Javi Calleja: “We didn’t feel comfortable” | Real Oviedo

After the unsuccessful match with Cadiz, Real Oviedo coach Javi Calleja appeared in the Nuevo Mirandilla press center to answer questions from the media. “The match was decided because you can’t give away, and we gave a gift in the first half. Before that we had the cleanest match with Alemao and Sebas. The match was even and we were both fat. There was no dominator and this worked in our favor because of the situation in which Cadiz found itself,” explained the Blues coach in the first assessment.

“The idea was to have an uncomfortable game. So that they are uncomfortable and do not create chances. They were trying to get into space to play in the opponent’s half and have to defend back. I think the field shaped us too.” We were unsure and couldn’t turn around and force them to run a little deeper. They did some damage to us and scored in the second half and we had an opportunity for Cazorla but we couldn’t stop them. -0 dead ball can be avoided. A result we didn’t want breaks the momentum, but it’s a setback and now we need to think about the next thing, which is the Cup and Tartiere, to continue the line we’ve had so far. .”, added Javi Calleja.

When asked about the match in question and what was missing, the Blue team coach noted that “we were not comfortable, the state of the pitch meant that the game was not fluid and the ball was not rolling the way we would have liked.” We tried: “Be more practical, we had less possession and played more direct, but in the second games they were better.”

“There were players who noticed the pressure of the minutes and we tried to provide freshness, but we could not achieve a result. Cadiz knew how important the game was for them. The grass hurt us more than them,” concluded the player. coach of Real Oviedo.