Valencia Coach Unai Emery Keen To Forget Racing Santander Stalemate
The coach calls for a better performance against Werder Bremen on Thursday...
By Paul Madden
Los Che finished the game with ten men after the dismissal of David Navarro and as a result face something of a crisis at the back for the next league game, away to Barcelona, with three defenders suspended and a further two still injured.
Emery acknowledged that his team didn't do enough to beat the Cantabrian visitors and demanded an improvement ahead of the midweek tie against Werder Bremen in the Europa League.
"While the balance of the first half was in our favour in terms of chances but in the whole game we did not feel comfortable and the second half was dominated by Racing," he told a press conference.
"We add one point instead of three but I think in the next match against Werder Bremen we have to be strong against a great opponent. We had many injuries and Racing played a good game and had good chances."
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