A victory in the upcoming Clásico del Astillero on Sunday will bring tranquility to Emelec and allow them to regain the confidence they had at the start of the National Championship, where they secured four victories. This was stated by midfielder Dixon Arroyo, following Monday's afternoon practice at Los Samanes.
The midfielder, who started in the match against Técnico Universitario (1-1 in Ambato), believes that the local tournament "is very difficult" for the blue team because "everyone wants to beat Emelec".
No matter the situation that the Bombillo is going through (without a win since the fourth round), the main thing will be to win the Clásico, says the midfielder of the millonarios.
"The idea is to achieve a positive result in the Clásico. It doesn't matter how the team arrives, it doesn't matter in terms of morale, in terms of football, but we have to come out ahead in that match to be calm, to regain the confidence we need," he told the reporters who waited outside the blue complex.
The hard-earned draw in Ambato is very valuable, mentioned Arroyo, "because we were coming from three defeats, the championship is not easy, everyone wants to beat Emelec. We hope to regain what we were doing in the early rounds," concluded Arroyo, who is expected to be Emelec's star midfielder for the Clásico. (D)