Thomas Christiansen: ‘We are ready’

Panama begins today its eleventh participation in golden cup against an old acquaintance and a complicated opponent such as Costa Ricaa match that players such as: Harold Cummings, Cecilio Waterman, Adalberto Carrasquilla and coach Thomas Christiansen himself.

The strategist indicated that they are ready for this new tournament after they finish participating in the The Final Four of the Concacaf League of Nations.

“We are mentally prepared for what awaits us, we know that there is a lot of pressure not only because this is the first match in the group, but that a big team is waiting for us and that it will not be easy for us and I think that the details on the field can be defined in the game” , he is convinced Christiansen to reporters.

The physical aspect is very crucial in these matches and against We are behind Canada, but against Mexico we are improving. The good thing is that we had a week to shape the loads and recover some players who had problems with certain discomforts”, indicated the strategist of the Panamanian team.

from his side Alberto “Negrito” Quintero, He said that he had to work on his recovery after a little discomfort in one of his calves, but that he is now ready to compete.

“We worked on the definition, because in Final Four, We lacked strength because we created a lot of scoring opportunities, the forwards didn’t have good goals, but hey, this is a new tournament and the group is good and motivated with the desire to win and go game by game,” Quintero said.

For his part, the technician Costa Rica, Luis Fernando Suarezhe recognized that Panama has made a lot of progress in football and that is why he is the protagonist in every tournament and match he plays.”

The game will be very difficult and it is logical that you have to pay all your attention to on the field,” confirmed Suárez.

from his side Adalberto Carrasquilla, He indicated that the Ticos will always be favorites to beat Panama. “A very complicated team, and in the last matches both teams won. After all, this is football, I think that matches are defined in detail on the field”.

Midfielder Alberto Quintero stands as the leader in matches played in group u Gold Cup with 22. Quintero is in the top ten with the most games played in the history of the competition. For Panama, midfielder Gabriel Gómez appears as the all-time leader with 31 games played, followed by Jaime Penedo with 28.