Javier Mascherano Did not hold back at their press conference after the match after Between Miami’s dramatic draw with Philadelphia Union. When he spoke with emotion and urgent, the head coach delivered a blunt assessment of the team’s current condition.
“I told them at half time – we are in a crap situation. It’s crap. We are in deep crap, and the only way to see the light is to give everything, to forget the point, “Mascherano pronounced. He also took full responsibility: “The result is on me. It’s my responsibility. The players just need to play, because football is a game and it has to be played.”
Mascherano explained that his message to the squad was to stop focusing on the scoreboard and start to regain the team’s identity. “We want to hold the ball, move that side by side and play in the opponent’s half. It is for me the way to win games again and recover our rhythm,“ he said.
To left flank, messi and breaks the press
Mascherano praised the team’s performance on left wing, where Inter Miami created several dangerous moments. “We had control over the match. We moved the ball well. We found spaces. And with Noah we have a player who can play several roles – this child is incredible,“ he said. “We started with him as a left back and then drove him back to the middle and Jordi high up like a wing when we needed to attack more. They have great chemistry. It is important to give them confidence in continuing to grow. “
He also analyzed how the team tried to break Filadelfia’s high pressing line. “They push high with four attackers. The weak place is just past their midfield line. Sometimes we broke it with Leo, sometimes with Jordi to the left. We targeted these channels for when they press too high they leave large gaps, ” Mascherano explained.
Controversial goal and a hopeful message
Mascherano did not hide his frustration over the official, especially over Filadelfia’s third goal. “It was clearly offside. I don’t know what was doing – it is obvious. Maybe we can’t see it on the tactical camera, but on the sideline camera it’s clear,” he said.
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Despite the controversy and the ongoing fight, he ended with a hopeful tone:
“I think we showed heart and soul tonight. It’s the way forward. There is still much to improve, but we gave everything to win.”
