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07.03.2009 23:11

Guardiola: “the win strengthens us”

Anna Segura

Josep Guardiola told reporters after the game: “playing well and winning will always mean that people have more faith in the team” and went on to stress that breaking the five game run without a win: “will strengthen us”.

Josep Guardiola never lost confidence in the players and over the last few weeks when the wins didn’t come he insisted on that if the team stuck together and worked hard they’d get over their dip in form. Well, they did and Saturday night saw the results, for which Guardiola thanked his players:”they’ve been working hard every day”.

Morale booster

The boss also stressed the importance of the win for the players, and the fans’, morale: “the fans have more faith in the team. That’s what’s happens when you play well and win. We have to keep on working hard, but this result will strengthen us”.

Corrections made

Guardiola admitted: “against Mallorca we weren’t brilliant, but we started doing things which came to fruition tonight. After a few little corrections the team went back to the level we were playing at before”.

Puyol injury

The loss of captain Carles Puyol for three weeks is undoubtedly a blow to the team and Guardiola commented: “it was especially unfortunate as the game was about to finish. We’ll manage though, we’ll find a solution”.

Still a lot of games to go

Guardiola is keeping his feet firmly on the ground despite the six point gap his team have opened up again: “there’s still a lot of league to go. There are 12 more games and Madrid are looking strong”.

Iniesta

The manager also had words of praise for Andres Iniesta: “he’s an example to all the lads in the academy He always trains well and plays well. Having a player like Andres is priceless for the club, he’s excellent”.