The Espanyol coach regretted receiving the equalizer in the 98th minute: “There are screwed people because the team has given everything to win”
Luis García refused to assess whether there was a foul on Roger Martínez in the action that allowed SD Eibar to equalize the match
The technician of the Spanish, Luis Garciaassured after drawing against Eibar (2-2) that “football has been cruel to us” because of Puado’s own goal after a double that already made people dream of three points. Furthermore, the coach acknowledged that “the team is hurt and angry. I have seen very screwed people because they have given everything to win.” However, he stressed that “we have to stand up because I only understand life that way.”
Luis Garcia He did not want to enter into controversy and refused to assess whether there was a mistake regarding Roger Martinez in the action that ended with the final tie at 2 of the Eibar: “It is true that the goal foul is preceded by another foul that could be called in our favor, but it is also true that we have to defend that action better. I think we must look at ourselves. We have made several unnecessary fouls, knowing that they have one of the best set-piece players in the league as Aketxe“.
Furthermore, the coach complained about the lack of forcefulness of the Perica defense in the decisive minutes: “It is something that is within each of us, but it is true that we have a very high demand because we are not used to being in Second and we must go up. You have to know how to manage this.”
Looking on the positive side, Luis Garcia He explained that for him “the team has done many things well to win” and that it has been able to recover from the initial hard blow. “They have marked us first in a mismatch when it comes to defending the progression of Aketxe. From there and until the break, we needed to make good progress from three quarters of the field. However, in the second half, the team did everything possible to turn the score around and achieved it against an opponent whom no one had been able to overcome for a long time. “We had the victory and it escaped us.”