Dressed in shorts along with his assistants William Amaral and Caio Melo, this is how the coach was this festive Monday Paulo Autuori when he led his first practice at the head of Atlético Nacional.
The players were seen very receptive to what the coach wantedwho spoke with everyone and constantly told them what he wants once morest Pereira and Equidad, two fundamental matches for qualifying for the semi-finals.
“I felt very good, I really like being on the field, I believe a lot in training, because this makes the game and the game justifies the training”, said the Brazilian coach.
Likewise, he assured that the idea is always work with joy and seriousness. “I have made that clear to the players and that we cannot enter the field to train and then leave the same way. We always have to add something new.”
He added that learning in football and in life must be constant. “One must always have an open mind to receive new information, beyond respecting the context.”
Regarding his concept of the group, he indicated that found it very good and very responsive. “They trained very well, they left me very satisfied and with a very good expectation of what we can do”.
Autuori also once once more valued the work of Hernán Darío Herrera, Carlos “Piscis” Restrepo and Pedro Sarmiento. “They made things very clear, they solidified ideas and now we are going to continue this and, step by step, we will add some concepts that we believe are important for the demands of today’s football.”
In the same way, he took the opportunity to send a message to the purslane fans once more. “The fan wants to win games, but not in any way, wants a team with a clear idea of the game and that reflects it on the pitch. Surely there are games that one does better individually and collectively and others not so much, but the idea is clear for everyone and especially for those who accompany us in the games”.
The strategist assured that if victory is won well, it tastes sweeter. “Let him go away with the idea that he has won, but that the next game can also be won, because football allows one to win but nothing happens in the next game, we have a lot of examples around the world to illustrate that situation”.
Autuori’s debut at the purslane bank will be on Sunday, from 4:05 in the followingnoon once morest Pereira of Alejandro Restrepo, a coach he gave him the opportunity to be by his side when he had his first trial with the Antioquia club.
Afterwards, green will close the round robin phase once morest Equity. There will be six points to ensure his presence in the semi-final home runs where he will try to defend the title he won in the first semester with the “Arriero”, to whom the club has now given the task of overseeing players in different areas of the country, and also to observe the players that Nacional has on loan to other clubs