Valencia spurned a chance to make a return to the top three in the Primera Division table when they were stung 1-0 against Osasuna last night.
It was a bitter defeat to swallow for coach, Unai Emery, who called the result unjust.
“The match was very even in the first half. Perhaps we needed a little bit more depth when he had control of the game,” he analysed at the end of the encounter.
“In the second half, we were more coherent and we were the only side who were creating chances. We had three clear-cut opportunities, but their goal ruined our strategy. It’s an unfair defeat,” he added.
The 37-year-old Basque then quickly turned to look at the positives: “We must learn from this defeat and keep being optimistic.
“The game was lost because of our own flaws but our opponents took advantage of their opportunity and surprised us from a dead-ball situation. We may have lost, but we can hold our heads high,” he stressed.
Los Che have now lost three of their last four league games but still remain fourth in the standings, three points clear of fifth-placed Villarreal.
KS Leong, Goal.com
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