Jimmy Bran clings to the ‘last life’ of the mini-Tri in the South American U-20

The continuity of the Ecuadorian team is compromised in it South American Sub-20the technical director Jimmy Bran sought justifications for a discreet performance of the defending champion, forced to add in the last date to enter the final hexagonal that distributes quotas to the world championship of the category and to the Pan American Games.

After a 1-1 draw against Chile and the narrow 1-0 victory over Bolivia, the mini-Tri fell 1-0 against Venezuelabottom of group B of the contest.

Slip of Ecuador in the South American sub-20: they lost 1-0 against Venezuela and complicates their chances of qualifying for the final phase

“We have had a little more volume of play, I don’t know how many arrivals at the goal we had clear. Unfortunately we were not fine, we were not fortunatewe searched, we gave variants to increase the volume of the game, look for the backs, with options from set pieces, with breaks, but unfortunately the ball did not want to enterBran said.

The strategist commented “difficult” to cope with a tournament with a “short” format and with a series of matches”, where Bran emphasized that “The experience, personality and character of each player counts a lot.”

In three presentations, Ecuador adds four points and is second in group B, behind Uruguay that has nine. “We are convinced of the work done and the quality of the players, but There are times like this when you can’t get out”, pointed out the strategist.

Ecuador plays the last card on Saturday against the undefeated Uruguayparty in which the mini-Tri is obliged to add so as not to depend on the result between Chile and Venezuela, who play at the same time (18:30). La Rojita adds four units and Vinotinto three, after the victory against the national team.

“We are united more than ever, We have one more life, one more game and we are going to face it tooth and nailBran teased.

The Guayaquil DT affirmed that the modest performance of the Tricolor sub-20 “does not only go through the sporting and tactical part”Therefore, for the continuation of the tournament, he seeks “solvency” in his team, and that this “consolidates with that confidence that we need so much,” he said.

The base of the team that Bran manages in the South American was runner-up in the South American Games played last October in Paraguay, hence not finding the best performance of the team leaves “a bad taste” in the coaching staff.

“We are not that team that played in the Odesur”, lamented Bran, without finding an answer to how a team can be so changeable from one tournament to another”. (D)