The Colo Colo coach is upsetting his team’s expectations as the duel against Fortaleza approaches. If he likes his students to dream big, he specifies that “you have to move forward step by step, compete in the best way tomorrow, gain confidence and try to qualify for the next instance”.
“We all go for the dream of being champions. We know it’s very difficult, but we’re very convinced.” That’s the phrase Esteban Pavez used to reflect how the Colo Colo dressing room feels at the approach of his Copa Libertadores debut.
Judgment approved by white coach Gustavo Quinteros, but not shared. It’s that the coach of the whites calls for calm and tries to get his students to unlock the objectives one by one. This Thursday, against Fortaleza, in Brazil, the Cacique will make his debut with the Libertadores.
“I don’t know if the Colo Colo team was formed to win the Copa Libertadores. You have to prove it game by game, because We are going to face very strong teams and even if I know that the players have the illusion of winning, and us too, we must not think of winning the Cup, we must think of winning the next match. and then the next one and so on,” the Argentinian-Bolivian strategist puts cold rags on him.
Then he details that “we will face the best teams in America and they all have enormous power. So now we will know what level we are at. But he insists:The first step we have to take is to compete with one of the strong-strong rivals we have and to advance we have to add points and aspire to qualify for the next phase. We have to take it step by step, compete as well as possible against Fortaleza, gain confidence and try to qualify for the next stage”.
Immediately afterwards, Quinteros claim that “the Copa Libertadores grabs us at the right time, but each of the players must give their maximum level to demonstrate that they can compete on equal terms anywhere on the continent”. And that eliminates the tension of self-demanding from his footballers. “I don’t think we have any pressure or that puts us in a negative situation, the players know that each of them has to give their best to be able to compete with these difficult teams. If we play at our best level, we can beat anyone and it will be up to us.”
Regarding Popular’s involvement with the Habs, the technical director prophesied “that it will be a tactical game and that the players who win the duels in each of their sectors will give their team a chance to win the game. We have to be focused and be able to cause the opponent to make mistakes”.
Finally, Gustavo Quinteros did not want to comment on the problem that exists with the referees in Chile, because “I am not steeped in the subject. I don’t want to give an opinion now, because I’m very focused on the game. Later, I will internalize more what is happening and we hope it can be solved in a better way.
Colo Colo will form with Brayan Cortés in goal; Óscar Opazo, Maximiliano Falcón, Emiliano Amor and Gabriel Suazo in the back row; César Fuentes, Esteban Pavez and Leonardo Gil in midfield and Pablo Solari, Gabriel Costa and Juan Martín Lucero for goals.
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