“I will not use Michael Estrada as a disposable tissue,” says the Cruz Azul coach

Cruz Azul suffered its sixth loss in Mexico’s Clausura 2023 soccer tournament last Saturday night. At the Azteca stadium, the cementers were defeated 3-1 by the rival with whom they have the greatest antagonism: América, on the date number 15. The loser does not get out of the crisis he went through during the tournament and his options to join the league are in danger.

Michael Estrada assures that the lack of goals “is due to a bad streak”

Uriel Antuna opened the scoring for Cruz Azul in the 12th minute. Alejandro Zendejas scored to make it 1-1 for América in the 42nd minute, and in the second half in the 47th. Zendejas led América to 2-1 in the 47th minute. In the 61st minute, Henry Martín made it 3. -1. But for Brazilian Ricardo Tuca Ferretti, Cruzazulin’s coach, and for sports journalism in Mexico, the ejection of Ecuadorian Michael Estrada, when his team was tied 1-1, is the key to explaining the loss to the Americans.

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“Circumstances changed after the player left because of the red card. The Ecuadorian made a reckless attack on Álvaro Fidalgo, who won the board. First, Fernando Guerrero who whistled only flagged the foul, but after a VAR review, he decided to issue a red card and leave Cruz Azul with ten men,” the newspaper reported on Sunday. millennium.

‘He gave in a little’

while newspapers THIS ONE reports that “Ferretti was questioned at the Azteca Stadium about whether he had made a mistake starting a striker who had played little in the tournament. Estrada failed to score a goal, and despite that, the strategist opted for him instead of Lotti, Carneiro and Morales”.

The newspaper repeats the statements made by the coach about Estrada at the press conference: “That doesn’t mean he can’t score a goal.” He is the chosen player of his country. Putting it in the game, I don’t see a problem. I don’t regret anything. He gets his chance in training. Many strikers have streaks without scoring goals”.

The note states that “the Ecuadorian left in tears as he walked towards the dressing room”. Ferretti reflected on Estrada’s reaction: “I didn’t talk to him. I don’t like to do that after games. I think the player must feel very bad. Take drastic action, no. It has to serve as an experience for everyone because of how it is thrown out. Lots of dedication, honey, but that’s not how games are played. It hurts us, it hurts him much more,” said the 69-year-old Brazilian strategist, owner of a dozen championships in Mexico.

six months without goals

In a newspaper review Record Emphasis was also placed on the subject of Estrada, a 27-year-old from Guayaquil. “The Ecuadorian striker is going through a bad streak, he hasn’t scored a single goal in the tournament. But the Brazilian coach adjusts him because he works hard in training and the team is from his country.

And come back Tuca defend your player. “He (Estrada) worked well during the week. I don’t regret putting it on. I won’t use it as a disposable tissue, because you blow your nose and if it doesn’t work, you throw it away. We’re not the worst for losing a game. You have to add up to qualify,” the Cruz Azul coach confirmed about the last two games they have before the championship.

According to the data of the specialized portal Transfermarkt, Estrada last scored a goal for Cruz Azul in the Liga MX championship on date number 17 of the Apertura 2022 tournament, on October 2 of that year. He scored in a 2-1 win against Chivas de Guadalajara. That was six months ago and that goal was the third of three that Estrada – a Qatar 2022 World Cup player – has scored in any stay at the popular cement lodge. (D)