Villarreal Defender Angel Lopez Hopes Giuseppe Rossi Can Be The Key To Success
Villarreal's Angel Lopez hopes that striker Giuseppe Rossi comes to the fore for the club this season.
By Paul Macdonald
The full-back rates the Italian international highly, and as the 23-year-old is entering into his fourth season in La Liga, Angel believes Rossi will prove himself to be an invaluable asset to the club.
He said of the forward: “I think he will have a great season, as he is a player who knows the club and can bring us a lot.
“We as a team have to improve every day, and this week we worked on the offensive aspect of our game to exploit the opportunities we have.”
Villarreal slumped to defeat in their opening day fixture, going down 1-0 at newly-promoted Real Sociedad, but Angel was not concerned, adding that the team had shown great determination and were unlucky to lose the contest.
He continued, “It is a pity that the three points eluded us, because we showed a good attitude against Real. In fact, when the game was over we looked at each other and knew that we had given everything.”
The Yellow Submarines will look to atone for their defeat when they face Espanyol at El Madrigal next weekend.
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