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Uruguay has a plan: although this Saturday in Sochi awaits one of the best strikers on the planet, the Celeste collectively aims Cristiano Ronaldo to prevent Portugal I took it in the round of this World Cup, in which he added only victories and still has not conceded goal.
" Cristiano Ronaldo is in the elite, has great potential (…) and he will not be scored only by a football player, he will not be alone (Diego) Godín There are things that we intend to do from the collective point of view to limit it, "revealed veteran coach Oscar Tabárez will play at the Olympic Stadium in Sochi.
"In addition, nine of these players are champions of Europe, but modestly we have to face Portugal and we are good, especially on the side of desire," he added.
Already from the hot Sochi, the & # 39; Maestro showed his usual calm this Friday against a duel that announces very homogeneous, with the rocky Uruguayan trying to neutralize the winner of five Gold Balls – and launched in Russia with four goals – while the Portuguese are beat for Stop the fearsome Luis Suárez and Edinson Cavani
But after a flawless first phase, where they achieved three victories against Egypt (1-0), Saudi Arabia (1-0) and Russia (3-0) without "We have been preparing for a long time, 12 years ago, to work together and achieve goals gradually. Some may think it slowly, but given the limitations we have. as a football country We arrived at the World Cup as we wanted it, "said the coach, who has been at the helm of Uruguay since he turned 71.
" In these first three games, I think we are closer than ever What we want, "he said,
Tabárez did not want to clarify, however, the state of the center Jose Maria Giménez, who returned to training Wednesday after losing the match against Russia due to muscular problems
Uruguay is available to the coach to play. They are good at all points of view, not only in the physical and health, but also in the soul.We are sure of what we want, "he said.
– More Serene –
In La Celeste, world champion in 1930 and 1950, they do not want to reduce the shock, which could allow us to repeat the feat of 2010 when a whole new generation of Uruguayans are again enthusiastic with the arrival to the semi-finals of this team then led by Diego Forlán, Lugano Diego or Sebastián Abreu, to a duel of proper names
"We must be aware that I do not play Only me, or me against Pepe (…) In Uruguay, we depend a lot on the way we are collective, because at the individual level, you can take a minimum advantage, "said Suárez, who already scored two goals in the championship. Pistolero, who accompanied Tabárez at the press conference, was much more satisfied with his performance compared to the first match, where he did not feel physically comfortable yet. "I'm a lot better than the first game, I needed a lot of ampoco," he says smiling at a press conference where he was recognized relaxed, who "no longer protests so much" now with the VAR.
He, of course, is calmer and determined to forget his stormy world of 2014, where he was sanctioned by his famous Italian mordico Giorgio Chiellini.
"You do not need more motivation to see what we play tomorrow, the final result of a World Cup against the last European champion This is not possible", said the FC Barcelona striker, now 31.
In this world of surprises, Tabárez predicted that "there could still be many more, but it would not be bothered that these eighths do not be exciting for
"If it's boring and we win, let's celebrate," he badures with a half-smile.
This duel will begin at 13:00. (Peruvian time) at the Olympic Stadium in Sochi, where high temperatures are expected again, will leave the rival in the quarters of the cross between France and Argentina that will have previously been challenged.
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