The technician of the El Salvador U23 team Hugo Perez, had words this Sunday about what awaits the Salvadoran squad in the rest of the Pre-Olympic Course to Tokyo 2021
Moreover, despite the importance of the game before it Honduras on Monday on the second day of the competition Concacafthe coach focuses on the future of the team he leads.
“When we took the national team, the main goal was to classify Tokyo as we are all here; but the second part of this is to succeed these players because a core of them will be on the senior team,” he began by saying. say.
Canada beats El Salvador in the pre-Olympic premiere heading to Tokyo 2021
He continued with his speech: “In El Salvador there are always comments about results, qualification for a World Cup and other events. They are right, but a foundation must be formed with time. The projects do not last two months, but more. Time. to give the group a good idea and that takes time ”, said the helmsman.
Hugo Pérez, in turn, did not want to make any excuses about his team’s performance, despite the little preparation they had under his mandate.
“The little time with this team will not be an excuse, because I already knew that this would be the case. I am interested that this group has a good idea. We have analyzed everything we have done. Our players, with the they have. had little time, they have taken over the idea of the game ”, said the coach.
Likewise, Pérez was referring to Monday’s game against Honduras, a showdown that could determine El Salvador’s future in the Pre-Olympics, following the 0-2 defeat to Canada in the debut in the U23 Championship.
“When you start to lose in a short tournament like this, there is a big obligation to win in the following matches. The game against Honduras is important, but it shouldn’t be described as dead. we are prepared to achieve it, ”assured the voter.
He also added that in the event that he were eliminated from the Olympic qualifiers, the early disqualification would not be a failure for El Salvador.
“I don’t like losing, I don’t think anyone else is. If something is defined as failure, it’s because what was done doesn’t work; but the things these guys have done need to be emphasized. but whoever sees this as a failure, you can blame me and not the group. The responsibility will lie with me, ”estimated Hugo Pérez.
Finally, the coach claimed that they have conducted studies on the form of the game in Honduras, although he highlighted the difficulty that comes with facing catrachos footballers.
“It is difficult to analyze Honduras for what has happened Haitias they were two different games, but we have followed them up and we know it is a good selection, with key players, whom we should be careful about, ”he concluded.