Six matches without a win is not a setback for José Manuel de la Torre, but the result of such a competitive tournament, although he sees the need to return to the path of victory this Sunday against Querétaro.
"What we constantly do is emphasize all aspects, we do them aware of the things where we need to improve."
"It's not a setback, it's the competition, the team hasn't been able to close the matches well, they have let go of points that would have made us calmer, but it's part of the competition," said the coach.
He is confident that Santos will arrive in good shape for the resumption of the competition after the FIFA break, a break that his team has taken full advantage of, whether it's rest or activity. "They had time to watch international football with qualifiers," he said.
Now, he is expecting the best Gallos Blancos, in the way they have shown themselves in the matches, "it's something we have been analyzing, what they have done well and what we can take advantage of, besides, victory is necessary in these times," he said.
In the quest to prevent them from taking more points from their pocket, De la Torre said they are not doing anything special, but they are working on being more efficient.
"What we constantly do is emphasize all aspects, we do them aware of the things where we need to improve."
For this match against Gallos, El Chepo will not be able to count on Jonathan Rodríguez, about which he commented that all absences are sensitive because they contribute to the preparation of everyone.
"In that aspect, we always prioritize the group ahead of the rest, you have to be good individually to take advantage of it collectively."
This opens up the possibility for Ronaldo Cisneros to at least be on the bench, about which he said that it's something he can analyze with these circumstances, both for the starting eleven and the substitutes.
Something that he likes a lot is having Néstor Araujo back, after his participation in the World Cup qualifiers, where he even scored a goal.
"It's not a setback, it's the competition, the team hasn't been able to close the matches well, they have let go of points that would have made us calmer."
"It's part of it, it's something we always seek, to try to have the best possible mood for a good performance, the same goes for the U-20s, all of this is getting them into line to make the most of them," he said.
Something similar is happening with Jorge Villafaña, who stood out with the United States national team, so he is ready to play this Sunday in case Gerardo Arteaga does not fully recover from his injury.
Regarding the match against Querétaro coached by Jaime Lozano, José Manuel praised his colleague:
"He has been preparing little by little, he has done well, he has sought to take advantage of others' experience in various places to apply it to his club, he has always been like that, it's part of the competition that exists within us when taking over teams."
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