The coach of the Chilean under 17 team, Hernán Caputto, referred to the transition from the national squad to the hexagonal in the South American category and highlighted the hard-fought fight in Group A.
“We did it. I feel like there are a lot of things to correct, of course. There always will be, but There are many positive things, which have to do with the dedication of the team, honor. Those things redouble the effort and are sometimes better than the purely game theme“He said in the mixed zone after the duel.
“everything was difficult. Today’s game had a strong emotional theme because the players are not used to playing with people. Ecuador also had a bit of nerves and it is normal. They are young, they still have a lot to learn and I think it was well contested,” he added.
The DT assured that “The idea was to try to win, try to qualify”, and with the first objective achieved “now a new tournament begins”.
“When many times you (the press) call it the ‘death group’, you have to take into account what death means, right? I think it is a very competitive groupThat’s what we could say. And he was very competitive, “he said, before reviewing the duel with the Tri.
“To be at the level and be able to qualify, you had to be at the maximum of your abilities. The players saw it that way. Without pressure, with a lot of responsibility. Playing for the national team is a lot of responsibility and now we will see (what follows)”, he said, waiting to meet his first rival in the second round.
Group B will culminate this Saturday, April 8 to determine the order of the games in the final round, since Argentina, Paraguay and Venezuela already have their progress assured.