"We are in the place we wanted but not where I thought the most"

After the great victory over Portugal, Uruguayan coach Oscar Washington Tabárez has not lost his composure. True to his style, he remained very cautious and enjoyed the collective effort. "I want to emphasize the immeasurable delivery of the team.We had it tough, the rival had more possession.Maybe we should have handled the ball more.A moment arrived that was a machaque the party was controlled, there was an error that cost us the draw, but the team remained mentally strong, "he began to badyze.

In this sense, he stressed the attitude of its leaders no matter the rival. "We have mental strength and that's the first thing we put when a team is on top." Then, he said, "We we are in the place we wanted, but not in the one who thought the most. "

When asked by Cristiano Ronaldo, the master emphasized the collective work." Cristiano Ronaldo is an exceptional player, he is a leader in the Portuguese national team and has the initiative to play. Today was one of the things we had to score. The rest are sensations. We will now face the French attackers. If we go to the capacity that they have, why should we play the game? The important thing is to play with the motivation to face great players. "

He also took advantage of demystifying the effects of possession of the ball." A relationship is established between possession and goal play and this is not the case. Although you can not improve possession, you must be firm in defense. Even if you have less ball, if an opponent gets up, you can do the same thing to him. "

On his next opponent, Tabárez stressed his offensive power." France I think the strong point are their two strikers, Griezmann and Mbappé, with their exceptional speed. If we give space to France, it is difficult. We will study and we will do what we can, which is a lot, "he said.

In addition, the DT put the cold on the success of the Uruguayan press. "When you have the chance to win, you have to do it without sharpening.And when it is our turn to lose it with dignity.We were not so far from the result being different.You do not have to win. do not have to evaluate things only on certain aspects. "

On the situation of Edinson Cavani, the strategist revealed that he had not yet spoken to the player. "We are worried about Cavani, but we have no certainty of what he has," he said.

Finally, he talked about the future of his work with Celeste. "It would be good if this process continues, beyond the results," he said.