President of the FEF: To classify coach Gustavo Alfaro as defensive is a mistake, because he has used different systems

Francisco Egas, president of the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF), responded to several concerns about the performance of the selection of Ecuador against Venezuela (1-0) and valued the work that the coach Gustavo Alfaro in the Tricolor.

After the match against the Llaneros, the coach received criticism about the team’s performance: although it was won, critics point out that leave many doubts overall performance.

Egas, in an interview with radio Huancavilca, pointed out that what happened on the field of Rodrigo Paz Delgado stadium, in Quito, it was what corresponded (triumph). “It was a difficult game. It was not the best in terms of our levelWe physically felt the effort in the second half. Venezuela came relaxed to play and in the end they dared. We can continue in the analysis, but we add and we are in an expectant position; ready to go to Chile for one more final ”.

The manager said about the system used by the Argentine coach: “There are many likes; I like the possession of the ball and the circulation. Ecuador was not showy, but it was tremendously efficient, in a game in which it is about getting the ball into goal more than the rival. We were (efficient) and we get the result (victory), which is the main thing”.

The main manager of professional soccer in Ecuador also defended coach Alfaro: “Labeling a technician as a defender is a mistake. (Alfaro) has been using different systems and has played matches to the extent possible. Some (parties) have been more and others less aggressive. Venezuela played a very good game, he dared and they have very important players, with a baggage of experience that Ecuador does not have. I don’t think we should catalog or discuss whether Alfaro is defensive or not, because yesterday (last Thursday) we had to get a result. We would all like to score four, but that is not the reality of the South American qualifiers ”.

Egas recognizes that the important thing is to score points in order to reach Qatar 2022: “To qualify you have to add points, and for that you need to be practical. We all like good football. With Bolivia we made three quick goals, and then the opinion required us to do six or seven. Yesterday (last Thursday) what had to be done was done in a game without many lights. We became strong as a team, we fought until the last minute and we continued in the race (to qualify) ”.

The next game against Chile, in Santiago, next Tuesday, is vital for Ecuador’s qualifying aspirations. Egas qualifies it as difficult: “All commitments are tremendously complicated, and Chile, local, will not be the exception; It is a team with very important players in the twilight of their careers and some young people. It will be difficult like Colombia and Uruguay were. The margin is getting smaller and any good result makes a tremendous difference, just like a bad result. Now he is perhaps the direct rival for fifth place, analyzing the situation and the calendar, but they are speculations; calculations are of little use in this tie “. (D)