Reporter 1: Rodrigo, a solid away win. Will that help put to bed some of the rumours surrounding your job safety?
de la Vega: I think the fact we've got 8 wins, 2 draws and 23 goals in 14 games should put those rumours to bed.
Reporter 1: But the club are only 11th, surely the board demand more?
de la Vega: I demand more, the fans demand more, and so do the board. Nobody wants to be 11th but we're still in a recovery process. When I arrived the club had started poorly and were 17th after 11 games. If the season had started over when I arrived then on our current form we'd be much higher.
Reporter 1: And does that...
de la Vega: And let me just point out, we're only 3 points away from the playoffs. It's a tight table. We'll be up where we belong soon but it's going to take a few games for us to break away from the pack.
Reporter 2: Chairman Mike Ashley has been reported as saying he's not pleased with the lack of attacking football on display.
de la Vega: [nods] That sounds about right. Hah, look at your faces. You were expecting me to squirm my way out of that one. Let me explain.When I arrived both I and Mike agreed we wanted to play entertaining, attacking football. I just think that now, in practise, our definitions have differed slightly. I would still maintain that we are meeting that promise.
Reporter 2: Really?
de la Vega: [shrugs] Well look at the stats to begin with. Before I arrived the club had scored 11 goals. Averaging 1 a game. We now score just over double that. So I've certainly delivered more goals.
Reporter 1: But the team isn't known for taking a lot of shots, and you're not exactly playing possession football...
de la Vega: The shots we take are good ones. That's why we're scoring more. You think attacking football is defined by the number of shots you have? I think it's defined by the number of successful shots you have. If you don't make the keeper work you might as well not shoot. It's just an area we'll have to disagree on. No more questions, thank you.
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