Juan says Thursday's game has already started
Full-back classifies the return match against "La U" as the game of his life and promises to do his best on the field
By From the team at Flamengo's official website - in
Next Thursday has everything to be unforgettable for Flamengo. Whether it's a positive or negative result, the Rubro-Negro will decide its fate in the Libertadores, the season's most important competition, in the match against Universidad de Chile in Santiago. Until then, the players' only focus is on preparing to take the field and doing their best to return to the semifinals with a place in the finals.
A well-known opponent of the Rubro-Negro, "La U" has already played three matches against Flamengo this year, and therefore, the team from Gávea already knows what it needs to do to achieve the result.
"We have to be aware of what we need to do and do it right away on the field. We know the difficulties, the pressure, the quality of the opposing team, and the score. We have to be aware, focused, play a game of overcoming, grit, and we have to be focused to win this spot," said full-back Juan, who assures that this is Flamengo's most important game in recent years.
"They're an experienced team with good players, and in the games we played against them, we let the negative result happen and then chased after it. We have to play at our limit for the full 90 minutes. We have to play at our best. The players and I will give our lives to qualify. It's the game of our lives," he analyzed.
There is no lack of will
For Juan, the entire group has already proven that they really want to qualify, and according to him, the team will show all their desire to win the Libertadores title in Chile.
"We know it's not easy, but we're going there to play the game of our lives. Whether we qualify or not, we'll only know on Thursday, but we're going to play for our qualification and win no matter what. We really want this Libertadores and we'll prove it on Thursday. We'll show our quality, the determination, and the pride we have in wearing the Flamengo jersey," said the coach, who concluded by saying that the team needs to be breathing for the second leg.
"We have to talk and start working on what will happen in the game in training. We have to analyze our mistakes and see what we can improve. Trying to improve and work on our flaws every day is essential," he concluded.
A well-known opponent of the Rubro-Negro, "La U" has already played three matches against Flamengo this year, and therefore, the team from Gávea already knows what it needs to do to achieve the result.
"We have to be aware of what we need to do and do it right away on the field. We know the difficulties, the pressure, the quality of the opposing team, and the score. We have to be aware, focused, play a game of overcoming, grit, and we have to be focused to win this spot," said full-back Juan, who assures that this is Flamengo's most important game in recent years.
"They're an experienced team with good players, and in the games we played against them, we let the negative result happen and then chased after it. We have to play at our limit for the full 90 minutes. We have to play at our best. The players and I will give our lives to qualify. It's the game of our lives," he analyzed.
There is no lack of will
For Juan, the entire group has already proven that they really want to qualify, and according to him, the team will show all their desire to win the Libertadores title in Chile.
"We know it's not easy, but we're going there to play the game of our lives. Whether we qualify or not, we'll only know on Thursday, but we're going to play for our qualification and win no matter what. We really want this Libertadores and we'll prove it on Thursday. We'll show our quality, the determination, and the pride we have in wearing the Flamengo jersey," said the coach, who concluded by saying that the team needs to be breathing for the second leg.
"We have to talk and start working on what will happen in the game in training. We have to analyze our mistakes and see what we can improve. Trying to improve and work on our flaws every day is essential," he concluded.