The manager was regretful that his side got worse as the game went on against Rayo
Villarreal manager, Marcelino García Toral, was not pleased after the Submarine fell to Rayo at the Vallecas stadium. The manager was regretful that his team did not create many chances up front in the second half: “In the second half something was missing up front. We didn’t create chances on goal and it’s difficult to win playing like that. Our opponents didn’t either, but they scored a good headed goal and so won the match”.
Marcelino does not believe that the several injuries they have should be an excuse: “We weren’t in the best state, but we can’t make excuses because of that. We knew that Rayo makes you work hard and eventually they went ahead on the score board. We could have taken a big step today, but in football goals have the final say. We should have done more up front to get us the win. We lacked mobility and getting numbers forward to participate in the attack. That stopped us progressing. We didn’t know how to attack and therefore were vulnerable to them scoring on us whatever they did”.
To finish, the Yellows’ manager said the sooner they turn the page on this the better: “The team shouldn’t blame themselves at all but praise themselves for their attitude”.
