Courtois: "We believed until the end"
"We scored three set-piece goals; it was a great effort by the entire staff and the players," stated the goalkeeper.
Courtois played a crucial role in the team's victory against Roma thanks to his excellent saves, and after the match, he remarked: “After the 3-1, I didn’t think it was over for us because we always fight, but here in Rome, they play very well. We had some difficulties, but we believed until the end. We scored three set-piece goals, so it was a great effort by the entire staff and the players, who always believed. When we scored the 3-2 and had 10 minutes plus added time left, we knew we could get the third. When we did, we went for the fourth. It’s an incredible feeling because we knew we had to win, but the mistakes we made cost us three goals.”
“I think, in the case of the first and second goals, we lost the ball too easily, and they scored on the counterattack, so that was our error. We were unlucky when the ball ricocheted and went in. And the third, it was possibly a penalty for us, but it ended up on the other side. They played well and scored. The coach made good substitutions. We started playing better, gaining more possession, and creating more chances.”
Did you think the match would end this way?
“I dreamed of this during the match, hoping that in the end, we could win 3-4, and when we equalized, I knew at least we would secure a point. But winning here and having 6 out of 6 points against two strong Italian opponents is a great start.”
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