Marcelino highlights Villarreal’s professionalism and competitiveness against Real Valladolid
Villarreal head coach, Marcelino García Toral, highlighted his team’s determination and competitiveness in the match against Real Valladolid, which the Yellows won in the final minutes after a flurry of chances in the Real Valladolid area. “We were consistent, with an idea from start to finish. We could have gone into halftime with a bigger lead and could have increased our advantage at the beginning of the second half. Then, the opponent penalized us in an action, but the team was able to continue. With patience, but with rhythm, intensity, order and at the end we scored a goal to confirm a victory that I think was absolutely fair”.
In addition, the Asturian coach explained that, despite being very happy with the victory, if the Yellows had not won, he would be equally satisfied with the victory, as they gave their all at all times: “The important thing is that the team transmits competitiveness. Having a clear idea, demonstrating on the pitch that you can compete with any rival and then the success and specific circumstances can help you to score more or less. If that second goal had not arrived today, I would be making the same analysis. I would not be less satisfied with the team’s play, which I am, and very much so, for not having won.”
For Marcelino, moreover, the Yellows are progressing every week in all facets of the game. “We have to try to improve our defensive numbers, but the feeling is that we are becoming a more solid team. We are becoming a team that allows less and less to the opponent. The important thing is that we see a Villarreal generating so much and the opponent generating so little for them. In addition, we have seen a constant team looking for that victory.”
