After the hard defeat (1-3) in the first leg of the league final against Olimpia, the president of Motagua, Eduardo Atala, gives his face and analyzed in TEN the serious mistakes and distractions that marked this classic in the National Stadium.
After this result he also accepts that in recent weeks he has had nightmares with the white club for that match where they were left out in the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF League.
And despite that Pedro Troglio he has taken the measure well of his compatriot Diego Vázquez, The top blue leader relies on his squad and coaching staff to look for a comeback that he recognizes will not be easy for the big squad formed by his neighbor.
He also referred to the contractual situation of “The Barbie” and of his two main strikers ending contract in the next few days.
THE OFFICIAL RULES FOR REACHING THE VERY FINAL AGAINST MARATHON
“It was a bad match, very bad for Motagua. The team was quite nervous and anxious in the first half, they give us three easy goals and when you want to put it back together it doesn’t matter because Olimpia is a good team and you can’t give it 45 minutes, not even ten minutes “, acknowledges Atala .
Don Eddy knows how to get to the final against Marathon it’s hard, but they’ll die in the attempt: “The team has the ability to do that, but it has to change its mindset, it can’t come in with that distraction from the first half, it can tie the series and even win it , but Olimpia has their things and we are at a big disadvantage, but it does not mean that we will not do everything possible to level this league final, there is enough capacity, “he said.
ON THE ARBITRATION OF ÓSCAR MONTCADA
Atala has been very careful in analyzing the performance of the central judge who did not point a clear hand of Edwin Rodriguez and later ended in a goal by Eddie Hernandez, however he believes it was a mistake human, but remember that Oscar Moncada has repeatedly made mistakes against them.
“Montcada is an experienced referee, I watched him in a CONCACAF final and he was impeccable between Toronto and Chivas, he has the ability, what happens is that there are so many doubts when he whistles in Honduras and so many bad memories and always one is conditioned, I thought they were never going to put us back in Montcada after the game against UPNFM where whistled a non-existent penalty and the whole game was forcing us with cards, it was a terrible match that cost us the lead.
Despite playing without an audience, Montcada was protected by police authorities.
I can’t blame him for yesterday’s game, although there is a clear hand in Olimpia’s second goal, it’s a refereeing error and I don’t want to think about anything else, but there is a predisposition against him for previous games, the Commission was wrong and already too much background with him, I will take this mistake of the hand as a human thing, he could not see it, already in the rest of the game did not have no incident, “he says loudly and confidently that Sunday Melvin Matamoros may be up to par.
JERRY Bengtson ENABILITY
Atala has not paid attention to enabling Jerry Bengtson for this first leg after the Disciplinary Commission punished him with three games for throwing a bottle at a Marathon footballer, but after serving more than 50 percent of the penalty, Olimpia sought the reduction of sentence and for such reason was enabled something which he sees normal and which all have done, but has a signal to the disciplinary body.
“It’s an issue that is within the law, the most serious problem of the Commission is that it should only apply to players who have been sent off on the court (within 90 minutes) and he was for a blow bottle (already with the match over) and they applied the same article to him and it can’t be like that because he wasn’t kicked out and wasn’t even inserted, but that benefit of being able to apply for a rebate after meeting 50 percent we’ve all used it, it’s within the law, we’re not going to get into controversy over this issue. ”
NIGHTS WITH OLYMPIA
Although more than a month has passed since the painful elimination in the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF League at the hands of Olimpia, Eduardo Atala admits that he is having nightmares about this debacle. “It was a horrible thing. It’s one of the most embarrassing moments I’ve had as a sports leader. I have nightmares about it, but you have to turn the page and forget about it.”
He also does not blame Diego Vázquez for the few international successes he has had at the helm of the blues and states that “this has happened to all Motagua coaches, Mardiaga won a Central American, but lost two finals, before Motagua not so it just came, but it’s not Diego who is missing, it’s everyone, it’s a shared responsibility, we will keep trying as long as necessary. “
In recent tournaments, Olimpia in the hands of Pere Troglio has only lost two games with Motagua and has six wins and a draw.
Atala also mentions that Sunday’s commitment does not call into question the continuity of Diego Vázquez who has another year and a half of contract with the eagles. “Don’t put it at risk, they do their best, they work hard, with a strong ethic, it’s not a sloppy club, we always check details, it’s the most you can demand of a coach as he has to win you can’t demand all parties, he was wrong, but he rectifies, the important thing is that the conduct and ethics are maintained as they are. “
ECONOMIC SITUATION and FOOTBALLERS contract
The capital’s hierarch says that 2020 was a bad year for the team in economic matters and that the current tournament has been very expensive for the club as its contributors have not been able to meet their commitments.
“We have gone wrong, the sponsors have gone wrong, the personal business of the managers is suffering from pandemic attacks, no one is exempt from this crisis, so we try to do everything possible financially to have a competitive team, but we have no funds and · Limited and we will rationalize expenses and hiring according to what we can pay “, he continues.
And he reveals: “This is the most expensive Motagua tournament in history and that the players made an effort with their salaries, yet it is the championship where the managers have had to contribute the most.”
Eduardo Atala ahead of the Argentine Gonzalo Klusener and the gunner Rubilio Castell they run out of contract at the end of this tournament, but that “we are trying to renew them for the next tournament.”