The coach of the Argentina Under-23 team, Javier Mascheranoafter his team’s debut in the South American Pre-Olympic Tournament with a tie against Paraguay (1-1), expressed that “It was important not to lose because of how the game went.”
“In the end for us, because of how the match went, it was important not to lose. Starting off losing in this type of tournament is a big problem, now we have to continue looking for our best level for the next match”said the 39-year-old coach.
Also, about the pressure of being the current champions of the South American U-23 and after the consecration in the Qatar World Cup 2022stated: “It is clear that every time the Argentine team competes its objective is to fight for the top. And in this case it is qualification for the Olympic Games.”
“And I will be responsible for everything that happens. I like the challenge and I feel supported by the players, which is the most important thing”he pointed.
“Regarding the match, I think that the analysis, in my opinion, We were the team that carried the weight of the match and the one that generated the most situationsunfortunately perhaps in that isolated play of the penalty (in favor of Paraguay), which in my opinion is doubtful, maybe yes or maybe not, but I don’t like to talk too much about refereeing either.”he said after making a brief analysis of the match.
“What I do value, which I told the players, was the search to go for the gameIn the end, in the first half, the first fifteen and twenty minutes, we generated three/four goal situations that we couldn’t convert. Afterwards the game became even, balanced and in the second half it was difficult for us at first but the changes refreshed the team and we began to generate situations, in fact, the first ten/fifteen minutes we had generated some situation or another. But the blow from the penalty hit us squarely, but I’ll stick with the positive things as I told the players.”expressed the former player of Barcelona, from Spain, and Liverpool, from England.
“Everyone is in a position to play. We have that peace of mind. The solutions that we did not find at the beginning of the game we have to find with the replacements. Today the changes gave us speed in the game”hill Mascherano.
2024-01-22 23:07:49
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