Valencia coach, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mauricio-c24899 Pellegrino, believes his players are now feeling a little bit relieved and are under less pressure as they came away with a 3-0 victory over the Belarusian side, BATE Borisov in the Champions League
Los Che went into this game knowing anything less than three points would have made life difficult for them and jeopardize their chances of going through to the second round.
Valencia got ahead in the match after their striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-Soldado-c31367, gave them the lead on the 45th minute.
It finished 1-0 at half-time, but after just ten minutes into the interval, Soldado got his second of the night before completing his hat trick on the 69th minute.
It was a precious three points for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 as they are now equal on six points with BATE and Bayern Munchen in the group.
However, the Argentine coach, Pellegrino, thinks his team has got to do more and are not done yet.
“There are three teams with six points and there is still a lot to play for, but it was an important win as a draw would have left us in an uncomfortable position and gave them the feeling a point wasn’t bad.”
Valencia have been struggling lately as poor performances and mistakes dented their progress in the Spanish League. However, Pellegrino feels his team is now on the right track and are more compact as a team.
“Having confidence does not ensure victory, however, because you need to have that as well as being compact, as we showed today against opponents who had five attackers.”
The 41-year-old has showered words of praise on his forward, Soldado. The striker has recently found hard to find his goal scoring prowess. However, Pellegrino was pleased with the performance of the player.
“More important than the goals were the positions he got himself into. Today three went in but on other days they haven’t.”
Finally, the coach feels his team should build on this important win and continue their newly found confidence into the season.
“We must now continue in this manner and I hope this result serves to strengthen us.”
Valencia have now won their last two fixtures. They will be hoping to build on this good run and get closer to their rivals in La Liga.
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