Andorra has been eliminated from the Cup, but has left very good impressions against a team of a higher category. And this is how coach Ferran Costa assessed it, who wanted to see the glass half full and praised the work of his players.
#ParauladeMíster | Post vs Cartagena
"I think the team has been at a very high level, that we have been superior to the opponent at all times, and that the only thing we have been missing has been the goal. I also give value to the game played by Juanda, Bomba, Pau again, that they were players with few minutes but who were working very well in the day to day; I am very happy for them. And the game of the whole team I think has been very good. We have seen dynamic, combinative football, defending forward and creating danger against a team with very dominant players... And that transmits that this team is hungry and by playing games like today, things will go well and the players will have the prize that their effort and perseverance deserve".
"First of all, total and absolute respect for Cartagena, which has players with very contrasting careers. Against Huesca in pre-season we were very good, today against another LaLiga team as well... and what I'm left with is that we're growing and improving aspects that we've lacked at other times, we're adding players to the cause, the team spirit is fantastic... and in the end what I told them is that I became a manager to coach teams like this".
"The team has spoken on the pitch. We had 70% possession, we've shot 20 times, they've only shot once... what I think is that when you insist on improving and you play games like today, things end up falling into place".
"We will try to compensate [the fatigue] with the desire we have to dedicate a victory to the fans, with the will we have to take steps forward... We are a team: 16 players participated today, we have 22 players in total, we will try to recover well and where the legs cannot reach, the heart and determination and will to do important things must reach."
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