Gandoy: “There was a lack of self-confidence, we are better than what we were showing”

Yago Gandoy Martínez (A Coruña, 1999) scored the most necessary victory coruxo. For the midfielder from A Coruña, it was the first goal in green and the first after training in Production. The midfielder hopes that the derby victory over Compostela will be a victory point of inflection and that builds confidence in a team that has, from his perspective, a much higher level than the results suggest.

— Was it a relief to win the derby?

— It’s true that it’s a huge ball of oxygen, because we haven’t won for a long time and we’ve been getting into trouble.

—Because the team was created for other things and suddenly found itself in a confusion of stability.

– Obviously. The team has the level to be much higher and I was thinking about that, but the leagues are like that and when you have a bad start it is difficult to get out, but now I hope that this victory is a point and a distance and we will go up.

It’s his first goal this season.

-That. I’ve had opportunities before, but I wasn’t as successful as I should have been. He entered this game; crying but entered.

What do you remember about the game?

—I look for the ball from Antón, he sees me well, the control is good and I shoot the best I can. The goalkeeper slips and jumps in, almost crying, but it was tight and there was a goal, that’s the most important thing.

—How long has it been since you marked?

—In an official match, from the Fabril season. I didn’t score at Deportivo, and last year I was injured for a long time.

— Do you see the team differently with Maté?

— Changing the trainer activates everything. I think that he, Otero and Marcos, the physical trainer, brought freshness to the team. We have an idea to be more intense, to play the ball more directly, not to have as much ball, but to play more vertically and with untested markings. I think we deserved this win against a great team and on Saturday we have to go to Burgos to die and get the three points.

— It’s amazing that they break the curse of O Vao against another classified.

—We all know that Compostela is a good team and that’s why they are going up, but this league is very even and any team below can make things difficult for you. In the general calculation of the opportunities and the game, I think we were better and could have scored a few more goals. I think we did well, that’s the line to follow and we have to get strong in O Vao.

— Did you regain your confidence with this victory?

– We lacked confidence, because I think we are much better players than what we were showing. I think that victory will give us the necessary ease for all of us. It’s a win that gives us a breather, because going two months without a win is irritating. He is doing very poorly, we were emotionally upset in the dressing room and we needed this.

— Have you ever thought “what have I gotten myself into”?

— Not in one. I decided to come back, both the coaches and the club put a lot of trust in me and I don’t regret coming, because this is a very famous club where I feel comfortable. I’m here to do my best, like everyone else, and let’s see how we finish the year.

— Are you satisfied with last year on a private level?

– On a collective level, the season is not good, because we wanted more, you can see that, but on an individual level, I am satisfied, although he can give more and better. I play as much as I want, the coaches are sure and I think I can raise the level, but there is no complaint. In any case, the important thing here is the group and getting out of the danger zone as quickly as possible.

— Do they count the missing points?

– Honestly no. It is inevitable to look at the ranking, because we all look at it, but in this month and a half we tried to look at it a little and focus on ourselves and on the victory in the match that we needed. We didn’t go crazy and I think we focused the pressure well.