the Honduras selection succeeded the ticket to the semifinals of the Guadalajara Pre-Olympic after the 1-1 draw against Canada, Will now face the United States and the winner will qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.
After the game, Uruguayan coach Miguel Falero was happy and optimistic about the conquest and the tough challenge that comes to him this Sunday (4:00 PM) against the Americans.
“We played against a very solid team, strong in the aerial game, very physical, orderly, but luckily we were able to develop a game that led us to the standings.”
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And he added: “We knew it would be very difficult, we had to put everything on the field and the players interpreted the idea with supreme excellence, this allowed us to qualify for the semifinals. From now on we will focus on United States and we will analyze all their work to try to hinder their creation and highlight what we can do on the field and reach the final. “
Regarding the non-use of Douglas Martínez, one of the starting strikers, Falero explained that “I had a blow that came repeatedly from the previous game and luckily we have players in different positions and we are covered. Today we thought that the most successful it was holding the ball up and that ensured us a better hold every time we were upright. Joan Carles Obregón was doing well and either of them is working very well and this presents the coach with a nice problem to choose match to match. “
Falero considered that putting good footballers on his feet allowed him to have a better performance in terms of possession of the ball and the wear and tear of the rival.
“We were able to impose all these characteristics on the court, the players interpreted the idea of the game well and I think we feel comfortable playing this way. When we add good technical players we have more wear on the opponent. We bet from the first moment to win a game and I don’t say it from the outside “.
After the accumulation of yellows of Kervin Arriaga, Who will miss the semifinal match against the United States, the options of comb in the H are those of Jonathan Núñez O Joseph Rosales.
“On the two possibilities of filling vacancies by sum of cards, either can get to do it, we will see in due course in the United States, who may be the best formula. We are happy with how they work and that is fundamental. “
Already thought about what may be the duel in the semifinals against the United States. “This is the big doubt, we think that what achieves the prominence is closer to taking the result. We come from less to more and we are picking up the pace, the beat on the track and we are confident that we can repeat or increase even more. our level “.