GARCÍA PIMIENTA: "I'VE SEEN THE FANS GIVING THEIR ALL BECAUSE THE TEAM HAS GIVEN THEIR ALL"

García Pimienta spoke after the defeat against Villarreal CF: "It's a shame because the team played well. We conceded clear chances to a team that punishes you. We controlled the game, and created clear chances. We hit the crossbar and had goals disallowed. This is the way forward, we have to correct our defensive mistakes, the reality is that we've played two games and we've conceded four goals, it's difficult to win games like that. By correcting those mistakes, the team is ready to win and get the points we need to achieve our aims." 

"It's about results and that's all there is to it. Today we were closer to winning than not winning. The fans gave their all because their team gave their all. They applauded the players at the end of the game and this is the way forward. We have to improve both defensively and offensively, and if you create chances you have to be able to hit the target. This is the bond we want between the fans and the team. By improving defensively, we'll be closer to victory," said our head coach. 

"The team played well but lost" 

García Pimienta was disappointed after a game in which the team deserved more: "One thing is very clear to us, the game lasts 99 minutes. We have to be prepared for everything. In the first minute, we conceded. The team continued to play well, we had a goal disallowed and we equalised. The second half was very good from our side, playing well against a good team in Villarreal. We created enough chances to score a winner. We have to be prepared to be on our toes in the 95th minute and not let them score a goal. We want to win every game, but if we can't, at least we won't lose them. The team has done well and it hurts to lose. Tomorrow we have another training session to think about Tuesday’. 

"We created enough chances to win and we didn't deserve to lose. In LALIGA you have to be focused and teams have a lot of quality. You only have to look at the players who came on for Villarreal in the second half", he continued. Finally, he spoke about Kike Salas after the defender had to be substituted: "He has a knock and we decided to substitute him. Marcao did very well at a time when it was difficult to come on. Let's hope he'll be available for the next game."