Speaking at the press conference held at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, where the match will be played, Alfaro underlined that his emotions were high.
Expressing that they were very sad in the USA match, which was lost 4-1, Alfaro said, “We analyzed the match, there were many reasons for this result. You cannot stop even for a second, you cannot lose your morale in such a tournament, you cannot feel sorry for yourself, there are problems you need to overcome. I always tell the football players this; be busy instead of being worried. Many things did not go well, emotions were very high. When you look at the data, you can see the reasons. That is why I think tomorrow’s match will be different. It is a vital match for both Turkey and us. Because the World Kupası’ndayız. Kendinize acımakla vakit kaybedemezsiniz. Yeni sayfaya geçmeliyiz, bunu sonlandırmalıyız. Gözlem yapabileceğimiz çok konu var, hızdan, kondisyondan bahsediyoruz. Her bir maç için anahtar konular var. Çok sıkı çalıştık, futbolcularımı iki gün önce tebrik ettim. Bu antrenmanların yarın çok iyi sonuç vereceğini düşünüyorum. Çok zor bir maç olacak. Türkiye, İspanya ile aynı gruptaydı. Türkiye’nin 13, İspanya’nın 16 puanı vardı. Son maçta İspanya’yla berabere kaldılar. Türkiye’de çok genç yetenekler var. “Martin has tough players to compete with, but we will show our strength as we always do, and our National Team will show all its strength to get out of the group.” he said.
Alfaro underlined that the Türkiye match should not affect anything and continued as follows:
“It will be a different match. Australia played an excellent match, and we will be excellent against our opponent. Turkey increased the numbers a lot in the midfield, but after two long passes, the situation changed and a different balance emerged. That’s why football is very good, sometimes you can explain the result with the resources you have. Turkey dominated, but Australia closed all areas. In the offensive and defensive parts of the business, the situation in the previous match may not be realized in the next match. For this reason, football is a very dynamic and very difficult to predict sport. You can never know that you will win a match without playing it, this is for tomorrow’s match.” “We will play a different game than Australia. Our defense has always been strong, but suddenly different situations emerged in the last game. If you cannot manage the moments, the opponent team will make you pay for it. We lost, but after that we need to get back on our feet.”
“IF WE DEFEAT, WE MAY BE ELIMINATED, BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS”
Stating that they had to increase their dominance and coordination against Türkiye, Alfaro said that they watched the Australia-Türkiye match as a team.
Alfaro stated that they analyzed while watching the match and said, “If we lose, we may be eliminated, but we have to make decisions. If we think that what we have is the best, we will put them on the field in the first 11 again. I am here to decide. I determined a strategy and created it. I take responsibility. In my 23-year professional career, I made decisions by bringing together the best team and tried to give confidence to the players. I try not to harm them, we can learn something even from the worst defeat. After all, everything is a matter of pride. The USA match hurt our pride, “I trust my players 100 percent. I see how they react. We have gone through very difficult times, we came to the World Cup after 16 years, we are here to achieve results. If we cannot achieve results, we will try to come to the next World Cup with what we have learned from here.”
MATIAS GALARZA: “I WILL PUT MY WHOLE PERFORMANCE ON THE WAY”
Football player Matias Galarza, who was at the press conference with coach Gustavo Alfaro, said that he was in the best scenario by participating in the World Cup.
Stating that he is proud and happy and thinking about the match they will play against Turkey, Galarza said, “I will show my full performance with all my self for my country. I think about the football players. We also played against Messi in the past. We played against the best football players. The Turkish National Team has very strong players individually. We are prepared, we are confident. We will try to put forward the best game of the Paraguayan National Team.” he said.