The Colombia selection is ready to face this Wednesday, June 23 Brazil in the stadium Olympic Nilton Santos of Rio de Janeiro in match of the third date of the group stage of the America Cup.
In a press conference prior to the commitment, Reinaldo Rueda, technical director of the national team, gave details of the aspects that his managers must take into account to control the offensive potential of the Brazilian team.
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“The premise is to have possession of the ball. Brazil has the virtue of controlling the ball and giving it circulation. If we can take dominance, we will minimize their offensive and we will reduce the chances that Brazil will attack us and we can react with order, “he said.
With respect to how to control Neymar, the national strategist valued that Colombia must have collective responsibility.
“It is a collective situation, it is not only for the men of the defense, everyone must have responsibilities to reduce the offensive volume of Brazil and keep the ball, have possession and cut the circuits of Brazil “, he pointed.
Reinaldo Rueda also referred to whether or not he already found the ideal starting lineup in the Colombia selection.
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“We are on the way to qualifying in the group stage, conscious of stabilizing the behavior of the national team. The idea is to continue presenting the roster that has played the last games. There are two or three specific situations and things to assess “, he specified.
Finally, Rueda ruled out the possibility of changing the scheme and going to the line of three steering wheels.
“It is a possibility, but it is not the first alternative. We are aware that Brazil has good possession of the ball and everything will go through the dispute of the ball. We hope that Colombia has a good percentage of ball control,” he said.
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