Carlos Paniagua He is not a lying technician. He is well aware that the Colombian women’s team he leads did not perform well against Mexico on Saturday, in a 0-0 draw in Group B’s second match. World Cup in Costa Rica, but Paniagua, in addition to admitting mistakes, appreciates that he did not lose, he added a point and the classification to the quarter-finals is close. It will be defined tomorrow against New Zealand.
Ahead of the match against Mexico, Paniagua insisted that beating Germany would be a historic achievement, but that it would be difficult to keep doing so, which is why he wanted to ground his team and focus. On the field, Colombia did not show the same face as the debutant, and it cost him dearly.
“It was a very difficult game, it was useful to win against a difficult opponent who came from a draw and he did everything to win, we were very passive, we let the ball pass, but luckily he got a good result, now to get the players back for the next match. The time has come to get,” Paniagua told the official channel of the U-20 World Cup.
His analysis is clear, Colombia do not have the ball, the attack is not as expected, and the opponent caused many problems.
Colombia Women’s U-20 National Team
“We let the competitor play. The order was given to go out without letting the opponent with the ball go forward, but that’s football, we didn’t play well against Germany today (Saturday) but it was a good result, it went as far as we got. The quarter-final added “DD.
Baniagua is only thinking about getting a result against New Zealand tomorrow, a draw is enough to go to the next stage, which is the first big goal of this team, although the ambition is very high after the win. to Germany.
Giraldo’s Self-Criticism
The players of the Colombian national team had the same feeling, and the rivals surprised themselves. “We knew from the beginning it would be complicated, it wasn’t easy, and now we have a very important game to qualify,” said goalkeeper Natalia Giraldo, who again had a pair. Shots of Mexico. In addition, Giraldo insisted that despite Mexico’s dominance, Colombia knew how to avoid a competitive attack so as not to really suffer. “There were a lot of dangerous plays, they had a good team and we knew how to defend ourselves and make things better.”
Finally, Giraldo commented: “We knew Mexico wasn’t easy, we didn’t come out against Germany, but now it’s time to put it together and think about the next game”.
Tomorrow, the last qualifier against New Zealand.
Fine tuning
The national team already has its mind set on the fight against the New Zealanders. The ten players who were substitutes in the tie against Mexico trained at the sports complex of the Alajuelence Sports League, doing physical and tactical work.
The eleven starters who battled the second date stayed at a hotel where they were recuperating under the guidance of the medical department working in the pool, jacuzzi and ice.
This Monday, Carlos Bañagua’s men will have their final training session to fine tune the details and qualify as one of the 8 best teams in the world.
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