Iñigo Pere frankly admitted that the team's efficiency in front of goal is still insufficient and needs to continue to work hard to improve.

Villarreal manager Iñigo Pérez, in a post-match interview, discussed the team's 0-1 away defeat to Alavés. He believes the team needs to further improve their chances conversion rate in attack while strengthening their defensive performance; only by making progress in these two areas can they better secure victories.  

Iñigo Perez said: "We created a lot of chances in the game, but ultimately failed to score, which cost us a lot. At the same time, we must analyze the reasons for the goals we conceded and further improve our finishing efficiency in attack."  

"The team started well, and the players showed a positive attitude. However, as the game progressed, our pace gradually slowed down, and some disjointedness appeared on the field. In a game like this, these problems are easily punished by the opponent."  

Speaking about the tactical adjustments in the second half, Inigo Perez said the team wanted to further open up the game to create more attacking opportunities. He said, "That was what we wanted to achieve in the second half, but our efficiency in front of goal was still not enough. We need to continue to improve that. In order to break down the opponent's defensive system, we adopted a more aggressive strategy in terms of substitutions, hoping to disrupt their formation, create defensive gaps, and create more scoring opportunities."  

“I am satisfied with the attitude the team showed today. There were periods in the game when we showed what we wanted to be, but when the team fell apart, we paid the price for it.”  

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