Juan Carlos Oblitas, sporting director of the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF), gave a press conference this Friday, June 17th. Among other things, the leader referred to the definition of the game between the Peruvian team by penalties and Australia for the consolation round of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and found that every detail was planned.
“I didn’t see the penalties. There was no television in the dressing room. I’ve seen the 90 minutes plus supplement. That they didn’t prepare in prison is wrong: they say it out of ignorance or malice. The last training day they practiced before Costa Rica arrives. It’s obviously practiced, but in-game it may vary. Cueva and Carrillo were in the relationship, but they were dating and couldn’t kick. Everything was planned,” he said.
On the other hand, the manager pointed out that the Bicolor didn’t show a remarkable performance against the Socceroos. “I don’t think we played well. If we had to make a good game, we didn’t. That’s all. I remember when qualifying for the World Cup (2018) the small details mattered and that’s happening here too. The game itself wasn’t good and that led to penalties,” he said.
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Juan Carlos Oblitas spoke about the continuity of Ricardo Gareca
Finally, Juan Carlos Oblitas gave the possible date on which the reply from Ricardo Gareca about his continuity as coach of the Peru national team.
“It’s a very tough moment. We did not expect this result. The ones who felt it the most are Ricardo and the players. This time we had to lose and we’re pushing Ricardo to understand that he’s fine, we have to keep going. The meeting made me very optimistic and I hope we will have an answer by the end of the month,” he said.