Gustavo Alfaro and a defeat against the United States that hurt to the core

The Paraguayan national team He could not take the tips that his players had to the field of play and they ended up being struck down by the USA in a defeat that hurt to the core and that the Guarani coach, Argentine Gustavo Alfaro acknowledged that they were tactically surpassed.

The Albirroja coach did not make excuses after the defeat suffered against the United States, he detailed the mistakes that cost him dearly in Los Angeles and It already points to a quick rethink to keep the World Cup dream alive.

“Obviously, the United States won the game with absolute justice and clarity because we knew that they were a complex rival; because we knew that they had coordination from the start of the game, width, triangulations and deep attacks, which if you were not adjusted defensively, could make you hurt or, suddenly, transform it into situations that resulted in goals. And I think they surpassed us: they surpassed us on the tactical level, they surpassed us on the technical level and on the physical level as well,” highlighted the Argentine strategist.

Perhaps the score was the least important, especially because in the first half they were swept off the field of the Sofi Stadium in Los Angeles, but the pain and frustration was due to the way they fell on his return to a World Cup after 16 years of absence that seemed to disappear in the blink of an eye.

“So, there are a lot of details that we have to adjust. Then, further, the opportunity for goals… A shame about the first one, which was an own goal, furthermore, because at that moment in the game we were doing well (it was the start of the game); and then the third, which arrives at the end of halftime, where sometimes one wanted halftime to arrive quickly to finish arranging things”accurate.

The Argentine coach had no way of denying the obvious and much less defending the indefensible, to the point that he recognized that the first half had a lot to do with the psychological impact of the own goal that opened the scoring when Damián Bobadilla put the ball in the net.

But at the same time he wanted to look ahead in the remaining duels against Türkiye and Australia, where they must assimilate this blow, correcting the structural flaws. to turn the page immediately.

“At halftime we tried to accommodate, more than anything to adjust the issue of brands, the fact that we had and did not have what we had also said: if we did not force him to go back, it was very difficult to sustain him. That’s why Mauricio came in, to see if he could associate with Julio; from that society, try to see if we could force the United States to retreat. We had the chance to go 3 to 1 and, well, it’s a shame that when there were 7 minutes of stoppage time, they ended up scoring the fourth goal,” he said.

Finally, the coach left a message for the group’s future, demanding quick self-criticism to keep alive the prospects of advancing in the competition: “But that takes away from our sight that, suddenly, the difficulties we had in facing this rival and the things we have to improve. There are a lot of details that we have to try to adjust.” and that we must try to improve, because there are two games ahead and we have to work very quickly. So it’s a matter of assuming the difficulties we had, assuming the mistakes we made and trying to rethink things, because we still have two games and we have to continue fighting to qualify.”

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