Tigres coach Miguel Herrera pointed out that America was able to do more in the Concacaf final match against Rayados and all because the royal team was not much superior to the Coapa team.
The strategist Miguel Herrera He considered that Rayados was not superior to America from end to end in the final of the Concachampions and that Monterrey’s goal was due to a defensive error by the capital’s team, but he made it clear that both teams will be candidates for the title in the 2021 Apertura Tournament.
“It was not a game that Monterrey won from end to end, he played well, for me he played better than América, but it was not a 5-0 game, the goal they make is a serious error by the defender of América, it was not a great Monterrey’s move and that Guillermo Ochoa was the great figure of the match. It’s what I see, he also went to a game and Monterrey at home, “he said.
On the fact that striker Rogelio Funes Mori declared after the final of the Concachampions that Rayados will not want to face the rivals in the league, the helmsman said that Monterrey is a strong team, but that they do not want to play against them.
“There are teams in the league that it is not that you don’t want to face them, if you are going to face them you have to be there, they will be strong teams, the same Chivas if they get in, is a candidate always in the league to improve, to be an important team, the support of its people, then these are moments that you say is not that you do not want to face it, you are going to play with whoever is in front and now, nothing happens.
“I think I saw an even game, because in the end America ended up on top in the last five minutes, it does not draw a miracle draw, beyond the controversial play at the end, it has nothing to do with it, the ball hit the post first. They are two strong candidates and if Monterrey gets involved it will be a strong team and America has the leadership, and it has to be a candidate, it has not lost a year at home, it will be a strong candidate ”, he added.
Regarding whether he could change the panorama of coach Santiago Solari with America after the defeat in the final, Miguel Herrera said that in the Eagles there is always maximum demand.
“There are teams that require you to win and America is one of those, you can do great tournaments, I made it to nine in the semifinals out of 10 tournaments and four in the finals, and the first to reach the quarterfinals talked about wanting to kick me out, but I did 32 points. There are very demanding teams and without a doubt America is one, they demand titles, when I got there they told me Leo Beenhackker did very important things, he played beautifully, but he didn’t win anything and everyone liked him, but if you don’t win anything, nothing happens, “he added.
Miguel Herrera spoke about this Saturday’s game against Chivas, he said that Marcelo Leaño has changed the appearance of the team, that he does not understand why that happens with the players because in his opinion Víctor Manuel Vucetich had done a good job, but that now he knows the current helmsman has given them greater confidence and will be a difficult opponent.
For that commitment, defender Diego Reyes is ruled out due to injury, as is Frenchman Florian Thauvin, who continues his recovery from a tear suffered in previous weeks.
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