2024-01-23 01:12:58
The coach of Granada CF, Alexander Medina,commented after losing by the minimum against Atlético de Madrid that his team leaves “with a defeat due to referee decisions“that did not favor them. “I leave with ambiguous and mixed feelings. Bitter, sad, angry about the defeat and, on the other hand, calm about the team’s performance,” he indicated.
For Medina, Granada “competed and in many phases was better than the rival, at times and in pressure.” But the technician has stressed that “you have to win and you need points.” “Today’s referee decisions could have been made differently. Arezo’s goal the other day is no different from today’s. The decisions are very fine. There is interpretation. The penalty… Situations against. The goal seemed offside to me, it is a personal opinion, you can disagree. And a penalty could have been called because the trajectory of the ball changed when it was in dispute,” he commented.
Cacique Medina did not want to go into assessing whether, as Granada CF fans have shouted, there is “corruption in the Federation.” “I don’t think there will be that type of situation, because it would be very serious. We leave angry because of how the game went. “We should have tied the game if we didn’t win,” he said.
Medina believes that Granada’s last three games “invite excitement.” “We are not far from remaining in the game, yes a little far in points, but when the team has performance and consistency in points… I liked the team except at the beginning of the second half. “We dominated the game,” he highlighted.
Granada is missing a goal, but Medina has commented on the scoring situation they have had in this match. “The other day they disallowed two goals for us. One was on the verge of being legal. Today there was no goal, but it was very close, sneaking around the rival goal with several shots. You have to adjust that ending. There are men with goals on the team. The team is producing scoring opportunities, which invites optimism, but we have to be more effective. Against rivals who come to you and score goals, they determine the areas. “Whether we are going to have signings or not in that position, we are open for this squad to continue growing as it is doing so far,” he noted.
About Piatkowski’s last-minute withdrawal, Medina has said that he was injured in training this Sunday, he suffered a hamstring injury and was not at 100%. “There were doubts about his condition and we are going to see if he can be against Getafe,” he indicated. About Ricard, that he retired with discomfort, Medina explained that he believes that “it was not serious” and that “it was just a cramp.” “He put a lot of effort into it,” she said.
The Granada coach pointed out that those who played were “at the level of the game” and that the players not called up were “by technical decision.” “It will be seen until the last day of the market what will happen to these players. For now, they belong to Granada. I decided that they would not be included in the call and that others would do so, it was a technical decision,” he detailed.
Questioned again about Morata’s goal possibly offside, Medina commented the following: “When it’s against you, the prospects are very complicated. Last week, our tactical camera was on the goal line and was enabled, due to the optics and perspective of our camera. Sometimes it is difficult if you compare images with others. And you are angry about the two good games we played,” he stated.
Finally, Medina has reiterated that he is satisfied with Granada’s last three games because they only lacked “aim and efficiency.” “We had clear scoring chances to convert. Like Boye’s offside. Today the team’s elaboration was good, but the finishing was lacking. We need many scoring chances to convert. But I’ll stick with the team’s elaboration in these three games . We have to score goals. Defensively, without a doubt, we are better. You have to turn it around to have more balance. This is the way. I liked these games. The goal is not far away, there is a lot left and direct rivals. “We have to continue improving game by game,” he concluded.
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