The Serbian coach refused to play the importance of their magnanimous return of the maximum six points from their two La Liga fixtures, sharing that it is their end of season placing that he is concerned about.
Two matches and two victories have propelled recently promoted Spanish outfit, Real Valladolid, to the top of points table alongside http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 and Rayo Vallecano. Despite their impressive start to the 2012/13 La Liga season, Miroslav Djukic is unwilling
to give their winning streak a lot of importance.
Valladolid have six points in the bag from the available six with Djukic remaining cautious about the start of the season. Likening the league to a marathon, the Serbian coach was unwilling to dreaming big, sharing that they have yet to achieve their end
of season targets, the prime of which is to secure Primera Division safety.
The Balkan tactician is aware of the task at his hands and recalled from experience that a good start to the season does not mean anything.
He pointed towards episodes of history where teams have had a strong start to the season but failed to continue in a similar fashion at the end of the season, eventually paying dearly for their mistake.
Djukic asked for humility from the fans, stating vehemently that UEFA Champions League is not their goal and they supporters should not fill their heads with dreams that might not come true.
"Experience tells us that there are many teams that have started well, but the important thing is how you end," he said. "We must continue with humility because our goal is not the Champions League."
El Pucela coach did not forget that there goal is to accumulate 39 points before the final match of the season, and believes they can only get it if they take if one match at a time.
Djukic was not all gloomy in his post match press conference, taking out time to praise the players. He hailed his charges for maintaining the tactical discipline he asked off them, adding that if they continue is this stead they will reach their objectives.
"We are within 39 points of our goal, is far and you have to go game by game, we still have much room for improvement, but I'm very happy with the work, seriousness, tactical discipline, we are rocky and our proposed football."
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