Barca coach, Tito Vilanova was pleased with the match vs. Spartak and praised the mentality of his players.
“The players proved that they really like playing football. It’s difficult for a team that has won so much to be this hungry for victory.”
“I would have preferred to have won more easily and suffered less. However, I think these types of games are good for all of us. Football is not easy. The comeback proves that this team is eager to win,”
“We carried the weight of the game and had the initiative throughout the whole match. We knew that their forwards were fast and that they were dangerous on the counter.”
“When were were behind we changed our style of play and that gave us more options going forward. Of course, that means we were a bit more vulnerable at the back.”
“I could have sent in Marc Bartra for Pique but there was a lot of time left on the clock and Marc hasn’t played a full game yet this year. Song, on the other hand, was brought in for this purpose and he has more experience.”
“Song is a player that brings the ball out well from the back because he’s played in the pivot position many times before.”
“Bartra and Fontas need to wait for their opportunity to play.”
“Tello is having a good season. He had a good season last year as well. He finds space on the wing and he’s confident enough to take on his mark. It’s good that he scored a goal tonight because he had a couple of chances last time he played.”
“Messi is playing well. He’ll have more rhythm as the season goes on. This Wednesday he scored two goals. Not bad at all.”
“The players proved that they really like playing football. It’s difficult for a team that has won so much to be this hungry for victory.”
“I would have preferred to have won more easily and suffered less. However, I think these types of games are good for all of us. Football is not easy. The comeback proves that this team is eager to win,”
“We carried the weight of the game and had the initiative throughout the whole match. We knew that their forwards were fast and that they were dangerous on the counter.”
“When were were behind we changed our style of play and that gave us more options going forward. Of course, that means we were a bit more vulnerable at the back.”
“I could have sent in Marc Bartra for Pique but there was a lot of time left on the clock and Marc hasn’t played a full game yet this year. Song, on the other hand, was brought in for this purpose and he has more experience.”
“Song is a player that brings the ball out well from the back because he’s played in the pivot position many times before.”
“Bartra and Fontas need to wait for their opportunity to play.”
“Tello is having a good season. He had a good season last year as well. He finds space on the wing and he’s confident enough to take on his mark. It’s good that he scored a goal tonight because he had a couple of chances last time he played.”
“Messi is playing well. He’ll have more rhythm as the season goes on. This Wednesday he scored two goals. Not bad at all.”
