Eduardo Dominguez spoke at a press conference / Fotobaires
After a week full of controversy and ambiguous feelings, Estudiantes coach Eduardo Domínguez once again called the press. After not speaking at a press conference, in the win over Rosario Central at the Gigante de Arroito stadium, the coach expressed himself about it, explaining that “the team is ready for more.”
In this sense, the technician began: “I think that against Rosario Central and this match, the team showed the face that it has used throughout this year. This makes us feel happy and gives us strength. We know that it is not easy to get into these situations and play in them.” Following this same line, it was certain that “the team has regained its strength and is speaking where it should speak”, referring to the comments and mutual responses that have been circulating in recent days on social networks, between the various leaders who have expressed themselves regarding Bencha’s position.
The defeat to Argentinos Juniors, the “Hall of Champions”, the penalties, and the qualification to the semi-finals of the tournament, happened in the space of almost two weeks. In this sense, DT emphasized: “It’s a whirlwind of football. Sometimes those on the outside don’t realize that everything happens so quickly. We have to keep our feet on the ground.”. He, in turn, confirmed that in the fall with Bug, the team changed the chip: “When we lost the match to Argentina, in the locker room, the players gave each other notes that they had to push and win.” Moreover, he emphasized: “The students did not enter through the window, but rather last, but it was all because of the work they did as a group.”due to the media mention “excluding” the classification, according to Dominguez.
He also added: “We started to believe in ourselves more, in that conversation with the players during the week. “We had to become strong”about the discussions held by the team during the week.
“We started to trust ourselves more during the conversations we had during the week.”
Eduardo Dominguez,
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Regarding the match, he conducted an analysis, declaring that “the team was superior and up to the task.” He added this way: “It seems to me that we won fairly, and I don’t remember any dangerous play by the opponent. We took an intelligent approach, because the last time here, we did not have a good time.” At the same time, he also admitted some of Bencha’s shortcomings: “We tried to control the ball. We did not achieve that. It was difficult for us. We were precise, and we did not have many chances either.”
For his part, when asked if he wanted to play the La Plata Classic in the semi-final of the tournament against Gimnasia, he replied: “No matter who his competitor is. “We can’t choose who we play with.”focusing on: “Now we have to relax and think about what comes next. “We have bought ourselves another week of action and we will take advantage of it, and then we will see who we have to face, when and where.”.
“We have to keep going”
After the victory over Central Cordoba, Ezequiel Piové talked about the match and how the team lived in the last few days.
In this sense, Kiki said: “We had an irregular year. We had a goal of entering the group of top eight teams in our group and we achieved that, and now we are here. We have to continue and not stop.”
At the same time, he added: “This institution is asking you, and we always know that we have to make it happen,” he commented when asked about the opportunity to play in the semi-finals again.
Indeed in conclusion, like the coach, he avoided the question of whether they hope to play the classic against Gimnasia in the next match: “We are not thinking about who will play with us. We are focusing on one match after another, without skipping any steps.”