"They deserved to win. Football is not just about quality, it's about effort, commitment, playing the limits, giving everything. they deserved it,"
"A team that concedes a goal after two mins is a team that's not ready, a team that's not mentally prepared, not focused, not concentrating.
"A team that concedes a goal after two mins is a team that's not ready, a team that's not mentally prepared, not focused, not concentrating.
- "In an atmosphere like this, to concede a goal, and give the advantage to an opponent, then the opponent are where they want to be. then they can defend, they can counter attack, they stop the game, they simulate free-kicks, they put pressure on the referee, they waste time with injuries," he explained.
"Our problems started in our attitude, where they were playing the Champions League final and we were playing a summer friendly - that is the reality of the way the game started,"
"We had moment of reaction but I think it's difficult for us to play with two left-backs playing centre-back. It's not possible to really dominate and be strong without two dominant centre-backs. And we're playing with two leftbacks playing centre-back. It's difficult to cope with physicality, the mental dominance of the game."
No comments:
Post a Comment