The Honduras U23 National Team carried out this Thursday at the edge of the afternoon the recognition of the field of the Jalisco Stadium where this Friday from 1:30 p.m. will be measured Haiti at the beginning of the Pre-Olympic from Concacaf.
The team that leads Miguel Falero had his first contact with the grass of the fence where Atlas plays his home games and was delighted.
Falero refined the final details of his 11th starter, explaining that the field lends itself to playing fast football and so tries to tire the Caribbean team.
One of the concerns of the coaching staff is the issue of the schedule and the weather. But La Bicolor prepared for the tournament in San Pedro Sula and hopes to make a good presentation at the premiere.
Douglas Martínez talks about the pressure they have on their back
The frontside Douglas Martinez will be one of the starters next Friday and during a press conference he assured that they know little about the rival but with the memory of the showdown they had in the Central American Games and the Caribbean.
“I know some of the players. They have told us that some of them play abroad, they are good physicists, they are brave. They attack with a lot of quality. A few years ago we faced them at the Central American and Caribbean Games,” “It’s a good team. With good players. But we’re working well, we’ll try to play a good game.”
Martinez doesn’t care who scores, what he wants is for the Bicolor to keep the three points. “You are eager to start the tournament the right way. We live on goals, but if a defender does, we would be happy. The important thing is to win.”
Honduras is aiming for the fourth consecutive ranking for the Olympic Games. Is it busy? Douglas answered.
“If I’m honest, that might be a bit busy. They’ve qualified for the Olympics three times in a row, but in the last few days they’ve told us this is history. We haven’t seen the past, but the present. Negative , we are united, we are a family. “
Asked if there is less pressure because they are not in the group Mexico United States nor Costa Rica. “We are in 2021 and all teams have improved, the level is the same.”
What can you expect from this team? “A squad that will go out and give it their all and take out the claw catracha, as we say colloquially. We have a concentrated group trying to start with the right foot,” he concluded.