Valencia head coach Carlos Corberan has showered praises on Nigerian striker Umar Sadiq, after he opened his account for the club in their 2-0 win over Ourense in the Copa Del Rey.
The Super Eagles forward who joined from league rivals Real Sociedad earlier in the transfer window, scored his first goal for the Los Ches since joining on loan till the end of the season.
Valencia took the lead through an own goal by Fran Carmona, before Sadiq who had earlier rattled the post with a strike, scored a brilliant goal to double the team’s lead.
“Sadiq has shown that he lives close to the goal, he has achieved an individual move that has given him an important goal, and I am sure that it will give him confidence, which is important to continue helping him in that aspect”, the Valencia coach said.
Corberan also expressed pleasure with the team’s overall performance, as they qualified for the last eight of the competition despite their poor league showings.
“The team has been committed, there have been better times, others where we have had to suffer. They made the first half uncomfortable for us and the team has found more solutions in the second half in addition to the goals.
We are going to fight for the competitions we play in. Our priority doesn’t change, we know the objective we have, but we are not going to give away a competition we are in”, he continued.
“It is a source of pride to see the Valencia fans who have travelled here and that speaks of the greatness of this team and that should encourage us to continue fighting for all the competitions we are involved in.”
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