The Colombian coach says New Zealand are a very “capable” opponent

Bogotá, December 1 (EFE).- Angelo Marsiglia, technical director in charge of the Colombian women’s team, considered New Zealand to be a very “capable” opponent this Friday, which will help Colombia improve its preparation for the Gold Cup and Paris. 2024 Olympic Games.

“We have studied a lot about the competitor, they are world competitors and talented (…) These types of competitors help us grow in preparation for next year’s tournaments, which is a lot of football,” Marsiglia told a press conference. .

Colombia face New Zealand in Bogota this Saturday in the first of two friendlies in the Colombian capital.

“We hope to face this match in the best possible way, we have studied the opponent’s behavior to assess our style,” said Marsiglia, who is in charge of the coach, awaiting confirmation or the Colombian Football Federation (FCF). ) to appoint a coach.

Looking ahead to Saturday’s game at the El Camp stadium, he added: “Certain behaviors are hard to change in such a short period of time, but they are great and elite players who quickly accepted the idea and we hope it will be more. A model in this commitment.”

He emphasized that these two games could be seen as the closing matches of the year. We cannot provide benefits for Olympics, Copa America and so on.

For her part, Daniela Montoya explained that during the team’s days together they reviewed tactical aspects and movements with the aim of stopping New Zealand.

“Since we’ve arrived we’ve coached the game plan, we’ve watched the New Zealand matches and the most important thing is to have all the tools to make the best decisions in the match,” he said.

New Zealand, coached by Czech national Jidka Klimkova, travel to Bogotá with a 24-man roster led by defenders Katie Bowen, Inter Milan, Ali Riley of Angel City, USA and midfielder Betsy Hassett of Iceland. Stjernan.

Attacker Hannah Wilkinson will be unavailable due to suspension. EFE

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