Emilio Izaguirre spoke on Monday, before the second stage of the eighth Concacaf Champions League between Portland and Marathon.
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The left-back commented on the keys to defeating the service rival by the green team at Providence Park Stadium.
Arrival in the party city
“Thank God we got well after a very long day yesterday, we recognized the stadium and tomorrow we hope to raise the name of our country and continue to win for us.”
Tips for young people in this type of game
“The Marathon project is very good, what motivates me is that there are many young people who listen to you and fill me with pride that they are an example. I know that I put all my passion in the field to win and I inject my desire into them. I comment that age does not matter, but the mentality and the dream to succeed “.
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Continue to compete internationally in your career
“It fills me up a lot, I’ve always had references in front of me and I’ve always tried to follow them in the positive ways they’ve done. Now it’s my turn as a senior at the Marathon and I try to tell them that what matters most is passion. “
What marathon will be seen in the return leg against Portland?
“I’m surprised because we played well against the big ones, Real Spain and Portland, for example, but against the small teams we remain short. We hope that tomorrow we will go hungry to get the victory.”
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Portland a tough opponent
“The key is that we do not have a negative result in the first minutes, because this affects the emotional part, if we are strong and we are well on our feet we have possibilities, we must also take advantage of what we have left. important.”