Andoni Iraola, coach of Rayo Vallecano, lamented the heavy defeat against Villarreal and said that the result (1-5) “hurts” because of what they had been doing, a circumstance that “infuriates” not being able to celebrate permanence with a victory along with his fans.
Rayo lost to Villarreal, in a game that was decided in the first half, in which the Madrid team conceded four goals, three of them from set pieces.
“Finishing the first half 1-4 is difficult. Until 1-2 we were being better, playing well, but we conceded three goals from set pieces, in something that we had rehearsed and that we had conceded very little. I guess that point of tension , not being one hundred percent focused on those plays has cost us the game and that’s why Villarreal is a bad client, they have powerful people in the air,” he said. Iraolaat a press conference.
“We know the groups and we know that we need to be under a lot of pressure and think about giving 100% in every play to play well. If we’re not at that level of intensity and concentration, things go wrong for us. And it’s misleading because the team made an effort physicality of milk. We were bothering them but this is competing, being focused on set pieces, not being blocked and paying attention to the mark,” he said.
“I value the effort in the second half, trying to get hooked on the game, but the result somewhat tarnishes what we’ve been doing and makes me angry”, confessed the Basque coach, who was still able to witness the party that took place in the stands of the stadium .
“This is not normal, the fans are the most important asset the club has. If we hadn’t managed to stay, it would be the same. We can’t hold back anything in terms of physical effort, intensity, concentration or running. There we can’t go wrong. Yes You give it all, people value it,” he said.
In the second half, Rayo was able to close the gap with a goal from Alexander Catena that after several minutes the VAR annulled. “I guess they whistled it right because they’ve been there for many minutes to decide. It’s taken a long time, I guess it would be a complex move, but you can’t be that long to make a decision. From my position I can’t say more,” he stressed.
By last, Iraola He avoided talking about his future. His contract ends on June 30 and he did not reveal his intentions. “There is no news. You know the process we are in and when there is something, it will be said. We will not be broadcasting what happeneda”, he finished.