Pako Ayestarán: "We need to continue to work hard and keep up our good spells for longer"
UD Las Palmas’ manager Pako Ayestarán, in the press conference following defeat in Villarreal, said "We played a good first half in which we can take a lot of positives, but once we conceded the first goal we were unable to keep things going". He continue
As for the work his team put in during the first half, he said "We started off really well, there were lots of positives, and generating situations from which we can be the team we want to be". Following the first goal, he pointed out: "After the first goal, doubts started creeping in, and these prevented us from carrying on the good work we put in during the first half".
Ayestarán said that the dynamics can change "through hard work, solidarity, and the team pulling together". "We need to be able to keep the idea we have of playing, and to be able to stick to this idea when things get tough".
Referring to the next home game at the Estadio Gran Canaria against RC Deportivo, he said "There are still many games to go, so we cannot say the match is like a final decider”.
