After the surprise defeat against Envigado at the Polideportivo Sur, Millonarios turned the page and is already thinking about what their duel will be next Saturday against La Equidad (8:10 pm).
Although the ambassador team is already classified for the finals of the second semester, their fight with Atlético Nacional for the leadership of the reclassification is red hot.
At a press conference, Alberto Gamero spoke about the aspects that they corrected in the duel against Envigado, what awaits them in front of the insurance team and the news of their payroll:
Team news – There are absences again. We have not made those absences because we wanted to rest or do rotation. We seek that the player who is more complete is the one who must enter. Llinás will not be able to, Vargas will not be able to; there we have the possibility with Murillo-Paz or Murillo-Vega. Those are the alternatives we have in that case and we have already practiced them this week. Uribe and Silva are players who came with an annoyance and are already recovered, this week they worked well. The safest thing is that they go. the more complete we have the team, the better.
Objectives in the closing of the all against all – In these four dates we want to accumulate the highest possible score, fight the league and reclassification. One table will lead us to the other, that hand in hand with Nacional in the reclassification leads us to be well in the League.
Rival virtues – Equidad is a team that groups well, defends well and makes transitions very fast. A game of those is handled calmly, circulating the ball, widening the field well and not reducing or insisting in the middle, opening ends and sides and not despairing. Equidad will want to win because of the possibility it has in the league and reclassification. It is a game to handle it, to have the greatest peace of mind and think that we have 90-95 minutes to win it.
Presence of some homegrown players – We go little by little. We have always had the idea that it is not to debut to debut but rather to the extent that we need players for each call. Today we are going to take Moreno Paz looking at the possibility of going to the bank or he may already be with the payroll of concentrates. We have the Quiñones thing, it is certain that he will play on the left; War on the bench, Valencia, who is young, García … I repeat, it is not to put in by putting but it will be tailored to what they need and they show the ability to play a game.
Keys to defeating Equidad – They are games of patience, tranquility and management. If we have possession, we will manage the game and it is the idea always. It is a fierce team. Alexis (García) is one of the technicians who does not allow their players to relax, they have already drawn and now they will want to go out to win. It will be a tough game against a difficult opponent, but calm. We both need to add and hopefully we can play what we are doing to propose.
Line of three in defense – We are all rehearsing, practicing and with repetitions. Although the match in Envigado was lost, I loved that line of three. There was handling, possession, we stopped well and the goals were due to specific errors. The three in the background we have done in several games. It is to defend ourselves better and although the mentality we have is to look for the opposite, we have done it when we have needed it. We have practiced it. At any moment there will be tough games and we will have to do it.
Group mood – The team is in good spirits. Seconds in the reclassification and the table, it is a team that must be emotionally very well. You are not calm because you lose a game in which we made mistakes and we had this week to correct. I see this team happy. Even though he lost, the team had a lot of important things: 60% possession, more than 50 passes, a lot of good things. We fix bugs and we are improving the good. This team is whole, strong and we will fight this match against Equidad.
The five changes are maintained – It seems good to me, out of seven players on the bench, five enter. It’s good. Sometimes there are different needs and as coaches we don’t know which one we are going to need in a match. There are different needs and many alternatives are needed. There are teams that make the five changes and with ten minutes to go, one is injured and they are left with 10 players for the rest of the game. There are more possibilities for us technicians and players to enter at any time.
Lessons from the defeat and message to the fans – The match in Envigado left us a message that we can play well: we had possession on a wide court and with a fast team. He left us teaching that they cannot score us because of deconcentration, especially the first goal after a throw-in. All the parties teach us. To the fans, we are happy because the highest percentage is happy and happy with what the team does. It is our responsibility to satisfy them. We ask for cordiality, peace and that you go and enjoy your team in El Campín.
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