The Honduras selection was made ticket for the pre-Olympic semifinals in Guadalajara after Draw 1-1 against Canada, now face the United States and the winner ranks Tokyo Olympics.
After finishing the game, the Uruguayan coach Miguel Falero, was happy and optimistic about what he achieved and the tough challenge that comes this Sunday (16:00) against the Americans.
“We played against a very solid team, strong in the air, very physical, orderly, but fortunately we managed to develop a game that led us to qualification.”
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And he added: “We knew it would be very difficult, we had to put everything together and on the field the players interpreted the idea with supreme excellence, which allowed us to qualify for the semifinals. From now on we will focus on United States of America and we will analyze all their work to try to prevent its creation and highlight what we can do in the field and reach the end. “
Regarding the non-use of Douglas Martínez, one of the starting strikers, Falero explained that “he had a shot that was repeated from the previous game and fortunately we have players in different positions and we are covered. Today we thought the best thing Juan Carlos Obregón performed admirably for Juan Carlos Obregón and he managed to keep his cool and beat the goalkeeper to make the score 1 – 0 after a corner kick that was nicely executed by Juan Carlos Obregón. to choose game after game “
Falero considered that putting the footballers on the right leg allowed him to have a better performance in terms of possession of the ball and wear of the rival.
“We managed to impose all these characteristics on the field, the players interpreted the idea of the game well and I think we feel comfortable playing like that. By adding players with good technique, we have a greater wear of the rival. We bet from the first moment we have won the game, and I don’t say it out of my mouth.
After the accumulation of yellow Kervin Arriaga, who will miss the semifinal match against the United States, the top options in H are those of Jonathan Núñez A Joseph Rosales.
“Regarding the two possibilities of filling vacancies by the amount of cards, either of them can do it, we will see in due time after analyzing the United States, which may be the best formula. We are satisfied with the way they worked and that is fundamental ”.
I’ve already thought about what a duel can be in the semifinals against the United States. “This is the big doubt, we believe that the one who achieves the main role is closer to getting the result. We come from less to more and we catch the rhythm, the hit on the ground and we are confident that we can repeat or increase our level.”