Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Quintana at the Gold Cup W: ‘We have to keep our heads up’

The bad moment that the women’s national team is going through will look for many culprits, but the coach Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Quintanaclaims that he alone is responsible and calls for us to “raise our heads and continue the fight”

After a 2-1 loss to Puerto Rico, the coach “Nacho” Quintanahe asserted that in W Gold Cup 2024 There are 12 of the best national teams on the continent and they don’t want to be last in the tournament.

“We have to understand that we are among the 12 best in the continent, I don’t want to stay at 12 and we have to improve. We have to keep fighting,” said the so-called “Nacho” Quintana, after the loss to the Puerto Ricans.

But a dangerous thing about Panama It is a poor collective game that shows at the 2024 Women’s Gold Cup held in United Statesleft, conceded six goals against Colombia and the last defeat that was against Puerto Rico with 2-1, leaving the Panamanian team in the lead “Nacho” Quintanathinking it was their last game against the Brazilian giant.

The Panamanian team, after M2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand refused and Quintana admits that he does not know the reason, but he promised to find a formula to achieve this and improve the performance of the girls, either in football or psychological terms.

“I am the only one responsible,” he repeated. Quintana, about the bad results of the Panamanian national team and the defeat by the Puerto Rican national team, he gave the same speech after the defeat by Colombia.

“It hurts to lose the way we lost,” Q said.installed about the poor result against the Puerto Ricans 2-1 and admits that after the disallowed goal Carina Baltrip Reyesthe Panamanian team could not get up.

“Nacho” Quintana does not believe that the actions of Panama in W Gold Cup 2024.

“I failed as a coach, I don’t think Panama (the team) failed,” Quintana said, adding that the failure was his, because he could not achieve the goal outlined from the microcycle, such as changing on time.

Likewise, the technician of the Panamanian cast stated that his plans do not include resigning from his position.

– I didn’t give up, because it doesn’t go with my football philosophy. He said Quintana sAs for the possibility of leaving the bench, “We have one more game (Brazil) and we have to keep our heads up,” he added.

Only a miracle could save Panama from elimination, there is still time to play and with a goal difference of -7, Panamafailed to win points in Group B, led by Brazil with 6, CColombia and Puerto Rico They have 3 units.