The Concachampions football party returns in 2021, where Portland Timbers will have to visit Héctor Vargas’ Marathon, a match scheduled for Tuesday at the Olympic Stadium.
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The MLS team does not want to be surprised in their visit to Honduras, and their coach, Giovanni Savarese, made it clear that their managers were very well prepared to overcome the series.
“We finally got to this game that I was looking forward to because I worked hard for a long time, the players returned to the pre-season physically prepared, mentally ready,” he said.
After a few days of preparation, where the Major League Soccer tournament has not yet started, the mentality and preparation were provided in this duel against Marathon.
“We put a lot of planning into this game because we know how important it is, it’s the first game of Concachampions, we want to start in the best way with MLS teams because we represent football in the United States, we have that responsibility on top and we want it . we manage in the best way. “
Saverese studied Vargas’ team very well and it is very clear that he does not trust him despite the bad season that the monster is experiencing in the Clausura tournament.
“We know that this game there is complicated, regardless of the Marathon performance in the championship. We know that it is a team that has players who can complicate you, they have a well-determined idea of what they want to be. We have to go with the plan and execute it in the best way if we want to return to Portland on the condition that we cross the line. This game is fundamental and we have prepared very well. “
Another aspect that the Venezuelan coach did not miss are the conditions in which he can be found during his visit to the city of San Pedro Sula.
“The most important part is how we adapt to the things we are going to achieve and how we can make the most of all those situations that we will surely find in all sorts of aspects. The conditions that we will find in San Pedro Sula in terms of heat, humidity, type of pitch, we are already prepared, we have already talked a lot with the players and we know about the difficulties we may encounter. I think the most important thing and that it can give us an advantage is how we can quickly adapt to any situation in this first game. “
And he closed by saying, “We know we will face a complicated, strong, tough team and we are mentally prepared for it.”