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This Friday, Costa Rica and Colombia They will play a key match for qualification to the quarterfinals of the America Cup. In the preview of the match, the Colombian forward Miguel Borja sparked controversy by criticizing the style of play that the Ticos had against Brazil, who with an orderly defense managed to tie without goals in their debut. The coach of the Central American team, Gustavo Alfaropicked up the glove and responded with all the attacker’s River Plate.
“We watched the game (Costa Rica vs. Brazil) and analyzed it. It was a Costa Rica that only attempted to defend. Maybe he had a very strong rival in front of him who surely made him submit. It has great players, I hope he comes out to play, to come out to proposeso it won’t be like against Brazil,” said Colibrí in a press conference with Colombian media on Thursday morning.
In the afternoon, the press conference arrived Alfaro and he was asked about Borja’s phrase. “Entering into that battle of defensive or offensive, no… At this point in my life I choose the battles I want to fight,” Lechuga began.
“If I want to defend well, it is because I want to attack well. And if they give me a choice, I want to defend with quality and not with quantity. It is not a question of piling up players,” he said and commented on some cases: “The other day, Vinicius It was bent at the mark, but it is the way to mark Vinicius because one on one it kills you. TO Luis Diaz (rival this Friday, with Colombia) must be marked in a different way. And James Rodriguez), also. They are players with a capacity and imprint that make themselves worth it.”
“Hemingway said one day that it takes two years to learn to speak and 60 to learn to be silent, I am 61 years old, I have already learned to be silent.”, added the former coach of Boca Juniorswho coincidentally had this controversy with Millonario’s current scorer.
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“It is very easy to shoot someone else’s shotgun, I would like to see how many coaches dare to play against the five-time world champion with eight U23s. Afterwards, asking is very easy, it costs us an enormous sacrifice. They have no idea of the sacrifice these kids make to proudly defend what they are representing. That love they have for the shirt, that feeling and commitment,” highlighted the former strategist of San Lorenzo. The team he directs is lowest average age at the contest with 24.7 years.
“As Serrat said, we walk with what we wear. “Me personally, walking around with what I’m wearing, I feel very proud,” she quoted in reference to an excerpt from the song. “Simply Yours” that the well-known Catalan singer-songwriter and composer launched on the market in 1986. “And obviously we would like to be Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay. We are Costa Rica, humbly,” he stressed.
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“We were subjected to a very large expense after the Brazil game. The physical report of the boys was amazing, the physical performance of Costa Rica was extraordinary,” said the DT who led Ecuador to the Qatar World Cup 2022.
While praising the work of the defender Juan Pablo Vargas against Brazil. “He was at the level of Marquinhos and of Eder Militao. Let us not forget: one plays in the PSG and another in the real Madrid“he concluded.
After the first date of Group D of the tournament, Colombia leads with 3 points after beating 2-1 Paraguay. They escort him with a point Costa Rica and Brazil product of their goalless draw. Meanwhile, the Guaranis are without points. The first two will qualify for the quarterfinals.
