Ranieri: I'm proud of the team's performance, only the result was disappointing

Livestream Bar 2 Jan In one of today's Premier League games, Watford lost 1-0 at home to Tottenham Hotspur. After the game, Watford boss Ranieri was interviewed by the BBC.

Ranieri said: "I am very proud and our fans should be proud because the team persevered until the end. It didn't work very well when we wanted to fight back in the first half, we missed too many passes and in the second half we created two or three chances. ”

"I never thought we were going to concede the ball in the way of a header, we had all the tall players, we sealed off all the space, they had to pass the ball to penetrate the defence, my players could intercept the ball. It's a shame, that's football, and we keep fighting. We still have the ability and we will survive in the Premier League. ”

'The game against West Ham was very difficult, we have to create the right atmosphere and the feeling of attack, today's game was positive and only the result was negative.

Regarding Dennis being replaced at half-time, Ranieri said: "He had a bit of a problem with his body and then I saw him a little nervous, so I'd rather replace him and Joao Pedro played well. ”

On the question of whether Watford should have been awarded a penalty, Ranieri said: "I always agree with the referee, that's my philosophy of football. ”

"What a shame! My players gave everything to win the game. My players made every effort to try to win the game or not concede the ball. We enclosed the space behind us and the second half was much better to counter-attack. Our Joao Pedro and Joshua King played well and that's the way it was. ”

"I'm proud of my team. I believe the fans should be proud of today's game. Now we are thinking about the next game. ”

(Bear & Raspberry)