Coudet’s Reflections on Alavés’ Draw Against Oviedo

omidbasir- Chacho Coudet, the head coach of Alavés, expressed his frustration after the team’s draw against Oviedo at the conclusion of the match.

**Analysis**: “We are concerned about our performance in this match. The team has failed to showcase many aspects of our footballing abilities. There has been a negative contagion. I did not like our game. We started poorly, making many unforced errors. Statistically, the match was closely contested, but our goal was to assert ourselves and create a significant advantage at home. We need to work hard, forget about distractions, and refocus on multiple aspects of our play.”

**Changes**: “I agree that something needs to change. I am a person who critiques what is visible, and we must accept criticism. There are elements we need to modify and much to discuss.”

**Room for Improvement**: “Today, we did not perform well. We must evaluate who will be the best fit for the next match. The same players who have dominated opponents in previous home games were affected by this general contagion I mentioned. We need to implement changes to regain the advantageous situations we consistently had before.”

**Different Systems**: “In the first half, we played as a longer team when, given the players’ characteristics, we should have been more compact and cohesive. The plan was to utilize the width with Calebe and Yusi on the flanks. However, imprecision prevailed today; we did not win second balls and failed to play simply and swiftly. We appeared sluggish. The issue does not stem primarily from the system or those in the starting lineup. We performed better in the second half.”

**Defensive Weakness**: “There were four or five situations generated by our own mistakes. We lost duels that we typically do not lose. We have always prided ourselves on being a solid and resilient team, as we usually concede very little. This was the match in which we were challenged the most defensively.”

**Personal Situation**: “I do not pay attention to external noise. This year, many teams are closely bunched in points. We have more points than in the last two seasons, and I believe the team’s performance throughout the tournament has been commendable. My only concern is to improve and to return to displaying the qualities we exhibited in earlier matches. Had we won today, we would have finished tenth in the standings. Each time we are close to making a leap in the table, we have not succeeded. This is what frustrates me the most because I aspire to move upwards. We must discover how to achieve that.”