Juan Carlos Carcedo is prudent of both joys and sorrows. The coach of UD Ibiza remained emotionless during the news conference following the celestial’s transcendental triumph. “It is clear that the players wanted to end this streak; I am extremely satisfied with the victory and to see the players’ faces of joy and the motivation they had,” said the Rioja, who emphasized the emotional aspect of the victory over the technical: “Do not lose confidence in what we are doing; believe in the way we have been doing it for a year and a half, with everyone united and happy.”
Carcedo made no attempt to conceal the fact that “victories and points boost confidence and make the weeks easier,” and therefore indicated that in order to reach the first objective of permanence, “we must earn points here in Can Misses.” “We had our moments during the match, but we deserved to win. One of the things we’re working on is allowing less opportunities; they scored against us, but we were far better. If you don’t yield too much, we’re closer to the three points with the quality we have “He continued by discussing the contest and his team’s strong defensive performance.
Carcedo was “very pleased” with the performance of all his players, both those who began and those who came in in the second half: “In Valladolid, they were also instrumental in securing the goal; everyone is earning their minutes.” Additionally, he admitted that he was “overjoyed” with Javi Lara’s goal, despite the fact that the 35-year-old is playing fewer minutes than he did last season in Segunda B. “He earned it; I took him off in Cartagena and he continued to work and believe in the coaching team; the result of this is the wonderful match he played,” he emphasized.