Roy Jans: "We gave everything to survive, to win and not to lose" | OneFootball

Roy Jans, Utrecht coach, speaking to Sport TV’s Flash Interview after the draw with FC Porto (1-1):

Satisfied with the team's attitude

“I am very happy with my team, with the players and with the fans. We fought hard, showed a lot of passion, and scored the first goal from a set piece that we had studied and it worked. I think in the first half we had to defend more, but in the second half we had more control over the game.”

“Even so, after losing possession we conceded the equalizer and our goalkeeper was shown a red card, which I couldn’t understand the reason for. We gave everything to survive, to win, and not to lose. We did that with the help of the fans, because we played more than 20 minutes with 10 men and with a goalkeeper who came on without warming up.”

A draw with special meaning

“Our first objective in the competition is not to go to the next stage, but to show ourselves, to learn, and to have good nights like this one. If possible, we would like to continue. For FC Porto it’s different, they are one of the favorites to go through and I think they are a very good team.”

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