Having America as a rival on your court motivates anyone, something happens that you play differently with teams like this and on a stage like this, the body gives more, the mind supports more and the legs give the extra. It is something that perhaps cannot be explained, but those who have experienced it surely know what we are talking about. However, for all these factors to occur, work, correct game planning, concentration and execution on the part of those involved must be combined. You can’t win with attitude alone. Mazatlán FC gave this week what may be the best game since the team was born. They were more intense, they didn’t let the rival breathe, they made impressions on the American players, they were solid defensively, their proposal was aggressive, they didn’t shrink, they were effective, they didn’t make concentration errors and they knew how to suffer when they had to. All of the above, together with the atmosphere in the stands and an entry to the limit, resulted in a Mazatlán-style victory.
Why Benedetti looks better in Mazatlan
All soccer players acquire a role in their teams, there are those who have greater responsibility and weight on and off the field, while there are those who share that leading role. Benedetti in America was not the figure. The protagonist in America is shared, of course, unless you are called Alfredo Tena, Carlos Reinoso, Cuauhtémoc Blanco and a few others. Nico took on a supporting role, adding that injuries kept him from being consistent.
In Mazatlan that changed; here he must assume a leadership role, he has hierarchy in the group, and he must weigh. So far, it has been noted that the South American can do it.
Why a player is one in a team and when he is in the national team or in another club he is another. The answer is that; roles change and when you are not ready to take it on, the result will be footballing and emotional instability.
Benat San Jose
Soccer is already invented, however, the role of a technical director goes beyond ideas or game models. Convincing 23 soccer players that your idea will make them win, convincing them that it is the best way to reach the goal, and also keeping them calm despite not playing, is perhaps the most difficult. In addition to all that, Beñat is a foreigner, he is living his first experience in Mexico and here you have to deal with different beliefs and customs and you have to know how to manage that for the good of the group. On the other hand, on the pitch you have to win, there’s no use solving the rest if you can’t win. Beñat remains firm, his style little by little gains more value and the players have assimilated it. Beñat and Mazatlán have an important challenge this semester, and that is the classification.
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