Valverde: "Winning brings happiness and changes the energy"
"The teammates who came on were very important in changing the game and helping us win it," explained the captain.
Fede Valverde spoke to Realmadrid TV after Real Madrid's victory against Rayo at the Bernabéu. The captain analyzed the match: “We came from a tough defeat, one that nobody ever wants, in the Champions, a competition many of us aspire to win. We wanted to change that image, today we had the first opportunity, and I think we played a great game.”
Victory in the final minutes
“Winning brings happiness and changes the energy. But for me, the essential thing is to keep improving and growing as a team, trying to have the game under control much earlier than the end of the 90 minutes. We can't always be waiting for a mistake from the opposing team. We need to keep improving in attack and score more goals.”
How important are these three points?
“Very important. We were playing well, although we weren't creating very clear chances. The substitutions made by the coach entered with a lot of drive. That's what we need, everyone focused and working at one hundred percent. Today, the teammates who came on showed that, and they were very important in changing the course of the match and helping us win it.”
No midweek match
“We have to work at maximum capacity, be ready for whatever the coach wants. Listen and work physically and tactically because what’s coming now is the most important and the most exciting.”
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