The Argentine technical director of Inter Miami, Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino, had words for the media of communication in a post-match press conference where the pink team of ‘Las Garzas’ faced the Colorado Rapids on what was date number 7 of Major League Soccer, where the leader had a very strong self-criticism of his team , his current performance and also took the opportunity to talk about what will be the second leg of the Concacaf Champions League against the Rayados de Monterrey.
The atmosphere between Rayados and ‘Las Garzas’ is currently quite tense Therefore, the second leg is one that generates a lot of anxiety, especially since the accusations made towards the coach himself and Miami’s star player, also Argentine Lionel Messi, by members of the Aztec team.
Words from ‘Tata’ Martino
Talking to the media, Martino did his best for avoiding going into details about what happened in the match against Rayados de Monterrey: “Regarding this I do not have to make any comments, in the same way that we have not made comments.” Then, he was asked if it was an extra motivation to be able to face Monterrey after the accusations that went viral on social networks, to which Martino responded: “Nothing about Wednesday’s game.”
Revenge against the Rayados?
Martino was asked if he considered the second leg against Monterey and the Argentine coach made everything clear with his response: “Where do I come from when you play two games, the first is the first leg and the second is the revenge. Nothing to do with these issues, it doesn’t go there, I’m not interested. We are going to play a game, if we win we will continue and if we lose we will return home. Everything that has to do with the soap opera is not our idea.”
Messi is a vital piece for the return of the Concachampions
The second leg will be a very important one where obviously ‘Tata’ Martino He must have the availability and the best physical condition of all his players, especially Lionel Messi who is expected to resume 100% ownership: “The idea would be yes, but it has only been 45 minutes. We also understand the demands of the upcoming game. The most important thing is that he felt good, scored a goal and participated in the second.”
In addition, he pointed out his evolution regarding recent injuries. that the former FC Barcelona player has suffered: “It is just as we expected. We knew that it was a risk for him to play the first game with Monterrey. He was scheduled to play a few minutes today. It felt good. This helps to arrive with more confidence, especially regarding the injury, for the rematch in Monterrey.”
Strong self-criticism for your loved ones
“It’s a shame to give up two points, but I think we continue to make mistakes that They really make us leave points along the way. In the 87th minute, winning 2-1, it is not usual for them to catch us on a counterattack. It is typical of not having a reading of the game, of not having the people in front of you.”
“Although we lost the ball on the left side, they scored the goal on the right side. So, when you review and you start to see so many players in front of the line of the ball and few players to play in front and avoid the quick exit of the rival, there is a wrong reading of the game, of the playing time, that we are winning, of that we turned it around. “We have to be smarter to close the games,” he analyzed.
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