“The first half hour was a real disaster. They have been much superior and the result is deserved”, this is how Manolo González, Espanyol coach, began his speech, who was self-critical and disappointed by his team’s role in Montilivi. This is the seventh defeat in the last eight games and the blue and white team will continue to decline.
González tried to explain, but could not, what had happened in the first hour in which Girona was an uncontrollable tsunami for the parakeet team. “I don’t know how to explain the sporting reason. It is a matter of winning duels and disputes, of being more intense. If you do not defend those actions well, it is impossible for you to beat teams of this level,” he explained.
“Whoever wants to tell Chinese stories should do so, but not me.”
Always frank in his message, González said that one could not “lie to people. Anyone who wants to tell tall tales should do so, but not me. I’m going home screwed for losing and for how it was. A 4-0 after half an hour is shit. “I’m worried,” he explained.
Espanyol still hasn’t won away from home. But not only that, but they also have three consecutive wins against them. “When you don’t compete at an ideal level in this category it is very difficult. Outside of home we are not finding the key. Neither the coaching staff nor the players. “Both in Bilbao and today they have passed us by.”
I’m not worried about my position, but about turning the situation around
Asked about a possible dismissal, González did not want to enter. “I’m not worried about my position, but about turning the situation around. That doesn’t cross my mind because I’m worried about turning this around. I assume my fault. There is a rival’s merit and our demerit,” he replied.
This is a very painful defeat for the Perica fans, due to the result and the form. “I feel very bad for the people at Espanyol. I’m screwed, I’m touched. But I have no choice but to get up and get back to work and move forward. It’s going to be difficult but it has to be done,” he resigned.
“I’m angry and disappointed, it’s mainly the players’ fault.”
For his part, Javi Puado, one of the team captains, recognized the responsibility of the players in what they experienced in Montilivi. “I’m angry and disappointed, it’s mainly the players’ fault. People spend money and get four in 20 minutes. Maximum self-criticism, push much harder, think about the next game with work and humility,” he explained.
Regarding the bad start, the forward explained that “we didn’t touch the ball, they shot us three times in the area and scored three goals completely alone. “It’s twenty minutes that you throw away and they put four in first,” he summarized.
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