[ad_1]
The good football moment that América de Cali is going through in the 2020 BetPlay League has a good foundation in the physical-athletic part, since the team is seen lavishing on the field during the 90 minutes and not lowering its arms.
It cannot be ignored that this will be a key factor in the second leg of the final this Sunday (6:00 pm) in El Campín, so there is full confidence in the work carried out from August with this new coaching staff.
The squad of 22 players will travel to the capital of the country in two groups, one this Saturday and another early Sunday morning. FUTBOLRED spoke with the physical trainer Cristian Juliao about the good form that the team has been seen to go to pressure the rival in their field: “This is due to the work that the whole club has done and we are enjoying all this beautiful moment that God has allowed us as the final ”.
Regarding whether the planning in physical preparation changes to face the most important game of the League, he pointed out that “it is a different final, due to all the pandemic situations and everything that has been experienced, for example, today December 24 club is concentrated, we are going to spend a Christmas night in the hotel with the whole group, and that is something different from what has been done in the finals, what we want is that the players can be calm, both psychologically, mentally and logically that from the physiological part they can be in optimal conditions for the game this Sunday ”.
Regarding the activity that the players were allowed to be with their families on Thursday, he added that “we had a space for family bonding, sharing a space with families, respecting all biosecurity protocols, we believe it was important that they could share, be with their children, wives for a while and then rest for what is going to be the game on Sunday ”.
Regarding what he considers as success in the physical preparation of the squad, he affirmed that “more than having the magic wand is respect and understanding that they are human beings rather than being footballers, that they are people, that they have external burdens from the side. family, from their environment and in that the planning of loads in high performance plays a very important role, we have always tried to understand, understand and respect the player in order to optimize their sports performance and we have played with those loads and with these emotions, we have had a very close affective bond with them, in which we have understood them in the various moments that we have lived in this semester and that has been vital in controlling burdens “.
In the same way, he spoke of the pressures that existed and that made them go through difficult times, he said that “we have been the target of all the comments, logically we have had difficult moments in which we have received verbal and psychological attacks, in which they threatened the integrity of the person, and I think that cannot happen, one can be good, one can be bad, but he does not stop being a person, but from the coaching staff we try to shield ourselves and believe many in the capabilities of each one of us and of the coaching staff, clinging to God, we were silent, we were very respectful, we dedicated ourselves to work and today we are in the grand final “.
Regarding what has been key in this process, he pointed out that “when one works honestly, with principles of respect, of unity, that the person is above anything else, I think things happen, that has Made this America, we have received respect from the start of the tournament towards the coaching staff, they have believed and trusted us and little by little we have been able to strengthen that player-coaching staff bond and the administrative part, which has played a fundamental role in the support of this project ”.
On whether the winger Edwin Velasco will recover, he indicated that “he has evolved very satisfactorily, this Saturday we will evaluate him in Bogotá to see if he can be there, but logically what will prevail over any circumstance is the integrity and health of the player If it is okay, it will compete or if not, we will wait.
He also gave his concept of the way he imagines Santa Fe as a local and in need of a wide score: “It is a team that will seek control of the game from the first minute, but we are not going to speculate or hide, I think America has been the best visitor after the pandemic, it only lost one game, in Ibagué against Tolima (1-0) and that’s how it will be, America is going to come out to win, not to speculate, and we expect a nice show for all viewers ”.
Marco Antonio Garcés
Correspondent Futbolred Cali
And twitter: @marquitosgarces
