He Deportivo Cali seeks compensation from the hand of Hernan Torres. The coach from Tolima has just been announced in office and has already led his first practice with the professional team. For now, the objective is clear: save the club from relegation and from there appear again at the local level.
Precisely, in dialogue with The Caracol Radio ExtensionTorres explained that his first task will be to evaluate available payroll and from there propose the style to implement and reinforce the areas where you consider it necessary to do so. Likewise, he explained that the brain work It will be crucial when it comes to finding the results.
“It’s competing. The idea we have with the group, I already talked about it with them, is to achieve a big, important objective, because if you achieve one of these objectives, you will logically save yourself from relegation… We have to believe in what we are, in what we have, in the work we are going to do, believe that we are capable and have the means to execute it.”said the strategist.
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Torres also acknowledged that He does not arrive as the savior of Deportivo Cali, but will work tirelessly and as a group to achieve the objectives. In this order of ideas, he indicated that his commitment to the fans is total and that is why he will face what is coming with the greatest of responsibilities.
Finally he referred to his recent time in Ecuadorian football, more specifically with the Emelecand delved into the lessons that this experience left him for what lies ahead in his journey as technical director.
Start of talks for his signing
“Cali had called me, but I was in the tournament and I had told them that I couldn’t say anything until it was over. So, there was a lot of situation, many final matches and I told the truth, at that moment I had not arranged anything with Cali nor did I have anything concrete. Everything became clear the week I finished my contract and returned to Colombia. “We were in talks with them and we reached an agreement when he was completely free.”
Playing style to analyze
“I have always wanted to have a balanced team. Strong in its lines, balanced in defense and attack. We work for that, but all styles, all situations are marked with the characteristics of the player. If he has a good footing to have possession and play, then good; If you have to play directly and play the second play, that possibility will be looked at. We define that situation with the group of players we have to synthesize the style of play.”
One more challenge in your career
“Only Deportivo Cali was the one that called me… This is football, these are challenges and I knew what would happen there with the sporting situation of Emelec. And I experienced it with many teams in Colombia, like América, the same Medellín that was in danger of relegation, the averages were very low and it became difficult, but we were able to get through it. I’m not the one who does it, I’m not the savior of anything. What I am is a worker, just like the others. This is a human group that works together aiming for the same side, as we did in Millonarios, Medellín, América, Emelec, Tolima.”
Commitment to the fans
“If the fans are calm, then I have a double commitment. I am burdened with double commitment so as not to disappoint them. I ask my players to work and more work, to fight so that this team achieves achievements, triumphs, joys for those people who are waiting for them. We came to face the challenge and we hope to achieve it.”
Payroll analysis
“A coach wants his team to play football well. I am convinced that when a group, a team, plays football well, it has a better chance of winning than losing. That is the purpose, for the team to play well and have a game identity. And what are they going to bring me? Today (Tuesday) I arrived and my group arrived to work on Saturday. We will see the group we have and based on the evaluation we have, the decisions that the group needs will be made to strengthen us. “We are watching and evaluating game after game, player after player and based on what we have, then I will be able to make the decisions and I will present the report to the Executive Committee.”
Sergio Mosquera Theme
“I don’t even have names of players or anything. I come, I look at the payroll and based on that evaluation we will make decisions. I must respect this group that we have until I evaluate it, we will look at which positions we should reinforce. So, Sergio Mosquera, who I had in Tolima, is a great center back, he gave us a lot, we were champions, he is an excellent player. I worked for him for almost three years in Tolima, so to say that he is not a good player would be a lie, but at this moment I have not given any name because I must evaluate the team I have.
Use of the quarry
“Nowadays, football has evolved with youth, with young players who make a difference, who at their young age have the character to face challenges and the pressure that football has, especially that which Cali will have. Football is synonymous with pressure and you have to live with that. If there are players that Cali has and shows, then they will have to play. With football and its intensity and dynamics, how good it would be to find players who have that character.”
Stressful experiences in Ecuador
“I learned many things. In Ecuador I experienced things that I never went through in my life as a coach. It was very stressful there, the environment is very difficult, very tough with Emelec and you have to be on your feet to not let yourself collapse. There is a general environment against Emelec, I felt that. There are many things that I never experienced, that I learned and that added to continue training me as a professional.”
He raised up Emelech
“As for the challenges, I have experienced them in all the jobs I have had in Colombia, in Peru, in Costa Rica and now in Ecuador. At least the challenge he had with Emelec, when I caught him last, practically relegated. Last year it was a pitched battle to free it from relegation, this year 15 players arrived, we had been working for almost 4 months and the team finished sixth, because of 15 games it only lost two. Logically, being a big team, it only serves to be a champion, which is why the campaign for Ecuadorian journalism and part of the fans was bad. Emelec should be champion, but I think they had a campaign that was not excellent, but it was not bad either. With a team that is last, practically relegated, and leaving them sixth with two lost games out of 15, the campaign is not as bad as they try to tell it.”
