Iñigo Pérez Lamented His Team's Lack of Finishing and Defensive Lapses After a Painful Defeat, Saying the Triple Poste Is a Fitting Metaphor

Any defeat is painful. We were on an upward line to follow, with ideas that were taking hold. Today at times we were achieving it, we created chances and we didn't convert them, Pérez said.

"But the view should not go in the direction of what is settling in but rather what is penalizing us. Pérez, who has yet to celebrate his first win with Villarreal, pointed to a recurring problem: "There is a component when you want to establish a new project and a new idea. When it's going well for you, there is a self-infatuation.

And when you have to accelerate to defend against the rival, there is a certain lethargy. It happened to us in Santander; at the Metropolitano it was another match. There has been a pause in activity.

We have to defend certain actions better. On the triple poste, he said: "I haven't seen the triple poste. I thought it was going to be a goal.

It's a good metaphor for what is happening to us. You deserve it, you're doing well and the attitude is good. At times I see the team I want to be, but when there is a disconnect it penalizes us.

I don't have a definitive answer as to why such clear chances don't end in goals in every match. Looking ahead to the match against Alavés, Pérez said: "The Alavés match is perfect because in the scenario they set up with Quique they maintain an identity. They get points and feel comfortable up top.

We think we've had good phases, we made sure they didn't create chances in the first half. In the second, we looked to generate more chaos, although at times too much. When this is asked, it also goes in the direction of whether I'm worried about my position, and football situations never generate fear in me.

Maximum responsibility with the club and the badge. Even if we had won all three matches, my analysis process would continue from calmness and correction. I believe it's the only way for the team to keep developing.