Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martinocoach of Inter Miamii, this Sunday criticized the waste of time of Montreal and the complicity of the referee in that sense after the match in which the team in pink, without Lionel Messi by rotation, fell 2-3 against the Canadians. “Before the league started, we talked for an hour and they told me what the spirit of the league is and the spirit of the league was not seen today,” argued the Argentine coach at a press conference.
“Whoever watched the match between Liverpool and Manchester City this morning (…) and saw the shape and pace of the match, the referee of that match gave eight minutes (of extra time). Exactly. same amount that they gave today (in reality it is nine minutes), where there is a team that does not want to play and that in every situation of a lateral, a goal kick, a foul, permanently make time with the cooperation of a referee who it took 30 seconds to score. the shirt number of the said player,” he argued.
In addition to Martino, some Inter Miami players, such as Jordi Alba, especially during the stoppage time of the second half showed their displeasure at the loss of time by a Montreal team that ended up taking three points and losing of the referee’s action. to avoid repeated stops.
Colombian Fernando Álvarez, Uruguayan Matías Cóccaro and Nigerian Ibrahim scored goals for Montreal, while Ecuadorian Leo Campana and Jordi Alba scored for the locals.
‘Pullita’ on his team for not being tougher defensively
Martino insisted that Inter Miami deserved more against Montreal in a match that marked their first slump of the season (two wins, one draw and one defeat in four MLS games). “I think we deserved to win the game, in the long run we deserve to win it. And what I believe and worry about is that we are a team that does not defend hard in the moments it has to defend, whether in moving ball. or in the still ball.”
“We didn’t have a good start. The first 10-15 minutes were bad, but the fact is that the rival scored two goals against us from dead balls. And we took all the cost of the game in shots over the crossbar, with goalkeeper saves. It was obviously a game we had to win and it was obviously a game that last year we blamed ourselves at the end when we lost points at moments that we don’t have to lose and when we lose. the points without an opponent are superior,” he assured.
Source: La Verdad
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