Motagua in front of Marathon is one of the keys to the semifinals that starts tomorrow at 7:00 pm at the National Stadium, where the faces of Héctor Vargas and Diego Vázquez will meet again.
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So the helmsman of the blues is clear on how he will have to face this first challenge of the 180 minutes that will be in dispute.
“With a lot of respect as we’ve always done, but a lot of confidence in the chances we have of moving forward ourselves.”
And he added: “We hope to make our game prevail, not so much the physical, but the good game and from there try to win the game. It’s the way I know, as long as you play well, you’re close to winning it.” .
Vázquez took the opportunity to comment on the visit of the club president, Eduardo Atala. “I always say there has to be a union of the three legs that are: leaders, players and coaching staff. It’s good to talk to the president to be united, in harmony and with the same goal in mind.”
In other respects, he also confirmed that he still has his captain. “Joan Pau (Montes) is recovering, he is better, but he is still not training normally.”
Diego Vázquez is one of the coaches with more semifinals in recent years and so he takes it. “We try to enjoy it a lot, have a lot of realism, live the present, but with a lot of responsibility, try to improve, give the player tools and see who is better. We had a normal week of work and contentment and positive anxiety for wait for the match “.
His Marathon concept sums it up like this: “It’s a team that won their group, we won the series with them, at the Yankees and we tied it here. That gives us something positive, but it also comes from winning a group final and just taking advantage of the emotional hangover the opponent had. It’s a team that is strong emotionally, but we’re pretty good. From the good game we have to prevail. “
Nor does he believe Marathon will have the same proposal he made before Olympia. “Some details we pull off and may not pose in exactly the same way or make any changes to a player in any position, but the generalities of the team remain the same as the team we face in the rounds.”
He also says: “It’s a 180-minute series, you have to play it well regardless of the game here or there. The game in Tegucigalpa is important and the other game will be the same, that’s why we took it as a 180-minute series. minutes and it’s important to convey that to the players. “
As for the situation of the format. “I said that these new formats that were implemented need to be experimented with to know what they are like and that’s what we’re all experiencing. That’s where I hear about everything and a lot of impartiality when I comment that they come from both sides. We need to be more equanimous in this “.
Despite having a good run in these final instances, the Motagua coach does not trust him. “Experience is important because they don’t sell it to you at the pharmacy, but many times it’s knowing how to use it, at what time and in some it can be used, in others not. It all depends on the result.”
Vázquez was asked about the incident in the match between Olimpia vs Marathon and said: “It is very eloquent in the images and what happens speaks more than a thousand words and what many journalists also hide or let pass. one team and another no, there are statements that demonize them on one side and the other is not, it’s something we’ve been living in for seven years, we already know it and we’re used to it, there are times we don’t even want to mention it because it’s very eloquent. An image is worth more than what can be said. “