Celta – Valladolid: Pezzolano’s Concerns About Team Contundencia

Celta – Valladolid: Pezzolano’s Concerns About Team Contundencia

The coach of Valladolid, Paulo Pezzolano, is currently worried about the team’s contundencia after suffering a heavy defeat against Barcelona. Pezzolano wants to demonstrate that this loss was just an accident, stating that if they lose again to Celta, it would become a serious issue.

He acknowledged in a press conference that the defeat was a tough blow, saying, "No one likes to lose like that, but it’s in the past, just like the good things we did in earlier matches. Now we must show that we have corrected our errors and are improving.”

This week has been challenging both psychologically and physically, especially facing the best team that executed their game plan effectively while his players struggled. However, he is eager to avoid excuses and focus on execution.

"It’s crucial to learn how to handle match moments and the opponent's details. We need to change the behaviors of the new players, who are less familiar and need to know each other better,” he indicated. He mentioned that they are working to avoid “goals behind the back,” emphasizing the need to gain ground when facing long-ball threats.

Pezzolano noted that Celta’s style of play closely resembles that of Barcelona, which makes this match critical. He believes that Celta possesses a good ball-handling ability, has disruptive players, creates many goal opportunities, and is contundente in finishing, which they must be cautious of by minimizing space between players.