Real Zaragoza added an important point this Thursday in Butarque which, despite leaving it slightly further away from salvation, maintains its distance against a direct rival, as David Navarro explained at a press conference. «I value the tie. We have to be pragmatic. What makes it good is the fact that you maintain the goal rating and the distance from the start of the game,” he said.
For the coach, the White team was superior for almost the entire duel, although with physical problems during the second half. «Regarding the game, we were very good in the first half, not so good in the second. Cissé’s entry has punished us,” he analyzed. Zaragoza introduced some players who had come from inactivity into the eleven: «They have done a very good game while the gasoline lasted. Then we spent 15 bad minutes due to the physical tone in which we have not been well coordinated as a team. “We tried to apply intensity without order first, and it penalized us, because the Lega came out well from that timid pressure,” he added.
After seeing the change in dynamics in the game, the coach made some variations to tie the point. «With the changes the party has become balanced again. “You have to be positive in the sense that, when you can’t win, at least you don’t lose.” In addition, he commented that the entire team is working to achieve the objective, regardless of the distribution of minutes. «The performance is going to be there. It’s a matter of choosing the right ones for how you think you can win the game.. There are other players who have participated less and are perfectly ready to play. Happy with those who have not left and with those who have.
After the crash, the coach was already thinking about Zaragoza’s next match, this Sunday at the Ibercaja Estadio against Mirandés, in a match in which his team will have up to two days less rest. «It seems to me a tremendous mistake on the part of whoever organized that. In a competition in which the players are not used to three games a week, That the rival has 48 more hours makes me angry», stated David Navarro.
The coach considers that this is a serious error that could affect the preparation of the match and benefit one of the opponents. «Whoever made the calendar was wrong. “It’s a big grievance.”. Even so, Navarro does not want a victim-oriented story and emphasizes that they must go all out for the game. «Get out of there, no excuses. We play at home, with 20,000 people pushing.”
Likewise, he believes that the status of direct rival in the lower zone can make Mirandés a tougher opponent than other better-ranked teams. «We are going to play another final in which we risk our lives and so do they.. Those at the top also play it, but with a net. “We don’t have it.”
Finally, he spoke about a weeklong Second Division matchday in the middle of Holy Week and the importance of pampering the fan. «We all have to take great care of the fans.. Football belongs to the players, but it is what it is worldwide because of the followers. If one day they get tired and are not there, this is over.
