Imanol reflected on the match, stating: "It was a very open game, with opportunities for both teams. We are disappointed about missing Mikel's opportunity to score a second goal and conceding before half-time. In the second half, we may have had less possession, but I must commend the players for the effort and performance they put in."
Real Sociedad coach Imanol Alguacil was pleased with their 1-1 draw at Europa League opponents Nice.AdvertisementAdvertisement"I'm half happy, because we could have scored in some of the first half and because they conceded a goal in the last minute before half-time. It makes me sad, because the first half had been very good, against a team that had been coming on strong, here in front of their home crowd. In the second half we lacked legs and we had to defend more than we would have liked, but I'm happy with the great defensive work of the team."
Asked if the draw could be a turning point in his team's poor run of form, he added: "I would say yes. If we don't value the point we got today, I think we would be making a mistake. Just because we played in the Champions League doesn't mean we're going to think we're going to be in the Europa League now.
"Let's see if we have to come to Nice now to create a lot of goal-scoring opportunities and be superior to our opponents all the time, because they're very powerful. I think it's a turning point, that the team sees that it can change its formation without suffering any damage and that there are players to rotate."