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Alejandro Acejo, the Sevilla Atlético coach
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ALEJANDRO ACEJO: "IT WAS A LONG GAME AND OUR PREPARATIONS WENT WELL"

10/04/2022
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The coach recognised that "we were thinking about playing quickly in the second half to have options"
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A happy Alejandro Acejo spoke after the emphatic win on Sunday against San Fernando. "Everything about winning is a great reward for the boys' effort. We got the three points which moved us closer to the aim and this makes us very happy. Today we had to take our chances and we had a game plan. With the heat and the kick off time, it was a long game and what we worked on went well. We were thinking about playing quickly in the second half and having options and we are happy because the plan worked well." 

Now more than ever the importance of the whole squad remains clear, beyond just the starting XI. "The players are demanding and always want to play. Sometimes they don't understand that they are starting or that they that can be subbed off. They are young and they have to know that we need everybody. Today we prepared a game plan for the first half and another for the second." Although they have taken an important step, they have to continue. "We have to continue fighting. We are on good run to achieve our aim. The day to day work was rewarded today and we have to continue on this path. This is what today's result tells us. The other day the second half could have been like that today and we couldn't get it right. The effort has to be like today."

Now it is time to think ahead to Good Friday in Sabadell: "This doesn't stop and we go to Sabadell to play against a big team. We are prepared to go there, to put in a good effort and continue getting points. If it is three, even better. We will try to go there and give it our best."