BUY UZBEKISTAN 2024 TICKETS
\nWinning is important; having fun is paramount. It\u2019s a seldom outlook for a coach, but one that helped Alex Del Rosario guide Panama to their first Concacaf crown in April.<\/p>\n
The \u2018reward\u2019 for that was being sent into the group of death at the FIFA Futsal World Cup Uzbekistan 2024\u2122. Yet \u2018El Brujo\u2019, who was assistant coach when Panama played at the global finals for the first time in 2012, didn\u2019t groan.<\/p>\n
\u201cI liken being at a World Cup to being at a graduation party,\u201d he said. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to have fun first and foremost. Enjoy doing what you love, which is playing futsal.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn 2012, everything was new to us, everything seemed so overwhelming and we experienced it in a different way. As time goes on, those moments become mere experiences and you learn from them.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow we have a lot of new players in the side, but I always remind them to give it their all out there on the court to get a good results, and also to enjoy themselves. Sometimes we make mistakes because of the pressure and the fear of losing, but we need to snap out of that. Futsal is happiness.\u201d<\/p>\n
Panamanian futsal has never been in a better place, having made history by ruling the region in April.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was the first time we\u2019d had a coach from Panama at the helm,\u201d explained Del Rosario. \u201cThe first challenge was to qualify for the World Cup. We did that and we set ourselves the target of reaching the final. We achieved that as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe put the responsibility on the player\u2019s shoulders. We desperately wanted to be champions. We had just lost to Cuba in the group stage, but this time we managed to beat them and made history for Panamanian futsal. It was a dream come true.\u201d<\/p>\n
If Panama overcame the odds to conquer Concacaf, they will have to eclipse greater ones to escape alive from an Uzbekistan 2024 group that comprises all-conquering Portugal, a Morocco team that recently went 50 games unbeaten and Tajikistan, who will enjoy considerable support across the border.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re in a group of death with the world champions, the African champions and ourselves,\u201d said Del Rosario. \u201cWe are realistic about our chances against world champions Portugal, we know it won\u2019t be easy, but we\u2019re confident of getting a good result.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll be going for all three points. If we can take points off them, it will give us a huge boost going into the next few games. But if we lose, we must make sure it\u2019s only by a small margin.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen we come up against Morocco, who for me are the most improved team in the world of futsal. They work incredibly hard, they are well-drilled tactically and pose a great attacking threat. That said, we\u2019re more than capable of competing with them, even though they are very strong contenders to win the whole thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Finally, he does not think Tajikistan will cause his side too many problems and has set himself the target of \u201cmaking it out of the group stage with four points.\u201d<\/p>\n
Panama and Morocco have history. The Atlas Lions were three goals up in their Thailand 2012 curtain-raiser, only for La Marea Roja to emerge 8-3 victors.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were losing 3-0 but we managed to pull one back before half-time courtesy of Carlos Perez,\u201d recalled Del Rosario. \u201cWe made a few mistakes as debutants, but we started to put them right.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe moved the ball around better after the break and used our pace, which has always been our biggest strength. We scored a lot of goals on the counter-attack. It was very exciting for everyone involved.\u201d<\/p>\n
Player power
\nDel Rosario\u2019s four-point target may sound ambitious, but he does boast excellent performers at his disposal. Jaime Penaloza is one, a goalkeeper capable of exasperating elite opponents.<\/p>\n
\u201cPenaloza\u2019s a young lad who\u2019s come on leaps and bounds thanks to his tireless work ethic and commitment,\u201d said Del Rosario. \u201cHe\u2019s established himself as Panama\u2019s first-choice goalkeeper and we expect him to play a huge role for us at this World Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alfonso Maquensi and Abdiel Ortiz, who both play for local side Sporting San Miguelito, are two of the other key players.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know that Maquensi will play a pivotal role for us,\u201d remarked Del Rosario. \u201cHe\u2019s a great organiser, he takes the game by the scruff of the neck, and conjures things up out of nothing using his strength and turns of pace.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOrtiz is skilful and quick. We always try to tell him that his pace is his biggest strength and that he needs to use it whenever possible.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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