The Argentine coach Gustavo Alfarowhich directed the selection of Ecuador within Qatar World Cup 2022bid farewell to La Tri this Sunday with an emotional letter in which he expressed his imprint as a motivator, praised his managers and wished success to whoever would succeed him.
“I wish the coach who succeeds me a lot of success, he will find an incredible group of people. In the philosophy of stoic warriors that when they go to war they can return in two ways: with a shield , or under the shield. They may lose the spear, but never the shield”, indicated the strategist.
He recalled the World Cup performance of Ecuador and he said he understood that “it lasted less than what we wanted and deserved.” Because of this, he asked the players to “not forget the fact that they are the third youngest team to play in World Cup“, then Spain Y Ghana.
And it was that Alfaro was played, because it came to Ecuador, of players who barely made their debut in professional football, which he put together to reach Qatarwhere they made their debut with a 0–2 win in the opening match against the host team, although they did not make it past the group stage.
Most of the letter Alfaro It is aimed at the players and in it he reviews his experience in front of the Tri: “It is to talk about beautiful things. Those are what we have experienced in the past two years,” he said.
“I owe everything to them (players), they were and are the real architects. Working with you was wonderful! As I told you on more than one occasion, you brought out my best version, made it a round trip Back. When I was with you, I felt like I was in the best place,” he said.
Alfaro He assured that after 30 years as a coach, he can say with absolute certainty that he has thoroughly enjoyed this process, without worrying about what will happen tomorrow, and he hopes that the fire that was lit will not be extinguished , but will feed and grow.
He also thanked the directors of Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) for giving him this opportunity with his coaching staff “in difficult times at the institution, with an uncertain future and little hope”.
The strategist made sure that a part of his heart would remain Ecuador with the players and the people: “To those who walk”.
Alfaro took over the technical direction of Ecuador in the midst of a crisis in the Federation, with several players who at the time were reluctant to return to the national team as a result of the internal struggle of the organization
“In football, the processes that one thinks are good also help us to reaffirm our convictions. These convictions prepare us to let go and go, looking for a new challenge. I also feel that I will leave better than when I arrived. That drives me to design new dreams,” he added in the letter.
The EFFordered by Francisco Egasseeks to determine in the next few days the name of the new national coach, with the aim of the next qualifying rounds for World Cup 2026.
Source: La Verdad
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