technician The U23 team from El Salvador, Hugo Perez, had words this Sunday about what is expected for the Salvadoran team in the rest Pre-Olympic Course to Tokyo 2021.
In addition, despite the importance of the duel before Honduras Monday on the second day of the competition Concacaf, the coach focuses on the future of the team he leads.
“When we took the national team, the most important goal was to qualify Tokyo, like all of us here; but the second part of this is the pursuit of these players, because a core of them will be in the senior team.” started by saying.
Canada defeats El Salvador in the pre-Olympic premiere heading to Tokyo 2021
He continued: “In El Salvador there are always comments about the results, the qualification for the World Cup and other events. They are right, but a basis must be formed over time. The projects do not last two months, but more time to give a good idea to the group and that takes time “, said the helmsman.
Hugo Pérez, on the other hand, did not want to apologize for his team’s performance, despite the poor training they had under his tenure.
“The little time with this team will not be an excuse, because I already knew it would be like that. I am interested in this group having a good idea. I analyzed everything I did. Our players, with little time, took the idea of the game “, commented the coach.
Pérez also referred to this month’s duel against Honduras, a confrontation that could define the future of El Salvador in the pre-Olympic, after its 0-2 defeat against Honduras. Canada in his debut in the U23 championship.
“When you start to lose in a short tournament like this, there is a great obligation to win in the next games. The game against Honduras is important, but it should not be described as death. We have to get all three points and we are ready to do it. “, assured the selector.
He also added that if he is eliminated from the Olympic qualification, early disqualification would not be a failure for El Salvador.
“I don’t like to lose, I don’t believe anyone. When something is defined as failure, it’s because what was done doesn’t work; but the things these guys did need to be highlighted. If they don’t qualify it would be a obstacle, but whoever sees this as a failure, you can blame me and not the group. The responsibility will be mine “, Hugo Pérez estimated.
Finally, the coach stated that they conducted studies on the form of the game in Honduras, although he highlighted the difficulty involved in facing the Catrachos footballers.
“It is difficult to analyze Honduras for what happened Haiti, because they were two different games, but we watched them and we know that they are a good selection, with important players, which we have to be careful about “, he concluded.