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Atlético Nacional continues to work double shift at its headquarters in Guarne with a view to the 2021 season. The purslane team continues to train and concentrate in eastern Antioquia, where Alexandre Guimarães has had space to get to know the group better and identify which players will be in his team. payroll.
“The sensations of this start have been excellent. The players are very willing, with a great attitude and dedication, accepting the different exercises and we are very happy. As for those who can come to the team, it is already a matter of the sports management” said the Brazilian nationalized Costa Rican coach.
Furthermore, “when one arrives at a team, we must first get to know the players, we already had that and that gives us the possibility not to start from scratch. We are introducing some of our concepts and their availability is very good, which makes it easier for us the job”.
In a virtual press conference with the media, Alexandre spoke about the arrival of Danovis Banguero to reinforce the purslane rear. “The arrival of (Danovis) Banguero helps us a lot. We are also analyzing players that we did not have as much information as the youngsters and he has left us very satisfied.”
Regarding other positions in which he would seek to reinforce the team, Alexandre indicated that “There will be between two to three positions to be reinforced: a central, one more forward and some other position in the midfield or extreme. Regarding the goalkeepers, we have three, plus one “Boy. We are satisfied with this situation, we have not requested more reinforcements in that position. We have confidence in (Aldair) Quintana, (Sebastián) Guerra, (Kevin) Mier, they have waited for the opportunity and it is important that they have it.”
The strategist gave his opinion about these dates for the preseason and the difficulty that the team shares with their families this December. However, time is short, considering that until the week of January 13 they return to competition in the match for the quarterfinals of the Colombia Cup against Deportes Tolima. “We would love to have a continuous preseason, but we understand that these dates (Christmas and New Years) ask that the players be with their families. They are earning those days off with their work, when we resume training on December 27 and December 2 January, we’ll be fine. “
Within the team that is working in the preseason, Tomás Ángel Gutiérrez, John Alexander Valencia Hinestroza and Luis Miguel Marquínes Preciado, are the youths who rose from the lower categories, compared to work, Guimarães said that “some are better prepared in the interaction with the professional group. But surely the shyness of others will be taken away with time. Regarding the concepts, they have assimilated them very well and that is key to making decisions “.
Analyzing possible friendly matches prior to the competition, the coach commented that “within the planning we did, we hope to have some training game. Due to the pandemic, it is very complicated for us and that is why we plan to play against the National sub-20 team. There is a part of full training until the 27th, when we return until December 30 we hope to play a friendly and then on January 2, we hope to have another game with the players that arrive. “
The coach spoke about leadership in the team and the players who are working in a different way. “I always have three to four leaders identified in a team. In each group
There are several groups and this can help the coach to relieve tension on or off the court. We have been watching in training and concentration, and the key is to empower them. On those who are working in a different way, that you remember are (Andrés) Andrade, (Geisson) Perea, (Jonathan) Marulanda and (Agustín) Cano. From December 26th or January 2nd, I hope they are working with the rest of the group. “
Finally, he spoke about the tactical module that he will seek to implement with the team. “Today, the telephone number (module) depends on the country (rival). We are making the adaptations, we will show the players a video about the adjustments that we will look for. What is important is that we will have a line of four at the bottom. We will look for variants such as playing with two points, we have to work on that so that the team is finite in the way it plays. The important thing about all this is that we have the players to do different variants. “
Juan Camilo Alvarez Serrano
FUTBOLRED correspondent
Medellin
On twitter: @ juanchoserran8
