DT Ricardo Valiño: Seeing them play with the love they feel for the shirt fills me with pride
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Published at: 06/02/2024 02:17 PM
The coach of Vinotinto Under 23, Ricardo
Valiño, after the tie with Argentina 2-2 at the start of the final phase of the Olympic qualifying, highlighted the attitude
of the Venezuelan players, to stand as equals
, against teams like Argentina, with players with an immense hierarchy.
In statements to the media,
Valiño
said that he personally enjoys watching the Venezuelan people play a lot, “because
when I see their commitment, the love with which they wear that flannel, it fills
me with pride”.
“It was a match where both
teams had goal options, I think it was a very nice match for the
people, for the spectator, because beyond the two goals on each side, there were
good interventions from the goalkeepers, we arrived clearly, head-to-head
against Leandro Brey (Argentinian goalkeeper),” he said.
He also said that while
playing 11 against 11, a good game was being played. “We knew that
we could hurt the backs of Argentina's wingers, who play very
loudly, and that's what we did, the first goal came because of a situation like that.”
“After the expulsion, the game
degenerates a bit, because we lose our emotional balance and that kind
of party, against these rivals who have this hierarchy, a mistake leaves
you out,” he acknowledged.
The coach explained that in the meantime
what they did was try to lower the heart rate, “explain to him that a mistake
like that can make you throw away all the sacrifice of a
tournament, in the instances that we are playing, when a mistake eliminates you”.
Regarding the departure of David Martínez,
he explained that it was not a tactical change, “with 4 minutes left until
the end of the game, he tells me that it was very hard on the twin, we asked him to
hold on a little so as not to burn a window”. He added that it was the same case with Matías Lacava, “he came out because of a nuisance.”
On the other hand, Valiño clarified that the anger was
because Kevin Kelsy's definition was diverted by the goalkeeper, so it must have been
a corner kick, “that's where Arhentina's second goal came from, that's why the anger is”.
Looking ahead to the next match against
the Brazilian national team, the coach assured that it is mandatory to restructure
the midfield, after the expulsion of Ortega: “We have options and those who have entered
have done so in good form. We always say that 23 should be
ready for when we need them.”
“Each match is a
different story, they are never repeated, the interpreters of the game
situations are different, we will have to analyze it well and plan game by
game, as we have done throughout the pre-Olympic period,” he said.
In addition, I make it clear that he is the coach of Venezuela, “I defend these colors to the last and that's what I transmit to the players. When you're a coach, your eyes and your heart watch over the team you train, that you lead, and my commitment right now is clear to the Venezuelan national team.
Mazo News Team