Panama believes that the match against Argentina is not a priority

Technician from Panama, Thomas Christiansen, he said loud and clear that for him “Argentina is not a priority” and added that “it is a priority Costa Rica“, his rival in League of Nations and classification on Final Four.

Christiansen admitted that it would be a great satisfaction for him to train against the world champion, but added that it would also be irresponsible of him to travel to Argentina have an official elimination obligation.

There has been a lot of speculation these days, so the situation is clear. “It would be exciting to go Argentina to face the world champion, vs Messi and society, but that’s not my priority, it’s the League of Nations,” he repeated Thomas Christiansen.

The coach of the Panamanian national team conducts microcycles with the local players in view of Red’s commitments in the month of March, which includes friendly matches against Guatemala, which will be held on March 12 against Argentina March 23 and against Costa Rica at the official qualifying tournament League of Nations March 28.

Christiansen clarified that it is not that he does not want to travel and face Argentina, It is the journey, the rest of the players, there are three games and the priority of the classification Final Four, official tournament.

The coach explained that if given another chance and on another date, he would be “thrilled” to face him, but reiterated that it would be irresponsible of him to travel while he has an official match.

for the match against Argentina, Panamawill direct Jorge Dely Valdes who is the U-20 coach and will be integrated with a mix of legionary players and others from the local LPF league.

The coach added that coping Argentina Well, since it provides an opportunity to watch other players, it also provides an opportunity to compete.

Mister recalled the qualification cycles, where Panama He played three games in a row and struggled a lot in the last game, it was difficult, that’s why the combination of players against Argentina.

Christiansen also told the players that he would invite them to the game League of Nations, and he repeated that the priority is Costa Rica.