Uruguayan coach Diego Alonso announced on Friday that next week he will define the list of 26 teams that will travel to Qatar to play in the 2022 World Cup.
Alonso said he will wait until the last moment for defender Ronald Araujo to recover. At the same time, he expressed confidence that La Celeste will deploy the strategy that has been instilled in him since January when he took over the technical direction and managed to straighten the South American tie.
“We will not change what we have done in this period. The teams speak for themselves on the pitch “, challenged the coach, who since this week has been working with several local players and others who play for foreign teams such as the historic captain Diego Godín, who has recovered from an injury that did not allow him to be various dates with his club Vélez Sarsfield from Argentina.
La Celeste will arrive in Qatar with a renewed and young team, but also with its experienced men, such as Luis Suárez, recently crowned champion with the Uruguayan national team. After the World Cup, press releases insist that she will play for the Los Angeles Galaxy of the MLS.
“We have seen Luis permanently because he has played in the local league, he is healthy, fresh and in important games he is always present,” Alonso said in a press room conference at the Centenario Stadium. “I saw him well, active. As of FIFA we have confirmed their level (against Iran and Canada). I trust his qualities and conditions ”.
Edinson Cavani, recently incorporated into Spanish Sevilla, will also be under the command of Alonso after he plays next weekend for his team and after recovering from an ankle injury.
Alonso also referred to the good time midfielder Federico Valverde is experiencing with Real Madrid. “He has had an exuberant, infamous and constant performance”, assessed the coach.
He didn’t refer to Rodrigo Bentancur, of England’s Tottenham, who is also enjoying showing off his football in midfield.
The Uruguayan team also has some important doubts before defining the list. For example, Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo was operated on for a long adductor injury and is still a question mark.
“He is recovering, he is doing very, very well according to the information we have. And I’ll wait until the last day “.
Alonso cautioned 55 players in October, 16 of whom showed up this first week to do the preparatory work.
“All the reserved players had a very good performance,” he said.
Some started training days ago at the Celeste Complex, the sports center of the national team. But most will travel directly to Qatar.
In the last two friendlies, La Celeste lost 1-0 to Iran and beat Canada 2-0.
Uruguay made their debut on 24 November against South Korea in Group H. They will then face Portugal on 28 November and close against Ghana on 2 December.
La Celeste will be installed on 11 November in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, to travel to Qatar for the first match at the Education Stadium in the city of Rayán.
“We have studied who we will face and who we could face,” said Alonso, who will travel to Abu Dhabi on Wednesday with his coaching staff to wait for his players.
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