With the beginning of pre-olympic from Guadalajara just around the corner, Sub-23 from Honduras he prepares hard to get the ticket to his room Olympicss consecutively. The technical body in command of the ‘H.He already has experience with these types of tournaments by doing it with the Uruguayan youth teams in the past.
Fabián Coito, coach of the national team, spoke exclusively with TEN and reference is made to who are the players who will participate in the knockout tournament. In addition, I offer their opinion on the current situation of players, if possible Romell Quioto, Jerry Bengtson and how you will use it Alex Lopez.
Coito also spoke about the call-up he will be making for the friendlies against Greece and Belarus, and how he has persuaded Joshua Canales to join the team under the leadership of his assistant Miguel Falero.
THE INTERVIEW
One month after the start of the pre-Olympic period, what fascinates you about this sub 23 and what worries you?
Truly the sum of training, everything that has been generated in the group and that sense of belonging and identity, we would say that these are the most important values that the series of training has given us, besides the amount of contacts we can have. in this place as beautiful as the hotel of the selection (in Siguatepeque), which not only allows a good quality of training, but also generates that which is very important in the groups, namely the relationship between the human product of the place in which given. The football player feels considered, respected, trained, appreciated by his association and we tried to show that on the playing field.
INSIDE AND OUTSIDE: THE BEAUTIFUL HOTEL DE LA BICOLOR IN SIGUATEPEQUE
In terms of concerns, I would say it would be more than a concern, it would be a reality and that is we don’t know until the last minute which player we might have a problem with suddenly because of the pandemic that keeps hitting us, after personal care that is so difficult for the daily life of each of the football players with their clubs, their family and environment in the national team because despite the precautions and protocols they have been taken as we are for the game against Costa Rica where there are two players have not been able to travel them and hopefully none of them will be prevented from going to Olympic qualifying.
Was it difficult to convince Joshua Canales to play for Honduras? How did your words and suggestions lead him to say yes?
I have spoken with Joshua, as with all the footballers we invite to participate in the selection, talked to them about our proposal, the criteria and the consideration of the person above the footballer, about what we want to be a representative football team of the local environment and that it functions well, but that is achieved by training with respect, with capacity, with the efforts of the football players, it is a great challenge and a good responsibility to integrate that group.
He was enthusiastic and motivated, came and met several football players. We are very happy that his response was positive and I hope it will be a good experience for him and a good player for the national team.
Could we have news in the latest pre-Olympic game call or will the selected players date the players who played this micro cycle, with the exception of Rivas?
There are uncertainties like the Covid issue that can hit our plans, hopefully not, and cause an unexpected situation that we haven’t thought of. If everything is normal and continues to work, there are hardly any players on the final list who did not participate in the microcycles with the exception of Rigoberto Rivas who, due to a logical question of distance, did not participate.
Will the captain of the U23 team be Denil Maldonado or do you doubt who it will be?
I believe more than one footballer has grown tremendously due to the competition in their clubs and the experiences they gain. They have come of age for another year, now almost under 24, almost grown up, but Denil has been a natural leader of this generation, a footballer with a very special ancestry because of the way he trains and communicates as well as connects with footballers. I am not saying who will be the chosen one, but he will certainly be one of the candidates to wear the bracelet. He just joined 2 days ago, you have to see the football level, but he is one of the best prepared to do this fine job.
Jorge Álvarez was injured, people expected him to be one of the regular. Is there any hope that I will come back to make it to the pre-Olympic game or is it impossible?
I wouldn’t say it’s out of the question, prior to the Pan American in Lima (Peru) we lived a similar situation with Jorge, he didn’t arrive in the best conditions, but he was able to participate. He is a player with a good experience with his club and the national team, important experiences that I hope I can transfer to the Under 23. Today the deadlines are very short and the situation is not easy, but based on the reports which we have had, no is not out yet.
ABOUT THE MAIN SELECTION
Under the style you want to implement the senior team, what position would you place Alex López in and how can he make the most of the fun time that happens?
I believe the strategy of a match depends very much on the rival, on the situation of the game, so we can take advantage of Alex’s skill in more than one position, he has continued to play in the midfield line of the central zone. when defensive near the line of four when recovering. We can often see him at his club where he has done a great job and they have highlighted him, he has achieved important things but we have said to my liking he should continue to grow in his physical performance, his dynamism and his game because he has a great From a technical point of view he has a great ability to observe and interpret the situation of the game, I think he is one of the football players who is very active and at a good time but I think in that position is where we are most useful. It can contribute to the selection, but it strongly depends on the game of the situation and the moment.
Could he be one of the leaders in midfield?
Yes, of course, the hallmark of Honduran football in the midfield has players with a lot of strife, dynamism and rhythm, which today football demands must be combined with those who currently have the opportunity to participate in the game, I no longer ignore a of the stages of the game, either he didn’t score or I don’t play if the team has it, you must have the opportunity to participate in the two major stages of the game and Alex has a great ability to connect to the attack, but for my taste he has to keep growing in terms of ball recovery, rhythm, dynamics and intensity of the game.
For the March friendlies, is there a player who requested this due to covid situations or some other reason?
No, there are none that we have ruled out yet. The players who will be nothing more than sports so far.
Can you confirm whether Jerry Bengston is in the plans for friendlies against Greece and Belarus or not yet?
It depends on the plans, he is a starting central striker of today the local football champion team, therefore he is a player that we observe constantly, he competes in that position with players who are in other leagues, who have different characteristics and still are . in elections. We have not considered them, but he is a player that we observe whose performance we constantly consider and observe.
Is Romell Quioto ready to return to the national team? What advice did he give you in your recent speech?
We talked a lot, we’ve been doing it for a long time, even if he wasn’t quoted and considered with the national team, we had good contact and dialogue and I believe that the national team player should not just have good conditions that emphasize lead him and him to qualify, but it also has to have something else it’s being considered for and in that sense it has to be and seem like and there Romell has to keep growing up, recording, because you’re playing the way you live, at least that are my criteria and my way of looking at the footballer but his level is very good and we talked a lot what happens is everyone has unique characteristics and individuality should be respected and we will respect him as he is but that he adapts a bit to the criteria we want from the footballer of selection.