Stephan Medina is back in the Colombia selection, after missing the November double date due to injury. The winger from Monterrey in Mexico is ready to shake hands with the team again in two crucial games, against Peru and Argentina, in search of a place at the World Cup in Qatar 2022. These were his statements at a press conference.
How to avoid anxiety “We are aware of not generating that anxiety during the game and in this way allow our football to flow and we can get the three points. There are high-quality players and we are going to rise to the occasion”.
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Peru, the rival that Rueda has faced the most times
What the previous games against Peru left them. “Peru is a rival that likes to have possession of the ball, they have good players. We are going to plan that match trying to recover the ball quickly and play our game, make it a high-quality match for our game and give us the opportunity to add three crucial points. We must trust in our work, in our team, and with all the wins to achieve the objective”.
What is the team missing? “More than what is lacking, it is to realize the opportunities, to have that confidence on the part of all of us, that the player who reaches that position and the certainty that he is going to materialize, not fill us with anxiety, play the game with intelligence, the ability to overcome everything and face the game with responsibility to achieve the goal, fill ourselves with confidence and security and trust in the talent we have”.
What accounts do on the double date. “We arrived with the conviction that we have to get the six points. It is not easy but we trust in the group we have, in the capacity of the people who are here. We are going to think first about Friday’s game, which is the most important that we are going to have, to then look in the second, hopefully with the three points secured, that security to face what is coming”.
What strikes you about Peru? “They have important players who play in elite leagues. I am struck by their ability with the ball, up front they have players with experience and speed and they are going to make the most of their virtues. We must focus on our work and attack their shortcomings and I hope to show that capacity that we have”.
The calm to face the match. “Having confidence in who we are, in the work we do, in the discipline on the pitch, that is what is going to help us get the results. We are aware of the beautiful opportunity we have, showing the capabilities to achieve the goal “.
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Medina trusts the support of the fans
Message for the fans. “That they continue to trust in what the National Team is, that they continue to support us, it will be important for people to enjoy themselves as a family and for us on the pitch to infect them with that energy to achieve classification. Hopefully it will be of great benefit to everyone and that we can really enjoy it.”
What can be done with the ball still. “We’re going to work with the entire team and that’s very important, we’re going to go deep into the planning of the match. The ball still is essential due to the ability of the players, trusting in the previous work and that we have that awareness and that we are aware of what we are and what we have”.
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