Zuculini’s fever in Racing and a strong message for what is to come :: Olé

Racing wanted to leave everything in order before going on vacation, but at the last minute he had a worry in his bag and couldn’t leave with the peace of mind he needed. The 2-0 defeat against Lanús ended a streak of five games without defeats, although the most disturbing thing for the team was the form: the Academy played very poorly, lacked rebellion and Granate was superior from start to finish. In addition to Gustavo Costas, alarmed by what he considered a production lacking a better attitude, Bruno Zuculini also criticized what was exhibited in the Fortress.

“We are leaving hot, angry. We didn’t want to end like this. We were in a good stage, a good semester. What happened with Lanús cannot happen again. We are going to sit down, we are going to meet (the players) as we do after every game, winning or losing. We will correct the mistakes and the players will take charge, as we are the ones who came in,” was the defense of the Academy midfielder, who was once again a starter (due to the overload of Juan Nardoni) after six games. His last time had been in the 2-1 loss against Red Bull Bragantino, in Brazil, for the Copa Sudamericana.

Zucu hasn’t had a good semester personally. Since his return to the club in the summer transfer market, he did not have outstanding performances and that caused him to lose his position. after Costas supported several commitments. In any case, the former River, already one of the team’s leaders, prioritizes the collective and that is where his words after the setback were directed.

Regarding the team’s game in La Fortaleza, Zuculini admitted: “We lacked energy to recover the ball faster. We went back a lot when they maintained possession and went deep. They came to us simply from the outside. We didn’t have the intelligence to play it. We went a lot inside when the plays called for outside. But it is better that it happens now and not in defining instances. It will serve as experience.”

However, Zuculini, captain against Granate, drew positive general conclusions at the end of this first part of the year, despite the premature eliminations in the League Cup and the Argentine Cup. And he sent a very encouraging message to the fans. “I consider that the balance is good. We qualified first in the Sudamericana – he highlighted -, we had a great Cup. We have 10 points in the tournament and there are many dates left. We will continue forward because there is still a long way to go and I think that in “This year Racing will bring great joy to its people.”

Before Zucu spoke to the media, Costas did so at a press conference. And although he did not say it directly, he left very dissatisfied with the team’s attitude. “It was one of the worst games. There are ways to lose and these are the ones that hurt the most. Maybe the others could hurt you, like against Sarmiento, but you had the attitude to go look for him. Here we lost in everything. “That’s what hurts you the most,” said the coach, visibly upset.

Costas advanced in the concepts: “Today we were very far from what we had been doing. We were not intense, we fundamentally lost all the duels. Regardless of the scheme we use, if you lose the duels… They beat us everywhere. Forward, behind, in the middle… We were never in a game. We never have to change the way we play. The intensity, the desire. “This is very competitive, you have to be awake all day.”