The Colombian Women’s U-20 National Team is getting ready to face the second part of the South American Championship in the Chilean category and while the match against Brazil is approaching, the coach, Carlos Paniagua, spoke about what happened and what is to come.
injuries. There are no serious injuries, but there are some beaten players. We will have the full group for the first match, Serna returns after paying the date by yellow card. We are in good health and physically we have no problems.
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With feet on the ground
Field. It is synthetic and that did not cause concern, but what great fields, what great stadiums. This one in La Calera is new and the course is very similar to grass. The times in which the games are played are good, you don’t feel the heat affecting the soles of your feet. We feel comfortable.
The rivals. We watched videos. I saw Brazil half time, which is in the other group. I will go to the stadium to watch it against Paraguay, I have the videos of the past games and we are going to work on them. There are eight South Americans and he has won them, he is strong, physical, of good size, but I will be at the stadium and we will analyze it.
Brazil. We faced him in the South American Sub-17, we went for the title. If one has goals in life, he has a winning mentality, well, we’re doing well. To beat Brazil on Monday is a feat. First you have to classify and then look at what is coming. I tell my players that you have to have a winning mentality.
Match against Chile. Well, it was a tough game anyway. If they give us that penalty, Well, the game wouldn’t have been so difficult. The sense of belonging was seen, a competitive group that has the goal of going to the World Cup again.
America Cup. I have good communication with the senior coach, Nelson Abadía, we talk constantly and there are players here that he has brought closer to the senior team. The players are gaining more and more experience and with the dream of returning to a World Cup in this category and playing in the Copa América.
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The message. There are several things that need to be conveyed to them. When you put on the shirt you have to put all the drive and desire like Freddy Rincón did.
The keys to women’s soccer. In the U-17 there are local league tournaments, Difútbol interleague and now we have a professional league and the players have been given a lot of competitiveness. Women’s football is growing and more and more girls want to play football.
The idea with Brazil. We have seen that you do not have to enter with your head down, you have to look them in the eye to beat them. They have shown personality, they do not wrinkle. We have faced strong teams like Venezuela, Chile and Argentina in this first phase.
Still ball. You have to take better advantage of the stopped ball. We insist on that before coming here. We have not had the option to work because of the number of games. We have two games to adjust that phase of the game. At times the team felt the physical effort in the second half and the rival got closer, but I’m proud of what they did in the first phase.
Balance. We have only received one goal, from a still ball, and we have scored. That tells me that we are fine, that there is balance. There are many details to improve, to adjust to go to the World Cup.
Leadership. One should always look for that on the field of play and we have a backbone that has that gift. They are players who are leaders, order, help and with a lot of experience. They are intelligent, that when the potatoes are hot they talk, that they calm their companions.
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