The Águilas del América achieved a draw against Santos Laguna on Saturday (1-1) which left them well positioned in the 2024 Clausura Tournament. However, for the coach of the azulcrema team, André Jardine, this result left them with a bitter taste knowing that they could have achieved much more.
The strategist regretted not having been able to go beyond a tie in a duel in which the Eagles of America They dominated the actions but it was only enough for them to convert Alejandro Zendejas’ goal (m.76) with which they leveled the actions after Santos Laguna’s goal scored by Santiago Carrillo (m.59).
“There is a mixture of regret, of losing a couple of goals that are not lost, but we were dominant, especially in the second half. Practically Santos only had the goal in a counterattack and then we generated, always closer to winning the game than losing it.”analyzed the Brazilian.
The coach of the azulcrema team also spoke about the changes he made in the second half, bringing in Julián Quiñones, Alejandro Zendejas and Álvaro Fidalgo, among others, to look for an offensive reaction that he ended up achieving.
“We knew that we were going to suffer a little due to the lack of rhythm, but one of the objectives was to place these players one level higher due to the decisions that are coming, we are going to need their best version and prepare the group for what is coming”commented André Jardine in the press conference after the game.
The technical director of the Eagles of America He also touched on the issue of favoritism around the team that commands the classification of the 2024 Clausura Tournament of the MX League with 29 units after the first 14 dates, just one point above the Rayados de Monterrey.
“The issue of favoritism is something I don’t think about for a second”emphatically stated the South American strategist who highlighted that in this semester things are more even in the classification with up to five teams fighting for the top of the classification.
“I see important rivals in this tournament, getting stronger and stronger. This tournament is going to be much more difficult than the previous one with the growth of Cruz Azul, Pachuca, Monterrey, Chivas… They are teams that are going to fight, so the Liguila is going to be complicated.”considered.
He also made reference to the Concacaf Champions Cup where the Águilas del América are one of the strong candidates for the title and have just beaten the New England Revolution (0-4) in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the competition.
“All teams have the level to win”said the Brazilian, who with his team is now preparing to receive the MLS team on Tuesday at the Azteca Stadium for the second leg of their Concachampions tie.
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