The Argentine coach was happy with some aspects of the team’s performance against the South Korean side, although he regretted being down with 10 players at the start of the second half after Alex Ibacache was sent off .
It wasn’t Eduardo Berizzo’s best debut on his debut as Reds manager. The All Team team lost 2-0 against South Korea in a friendly match held in the city of Daejeon.
Despite the result, the Argentine coach remained with positive feelings about the work shown, although he acknowledged that there were some aspects that needed to be corrected.
In their starting XI, the presence of new players such as Fernando de Paul in goal, Nayel Mehssatou and Alex Ibacache stood out. About them, the coach pointed out that “all footballers included intended to see them play. the guards will rotate. Today it was De Paul’s turn. Nayel Mehssatou with more experience, he played a very good match and Álex too, he played with a lot of personality . Too bad we have 10 left at the start of the second half,” he commented at a press conference.
“In the game, some things have come to be highlighted, positive, and others that we must continue to work on . We played against a rival developed with many years of work with a fixed and well-known formation. Sometimes we pick up the game and we press like we want to press “, He continued.
“Then in the second half, with 10, the pressure dropped a bit, but we continued to play with personality. I liked a lot of things in the game,” he acknowledged.
Asked about the attack plan and Brereton’s involvement, he said that “Ben is a very intelligent footballer in his movements. He found the backs of defenders on numerous occasions today . We had our chances to score, it’s a shame we didn’t, but I think he did a good job after a stoppage. He hasn’t played since his league ended. He showed his qualities. An out-of-control footballer from the box who finds the goal with clever moves. It will be a reference for us. He is an important player ”.
Also, among the positives, he celebrated that “there were very good signs of pressure, it was what we wanted and that’s how we want to play. I liked the intensity and the aggressiveness in recovering the ball . This is our most important defensive characteristic. The pressure in the rival field almost turns into an offensive attack. We like to take balls, we were able to give depth to some, not so much to others, but the team played aggressively . At 10, it became more difficult, but it was an aspect of the match that I really liked”, he valued.
Regarding the South Korean game, he commented that “all attacking players are fast and vertical. (Heung-Min) Son is a top player who makes a head-to-head difference with his attacking danger, but Korea are a quick team. That’s how they scored the first goal for us in a pressing that they managed to pass on the left wing. They are footballers with a lot of determination, fast. The party leaves us with a great learning. Saving the positive things today, a lot of young footballers within the team. It was a game that will leave us things to learn ”.
“The intention was to see a lot of young footballers. Many within the team have played and obviously we don’t like the result but, reviewing what happened over the course of the game, we have to save and point out a lot of things that happened to take into account in favor “, concluded Eduardo Berizzo.
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