Gary Neville: This is reason we failed to win against Real Madrid
Valencia head coach Gary Neville feels his side dropped their tempo in their 2-2 draw against Real Madrid, after Mateo Kovacic sending off and suggested performances with out the result means nothing.
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The home side remained the second best in the opening stages of the game, with Real Madrid opened the scoring with the breathtaking interplay between their front three. For all it matters, Valencia came stronger after conceding the goal, with Gary Neville’s men awarded with penalty before the interval when Real Madrid punished for Pepe‘s tackle on on Joao Cancelo, with Dani Parejo scored to brought his side on the level terms. Rafa Benitez‘s men were able to reclaim their lead back with Bale netting a perfect header, only for Paco Alcacer to to equalise straight away.
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Before the game I wanted to see a continuation of what I saw in the second half against Villarreal. The first 10 minutes cost us,” he said, AS reports.
“But then I saw an excellent performance. We’ve seen the talent of the young players for 90 minutes. But that’s not enough. We had a chance, and then Bale…that’s football.
“When we were against 10, possession was easier, we started playing slowly and we lacked speed. It looked like we could relax a bit. Then there were two or three mistakes to be avoided.
“What matters most to me is can we play well and get results, because without results its worthless.
“I think we played with speed between the 20th minute and the 70th. When we were against 10 we relaxed a bit because it was easier to have the ball. Madrid began to squeeze more and the game changed. But if we didn’t believe we wouldn’t have come back at 2-1. It’s not always easy to play against 10.”