Panama will be uncomfortable for Brazil, France and Jamaica

The women’s football team of Panama will try to be an unpleasant opponent to those from Brazil, France and Jamaicaca during the group stage of the tournament World Cup in Australia and New Zealanduntil 2023, the selector announced this Thursday Mexican Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Quintana.

“We are here because we deserve it and we will try to make it difficult for the teams that might think we are an easy rival. We will not give ourselves away and we will not imply that Panama will come as a victim,” said the Panama coach. during an interview he broadcast Panama Football Federation (Fepafut).

Quintana He said his students are in a fighting mood, despite the greater tradition and football power of their rivals

He added that he insisted on the need to “enjoy the moment” and appreciate the luck of being among the top 32 teams in the world.

“I hope that my players really enjoy, and not just the game The world, yesbut everything they had to live to be there,” he said.

He added that the experience of the World Cup will also leave significant financial resources, but he warned that the stimulation for the players will also place greater demands on them.

Now we have to balance, that it is true that the players will be paid more, but there will also be a greater demand from us, a greater demand from the Federation and a greater demand from the fans, he said. .

‘Nacho’ Quintana he praised the Panamanian idiosyncrasies and fighting spirit of his players.

“One characteristic of the Panamanian people is that they never stop fighting for their country, and not only in football, but in life they have shown that they want to progress in any field, and the coach of the men’s national team and I try to carry and maintain that ideology within the group “, He said.

“It is obvious that we work a lot in the base because of discipline. In Latin America, it is one of our weaknesses, that we do not have the discipline of work, we do not have the discipline that helps us to progress faster, but we have a lot of talent, we have players who have struggled a lot to be here”, he pointed out.