Panama will have to give their best version against Canada

Thomas Christiansen, coach of the senior team Panama, he spoke at Allegiant Stadium in the city Las Vegasin a preview of this Thursday’s game against Canada for the semifinals Concacaf League of Nations Final.

Christiansen He admitted that it will not be easy to beat the Canadians, but he reminded of the good games they played in the previous rounds of qualification for World Cup in Qatar 2022 where they shared the results.

“My opinion about Canada it hasn’t changed at all. We know it’s a great team, they had a spectacular Octagon (eliminated from Concacaf), and in my opinion, in world They also did well, not in terms of results, but they deserved more in terms of football,” said the coach.

When asked about the team’s goal in this competition, he explained that the mission is to win the title and position itself as the best in Final Four.
Our goal is to reach the final and try to win the tournament, he said.

“It is the dream of every coach, every player, and also a fan, but we are talking about three teams that were at the World Cup, which are the strengths in concakaf, but we have already shown u Octagonal that we can compete against those three teams and we have to be at 100%”, he explained.

The two experiences we had against them, first in Canada where we participated in the game until 2-1, and then we won in Panama in a game that should have closed the Octagonal and left a good taste in the mouth”, recalled the leader from the Panamanian bench.

A meeting between Panama and Canada is scheduled for this Thursday at (18:00 Panama time), and will be broadcast Nex- Kanal-21 in what is the first semi-final of the Final.

Then in the second hour, from 21:00 Panama time, they will face each other Mexico and the United Statesalso at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, to determine the other finalist.

United States Aidos reaches second edition Concaca Final Fourf as the reigning champions after beating Mexico 3-2 in extra time in the grand final of the 2019/2020 edition. Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado.

As for Canada, Christiansen pointed out at the press conference that they have to give their “best version” in order to reach the grand final.

“We have to give the best version to win Canada,” said the coach.

“Being a united, committed team and also having that luck in front of goal, where what we create can turn into chances or at least a goal,” he explained.

The eleventh national team member did the last training session before the match this Wednesday Canada.

The team returned to training for the third time since arriving in Las Vegas last Monday to his concentration hotel, on Field 1 of the Heritage Park, in the city Henderson.

technician Christiansenplayers and coaching staff stepped onto the Allegiant Stadium field to recognize the field.

Everything is ready, all that remains is for the ball to roll into the expected semi-finals, in which Panama will once again try to place themselves in the fight for the title. concacaf.

“We are two games away from winning the title, a title that is gaining more and more importance as the next edition qualifies for the Copa América. It is something unique, exciting and it must motivate us all”, the coach pointed out.