Always measured in his words. Despite the carnival that lit up in Peruthe Bicolor technician, Ricardo GarecaHe never lost his measure. The team will play the playoff against Australia or the United Arab Emirates, on June 13, a long way as the coach himself says.
“The key to this achievement is the rebound we had during the qualifiers already almost from the middle forward. We got off to a good start and the recovery we had was important. That gave us the possibility of accessing the last game in the playoffs. I want to congratulate the boys, it is difficult what they are achieving, for everything they deliver. I want to thank the people for how they support us, from the moment we left the hotel to the stadium. We had an incredible night.” said the Argentine at a press conference.
But, along the same lines, the former striker explained that “We got a win that keeps us hopeful of reaching Qatar. When we renewed the contract, the option of reliving what we are achieving was always latent”.
And he insisted thatWe always hope to be one of the candidates to play in a World Cup. We cannot do it directly and we agreed to this possibility. We’ll see which rival we get to prepare for that duel”.
Asked about the virtues of his players, the trans-Andean told what were the reasons that led him to take the bench seven years ago.
“We have a very high concept of Peruvian soccer. We like the Peruvian player, we believe he is a very reliable player physically, technically and soccer-wise. From there we have been building something quite solid that allows us to return to the playoffs”.
He also added that “we are satisfied and happy where we are. People had the illusion of classifying directly, it couldn’t be. The most important thing about the group is that they did not fall, they overcame adversity. For the coaches it is something that gives one peace of mind”.
About him triumph of 2-0 against the Paraguayans, Gareca confirmed the difficulty that the match represented in the Nacional de Lima.
“It is difficult to analyze this game. Many times we want to do things better, we had to win it, trying to play well and the team was able to do it at times. Paraguay came in tune with a victory, which is a careful selection, it has great players. Only praise and congratulations to the boys, because they got through a very difficult game, we did the merit on the field of play. We went through countless problems”, affirmed the former DT of Vélez Sarsfield.