“We lacked effectiveness on the numerous chances that we had"

Valencia CF manager Nuno Espírito Santo believes his side were unfortunate not to have taken the win at the Ciutat de Valencià in the derby against Levante, ruing a lack of effectiveness in front of goal.

"We have to congratulate Levante, because they managed to win the game and you have to show respect to your opponents, but it is hard to understand when you don’t win after being by far the better team,” he lamented. “Now we have to pick ourselves up quickly from the defeat, in a game in which we gave our all.”

"Levante limited themselves to defending. They defend very well, but we deserved the win and I am proud of my team. This result will most likely help us to grow,” added Nuno –who does not believe that his players were off the pace after the international break.

"The international break had no influence on us. We controlled the game and played as we had to against these types of teams. What went wrong was that we didn’t convert our chances.”

“We lacked effectiveness on the numerous chances that we had. The second goal from Levante is something that we can’t allow –a player should not be left to run 50 metres with the ball and score. We lacked a little concentration then.”