Pedro López: 'We had to produce an almost perfect season to earn promotion’
The UD Almería Women head coach was delighted with the achievement and stated: 'I’m very happy for the players and for every member of the coaching staff.'
UD Almería Women head coach Pedro López could not hide his happiness after securing promotion to the third-tier Segunda RFEF. In this regard, he highlighted: ‘I’m extremely happy, especially for the players and for every member of the coaching staff; both the girls and the staff have done an incredible job throughout the year and in the end we achieved our objective.’
The head coach explained: 'To earn promotion we needed to produce an almost perfect season and we managed to do it because simply finishing top of the group might not even have been enough to qualify for the play-offs,’ referring to the need to achieve a better coefficient than the winner of the other Andalusian group. ‘We showed great consistency, which was the key and the best proof of that is that we only lost one match all season,' he added.
Speaking about the future, he stated: 'Next season we’ll have to face much stronger opponents.’ He added: ‘Now it’s time to sit down and discuss everything calmly, to see what the Club’s ambitions are. We'd like to be ambitious and aim high.’
On the other hand, Mr López also pointed out: 'Right now I’m thinking about my family, because they're the ones who put up with all my craziness and habits, just like my coaching staff. There are so many hours of hard work that people never see.’