Dépor dressing room calls for calm after first Riazor setback | OneFootball

The pile-up of minutes in just a few days has taken its toll on a club returning to the First Division

The first defeat of the season has not set off alarm bells in the Deportivo de A Coruña dressing room. After the 0-1 loss against Sevilla in a match shaped by their numerical disadvantage, both the blue-and-white players and the visiting coach agreed that the demanding schedule and physical wear were decisive factors on the pitch at Riazor.

In the mixed zone, Miguel Loureiro highlighted that the team started with fifteen "very good" minutes, finding "advantages on the ball", although he admitted that Angeliño’s sending-off ended up ruining the initial plan. "With one man less it’s very difficult, but the team competed well and that character is what we have to strengthen going into what’s next", commented the Deportivo defender. Along the same lines, Riki Rodríguez played down the end of the unbeaten run, appealing to the group’s calm: "We all would have signed up for the first defeat coming on matchday six, especially after building up wins and good feelings. We’re calm, confident, and already thinking about Betis". In addition, the Asturian midfielder explained the difficulties in maintaining a high press because of the accumulated fatigue: "You can feel it, and they had a bit more rest; physically we were a little depleted".

For his part, Sevilla coach Luis García described the Andalusian side’s win as "fully deserved" and did not hesitate to acknowledge the physical disadvantage the home side brought into the match: "You can tell Dépor had two fewer days of rest. I expected rotation; it’s only logical". Despite taking all three points from A Coruña, the visiting manager also wanted to praise the tactical approach of Antonio Hidalgo"They have many tactical variations and the coach is doing a spectacular job; I don’t feel superior or inferior to Dépor, and I have the feeling they’re going to have a very comfortable season in the First Division".

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