Pedro Troglio, technician al Olympics, was very happy and relaxed in the press conference before the match against Alajuelense on Wednesday at the Morera Soto stadium.
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Albos’ strategist made it clear that he studied the Handcuffs very well and does not want another surprise like last season against Saprissa.
“The two champions arrived, but in different situations: us with an activity very followed by matches every three days and them with a break in the middle of the pre-season and the beginning of the tournament with two meetings.”
He added: “Clearly what we saw until the last match with Real Estelí, today there are two or three players missing from that team, but there is Vanegas who cannot play and we will not find the same rival, but if they are rested at home be complicated “.
Around the change of thinking after he was crowned champion. “In my team I don’t expect anything different because I know what I will find, I know that there is something that this team has and that it never negotiates, it is the effort. Once you have obtained the championship, the mental and emotional preparation is more important. in Costa Rica calmer spiritually than if we weren’t champions, this gives you more encouragement for tomorrow’s game and without feeling tired. “
But he makes it clear that: “The game is the same, complicated, against an opponent who is in excellent shape, but we are too and it is a football match in which anyone can impose their ideas and win the game.”
AN OPEN GAME
“It will be a game with two of the best teams of the moment and it is clear that when two clubs of this kind come together, the illusion of seeing a good show is guaranteed. Later we will see how the game is played in terms of volume. It should be a very good game in terms of game, tactics, football and hopefully we can win. “
THEY WILL PLAY THE SAME VISIT
“We eliminated Motagua and Managua in a very good way, but every game is a new story and that doesn’t mean you can play the next game well.”
ABOUT ALEX LÓPEZ
“We know him, we know his abilities, he didn’t play the weekend and maybe he rested to improve like other teammates, but when he plays, Alajuelense does it in a way and when he doesn’t, the team spends more time playing on the sidelines. When you have someone like Alex, the ball is more likely to pass more than his feet. It is clear that we have studied both ways: playing with and without him and seeing what can happen tomorrow. “
FAVORITE IN MATCH
“When two great teams come together, there are no favorites, we offer the previous ones to play a dialectical game, and then it’s simply what is expressed on the field and its way of playing.”
WIN THE TITLE
“I would love to be, of course, able to be champion, twice champion of the Honduras championship and I would like to reach the final and win it. We were so close that the last championship with Saprissa escaped us, when the game was over and we conceded two goals in the last two minutes, clearly this is a thorn in our side and it would be something else we need to add to the good ones we have had this year and a half. “.
AVAILABILITY OF PLAYERS AND 11 TO BE USED
“Today we train only to fully define the team. The players are doing well and have shown over these two months that they have played every three days and at a high level in the classics, bubbles, finals and we are fine. “It was Samuel with cramps the other day, but now he’s recovered. It’s the last effort I ask the boys, and then they’ll have a chance to rest if we go to the finals.”