Relieved and happy for a day, Espanyol manager Diego Martínez was very proud of his men after his team’s triumph against Mallorca. The coach highlighted the importance of the stands and the commitment of the team, that he knew how to “suffer” and “hit” when he had to.
“To win you have to do many things well. To make 13 of 21. The connection with the stands has been total. It was a very difficult match against a rival that was closing. I am leaving happy for the effort, the development, and when we have had to suffer we have done it and when we have had to hit too ”, he began.
Regarding the scorer of the afternoon, Martin Braithwaite, Martínez highlighted his “commitment” and wanted to praise the block. “When your main players are successful, the team does many things well and enhances its virtues.” He also praised the importance of Nico Melamed in the match. “There is a very clear situation, Nico’s best performances are second parts. When the game is more open we find it more. He has connected very well inside and that gives him confidence. In the second half we have a better goal balance, ”he summarized.
The victory means that Espanyol reaches 27 points and leaves behind the relegation to more than one win. “Winning is tremendously difficult. Six out of six is ??getting us closer to our end-of-season goal. But the following games we cannot give up. The team has returned to show its face. We wanted to win in front of our people. There is a tremendous connection. And 27 points. Since the return of Christmas we are in a very good line. We are tremendously proud because we have earned it hard, ”he said convinced.
On whether his team is going through its best moment, he did not want to throw the bells on the fly. “I hope the best moment is yet to come. Given the equality that exists in the league, we have to feel proud to make our way. This team has spirit, it has a soul, ”he concluded.