Carvalhal: “My team was again a great team to win once again”

Technician from Celtic, Carlos Carvalhalhe started his rating of victory against Vallecano Ray thanks to the fans being “phenomenal”. “We clearly feel that. He was the twelfth player. We have to thank you for your support, also for honoring Hugo Mallo,” he said.

He reminded that there are “game-changing moments”, as happened with the step from what would have been an immediate 0-1 to 2-0. “It could be different. Rayo is a strong team, which raises the competition in the defense process. He is well prepared and makes it difficult for opponents to create opportunities,” he elaborated.

He admitted that he decided to change his positions at halftime Iago Aspas and Haris Seferović. “That’s where we opened holes in Ray’s defense. It wouldn’t be fair if I didn’t say that we beat a great rival and that my team came back to being a great team and won again.”

He elaborated on the Vallecano team, saying that “it has some special features, two defenders who attack a lot, project a lot.” Also fast lane players and high quality forwards. We think we did well to block the wing play,” he said.

He didn’t want to overemphasize the defensive process, noting that he doesn’t like his teams to be cataloged. “In a little while, they will tell me that this is a defensive team, but it is not. If it was, I wouldn’t have scored three goals and six in three games,” he said. He does not hide that “defense is important in this league to achieve consistency” and that they try to do it so that “they can flow in many moments of the game.” we can attack for 70 minutes, we will do it; if we have to defend for 45 minutes like against Osasuna, we will do it and we could have scored,” he said.

Satisfied with his team, he added that he has an excellent coaching staff, but that is not true “without players who follow your ideas”. He doesn’t think the team’s character or attitude has changed. “The change is related to the game process. If you train to get the ball back when you lose it, if you put effort into it, it will show later in the game. Character and attitude were. It is a process related to the idea, perception of football players and their manifestations in the match”. Because you develop the idea.

As for whether this is Celta’s best moment of the season, he comments that they are “in the process of evolution, of improving things”. This is illustrated by the fact that upon his arrival, everyone raised their hands on their heads in the opposite corner and fixed it. “There is no such thing as a perfect game and there are always things to improve,” he elaborated.