Zigor Aranalde On The Game Today

Last updated : 10 November 2007 By Thetashkentterror

Zigor Aranalde
United left-back Zigor Aranalde spoke to BBC Radio Cumbria's Derek Lacey after the 1-1 draw at home to Grimsby in the FA Cup this afternoon, Aranalde suggesting that Stockport on Tuesday in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy will be another tough match as well :


" It's always disappointing not to win but when you don't win if you don't lose then that is good, so that is the positive of the game. It's a draw and another game but if you see the chances, we had a few more chances then them, we didn't take them but that's how football is and we have to get on with it and go to Grimsby and try to win there.

" They are a professional team, they knew that it was going to be tough for them but they came here to give everything, as they did. There is never ever an easy game, it doesn't matter who you play against these days. On the day anybody can beat anybody, they did well and we didn't take our chances. We had more than enough to win the game but that's football and it's another game, a tough game in a couple of weeks time and we have to go there to win.

" There wasn't any argument about me taking the penalty, they respected me, I took the ball and I was confident so that was it, end of story. If you don't lose then drawing is always positive, we are playing loads of games and you can't always be the same in every game.

" Yes we played Grimsby, it's one league below us but it's a good team, they are not doing well but they came here to give everything and we weren't maybe playing the best game that we have played this season. We didn't lose though which is important and we got ourselves another chance to go to Grimsby to prove that we are better than them, and if we are then we go through.

" I've played against Grimsby with Carlisle and with Walsall, I've played many times in that ground, so one more time - why not? You can't promise a goal, I will only promise that we will go there to give everything and to try to win the game, that's what I promise.

" Tuesday is another tough game against league below opposition but it will be tough and we'd better get at it and be right. Otherwise they'll have their chances so we'll have to be 100% concentrated on the game. "