‘Argentina must be well off so that Ecuador does not counterattack it. We know how Gustavo Alfaro proposes the parties and he will surely propose ‘| Football | sports

In an opinion article for the newspaper Olé, coach Antonio Mohamed declares that “Ecuador has nothing to lose” in the Copa América.

That the Ecuadorian team “has nothing to lose” in the quarterfinal duel of the Copa América 2021 against Argentina, because for the Albicelestes “going to the semifinal is an obligation,” he underlines in an opinion column for the Buenos Aires newspaper Ole coach Antonio Mohamed, who is currently not directing.

Mohamed in his notes points out that a triumph for the Tricolor tonight in Goiania would be for Ecuadorians “A very important achievement, eliminating a team like ours and advancing to the stage. It would be practically to make a great Copa América ”.

The 51-year-old coach also says that he has not had a team since his resignation in 2020 from the Mexican Monterrey discipline, that the Argentine team “must be well stopped so that they do not counterattack him.”

In terms of tactics, Mohamed makes some interesting notes regarding the profile of the tricolor team and maintains that the fact of not arriving with the Tricolor as the favorite poster at this instance of the Copa América “can generate the tranquility in Ecuador of playing a game obviously with a lot of intensity, but without a doubt with a lot more peace of mind ”.

“I believe that Ecuador is going to propose to Argentina a game very similar to the one they played in the Bombonera, the first of the tie: a close game, 4-4-2 quite tight in its lines, where it is going to play to wait and counterattack. Ecuador has fast people, people who like physical contact. Argentina has to understand that it must handle the ball as long as possible and finish the plays, it does not have to hurry, it must be well stopped so that they do not counterattack it ”.

And the call continued Turkish: “I don’t think it has to do with (Gustavo) Alfaro knowing our football and Argentine players very well. You also have (in the Peruvian team Ricardo) Gareca, for example, and in the qualifiers there are also many coaches born in Argentina … It has nothing to do with it. It seems to me that it is separate, here it is the players who are going to make the decisions. We know how Gustavo plans the games and he will surely propose, as I said, the same thing he already did on the Boca court.

Praise to Alfaro

In the opinion of Antonio Mohamed, the coach Gustavo Alfaro, who did not achieve any victory during six appearances last June, both in the knockout stage and in the group stage of this Copa América, “found the team back.”

Mohamed points out that “Alfaro’s hand has a lot to do with this present in Ecuador.” “More than anything in the playoff games, we saw a very brave team, a team that has the ambition to look for goals. The same with Brazil, they played a great game, despite losing ”.

The Tricolor debuted in the Copa América-2021 with a 1-0 defeat against Colombia, took advantage in the next two commitments, against Venezuela and Peru, respectively, but did not manage to sustain the results and ended in both games drawing two goals. . Only on the last date of Group B facing host Brazil came from behind and saved the tie (1-1).

“I also see that in this Copa América they have missed games that they had controlled. Ecuador has top players, footballers who play in Europe, physically very strong. Likewise, I continue to insist that Argentina is one step higher and this is an ideal moment to show it, ”Mohamed concluded. (D)