The players of Once Caldas, in the match against Independiente del Valle.
Photo: EFE – Mauricio Dueñas Castañeda
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“You are what you do, not what you say you will do,” Carl Jung
One of the teams that came with better results, showing collective and tidy game during the previous dates to the quarterfinals of the South American Cup, was the team of the beautiful city of Manizales. But in the decisive match he was not able to handle the result he brought in his favor (2-0), and in the penalty shootout he was eliminated by the independent Ecuadorian team of the Valley.
The albos had in their favor marker, game, hobby and local, but it seems that the emotional/emotional part could more than the knowledge to compete in this decisive game, whose objective was to advance to the semifinal.
Prior to all of the above, it had been shown as a solid team, competing well as a visitor. Most of their players were at a good football level, facing three tournaments at the same time: South American, League and Cup. They had a broader payroll than last semester. In the end, they succumbed in front of the Ecuadorian team.
Professor Herrera and his coaching staff did everything possible to carry out the team: they combined the payroll, they recovered players, they looked for different strategies, among other actions; They tried to do their best with what they had.
It is important to analyze the mental phenomenon that has been affecting Colombian football, both in selections and teams: “nikephobia”, that deep fear of victory in the decisive times of competition. This aspect must work as the technical, the tactical, the physical: with space and time to be able to improve and overcome it.
Expressed the referent of the team, Dayro Moreno: “We lacked concentration, more seriousness. It is a failure.” There is part of what happened. What follows? Within the equipment, with external help, a deep analysis of what happened is required. It is necessary to mentally recover the entire group (managers, coaching staff, players) to know how to digest defeat and start filling the minds of triumphs in the Cup and the League.
The defeat was not technical, it was emotional. And that also trains. Now, to face the other competition tournaments with more nobility and continue advancing in them. There will always be another opportunity. Forward!
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