The Paraguayan Ramon Díaz, coach of Al-Hilal, gave a press conference this Friday before the final of the Club World Cup between Real Madrid and Al-Hilal, which will take place this Saturday, in Rabat, Morocco. During the responses, the former Botafogo coach gave advice to Vinicius Júnior, who has been facing persecution from rivals in Spain.
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— Ramon Angel Diaz (@ramondiaz9dt) February 10, 2023
“My advice is to forget everything that isn’t about football. He’s a great player and he’s at a great club. Forget all the rumors, the only thing he has to do is play. Our expectation is that we can stop him, because we have players capable of doing that. We intend not to give him space and put pressure on him in marking, even if it is difficult”, said the Paraguayan coach.
Vinicius Júnior faced provocations from defender Pablo Maffeo, from Mallorca, and suffered racist attacks from rival fans during the last match of the Real Madrid in the Spanish Championship. The Brazilian began to be labeled a “provocateur” for his style of play and for celebrating his goals by dancing.
As well as talking about the Brazilian striker, Ramon Díaz also revealed the tactics to try to beat Real Madrid in the final: “The important thing is not to make mistakes, not to give them space and to have the same concentration as in the previous games. attack, being tactically intelligent. I have players with international experience, who don’t make mistakes. If we have concentration, it will be a great match”, he added.
Real Madrid beat Al-Ahly 4-1, with goals from Brazilians Vinicius Júnior and Rodrygo to advance to the final. Al-Hilal, on the other hand, had the help of the experience of its players and beat Flamengo 3-2.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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