VILA-REAL. The smile reached almost from ear to ear. Marcelino García Toralcoach of Villarreal, after his team’s victory (3-1) against Las Palmas that places them in third position after eight games played. “We all would have agreed to be third with 17 points on matchday eight having played against Barça and Atlético de Madrid, we are very happy,” stated the Asturian coach.
“We cannot make a better balance after bringing joy to our fans,” he explained after acknowledging that, although in the first half Las Palmas created “some clear chances” and “they could have been more intense,” in the second half their team was “very superior” and deserved the victory.
“After minute 1 (of the second half) we were very good, we generated a lot to have sealed the game much earlier,” he stated. He added that “in the second half the whole team was fluid, they put pressure on the loss very well and recovered the ball.” Of course, about the equalizer he scored Fábio SilvaMarcelino regretted that it was a “foreseeable action.”
Will assign penalty takers
He also regretted the penalty missed by Alex Baena and announced that he will determine the shooters from now on. “I will try to be more specific, I am always in favor of the player who is in the best condition taking the penalty, but from now on I will assign in order who is going to take the penalties,” he reported.
Asked if the Champions League is the objective, Marcelino was as cautious as ever: “Our objective is to be better, it is evident that we have to improve in many facets of the game, but we are good for being a team with so many changes and a super calendar complicated at the beginning. It is something to be proud of and satisfied with the footballers.”
Now Villarreal has to visit the Santiago Bernabéu before reaching the second national team break, and the coach groggy He knows how difficult the duel will be. “It’s very complicated, they haven’t lost in many games there and they have a lot of potential. Let’s see if we get players back and try to compete, let’s see what happens,” he concluded.
