players with a history of injuries that we must analyze coldly. If we have everyone available, we will fight for the top because we have good players, with attitude and desire to win. “You can never predict what the future is going to give you.”
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