Coach Alfredo Arias highlighted Deportivo Cali’s performance in the 1-0 win over Águilas Doradas, who held the lead in the BetPlay I-2021 League by 16 points. It was not easy, because again the definition failed, despite the fact that it generated more than 20 arrivals on Carlos Bejarano’s goal, who left Palmaseca as a great figure. Michell Ramos’ goal on minute 41 of the squad gave peace of mind to add another win and keep the lead.
About what his team did, he said that “the balance is good when you win, it’s good, except it’s good because we played a really good team, defending well, with a lot of men close to their goal, but then it came to an end well. The merit of my players is the courage, finding the goal and attacking the whole match, we have 23 shots in favor and the rival 3, but not because the opponent did not want to attack or because they did not attack , but because we constantly applied pressure from the first line of attack to the second, reaching our territory, making it difficult for the opponent to finish that last game. And that’s what allows the team to get the goal to zero to have a good balance, let’s take a step, we need to improve, but the balance is good for the team that I have so brave.
As for the player who asked to replace Agustín Palavecino, who went to River Plate, he pointed out that “as for replacing Palavecino, I already gave my opinion, be careful, I didn’t give it too late or because came to my mind, I was asked by the board if I came up with a name and I gave the name that I thought could come, but since everything is a decision of the club, it’s not just my wish that reigns here, there are there are many other aspects that will have to analyze the club, I admit what seems to me sporty: by leaving 15 goals, we should be able to deliver so as not to suffer, but be careful, the players who do well, the ones they will stay, if no one comes, they will make an effort, they will give everything of themselves, and we will see ”.
Regarding the performance he found with the changes, he explained that “we went really well on the outside in the first half and we often walked over, but sometimes it was very lonely to define that ball, both head-on in the second half.balls or in the first Angelo almost always came, and several stayed there and we didn’t have the weight needed to put it in, we did everything right, we defected, we defected, but there was only Angelo fighting against the two defenders, I thought the second half might repeat that, it wasn’t repeated that often, we didn’t overrun that much in the second half, but we did get more in and I tried to place two points so that if Angelo arrived and the ball surpassed Marco could arrive and vice versa, I tried to put a little more offensive weight on him, and Ramos because he comes little by little with his physique, with his football and looking for the goal, the painting. ot from outside the area, which he did very well, or that we also had a finisher behind ”.
Meanwhile left back Darwin Andrade said that “the most important thing was the victory, today I had the chance to be captain, I always try to be a positive leader to my teammates, support them, I know that Juan Camilo and Hernán have the role very well. from captain, and most importantly, the team won, every time we are solid and we continue on this road, which is very good ”.
Cali will defend its unbeaten lead on Wednesday February 17 (8:10) against Junior at the Metropolitan Stadium.
Marco Antonio Garcés
Futbolred correspondent
Cali
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