CONCACAF Gold Cup: Guatemala are not dead, says head coach Ever http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hugo-Almeida-c16386
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Guatemala-c2913 head coach, Ever Hugo Almeida, believes that it’s too early to rule out Los Chapines out of 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The tactician was speaking to the press.
Although the Central American team did not display a remarkable performance in the Gold Cup, they did manage to sneak through to the first knock-out round, the quarter-finals.
The team lost to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Honduras-c2918 in a scoreless draw. The game following that, against Grenada, resuscitated the team to life; la Bicolor outscored Grenada 4-0 to secure a berth in the quarter-finals.
The anxiety is not over yet for the Azuly Blancos as they face the tournament favourites, the mighty Mexico. El Tri, brimming with exquisite talent, are expected to romp through La Azuly Blanco.
La Furia Azul face a mighty task but the head coach is not concerned. Almeida asserted that his team are not dead and have the capability to stage an upset at New Meadowlands Stadium, New Jersey.
The media has been speculating a comfortable win for the Mexicans and understandably so; Jose Torre’s men have been in sublime form, racking up two clean sheets in two games and conceding a solitary goal thus far.
With Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez is in top form, scoring a hat-trick in the first match followed by a brace in the second; the Mexicans surely have the odds stacked in their favour.
However, the overwhelming media hype on Mexico, and the fact that media has been prediction a win for El Tri, does not go down to well with Almeida.
“If we’re going to think that we’re going to go in and lose, we’re just going to leave directly from training and return to Guatemala,” boomed the head coach in a press conference.
Appreciating El Tri’s performances in the competition, the coach added, “http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mexico-c2956 have played well, they’re a good team, but what I don’t accept is that we’re viewed as losers before even playing. I don’t know why they’re making us for dead. We’re well alive.”
The Furia Azul also house some of the best players in the roster. Star MLS striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marco-Pappa-c23722, have performed tremendously in the latest edition of the Gold Cup – El Pescadito is amongst the top five Major League Soccer goalscorers.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Philadelphia-Union-c40231 striker also scored a goal in the latest outing against Grenada.
Accompanying him is the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Grenada-c2910 and notched assists on other three.
“We respect Mexico … but we’re not dead.” The head coach concluded the press conference.
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