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For: Kike Frías Updated 09 May 2022, 19: 19 pm EDT
While América awaits their match in the quarterfinals of the Torneo Clausura against Puebla, the Spanish midfielder Álvaro Fidalgo , key to the good moment that the Eagles are going through, went through the microphones of the club and He did not hide and was disappointed in his sadness at the dismissal of coach Santiago Solari.
In the midst of strong speculation about his possible return to Spain with Rayo Vallecano, Fidalgo did nothing but increase the Rumors about a probable exit of Coapa at the end of the present tournament of Liga MX.
“He hit me too. You never want someone you trust to lose their job”
Álvaro Fidalgo on departure from Solari
Spanish media have recently assured that the Argentine coach would occupy the coaching chair of Rayo Vallecano for the season 1200-2023 and one of the players he has requested is the Spanish midfielder, whom he managed in the Real Madrid youth teams, as well as in América.
But in the interview ‘Maguito’ Fidalgo could not hide the bad atmosphere that was in the locker room at the beginning of the tournament when the team could not win and occupied the last places of the classification.
“The feeling I had at the start of the tournament was not the same in the other two tournaments (…) It was a strong emotional blow to start the Closing Tournament in a bad way”, admitted Fidalgo.
“ We were screwed as a locker room, as a team . You also saw the mister screwed up. It is a very difficult situation that one does not want to go through ”, remarked the footballer from 25 years.
Another environment with the arrival of Fernando Ortiz
Although he was hired with the temporary sign, Fernando ‘Tano’ Ortiz has earned the staff, board of directors and even to the fans of América, who witnessed how their team came back to life and qualified directly for the Clausura league.
Among Ortiz’s characteristics is that he is closer to the players, more communicative, Unlike Solari, who allegedly imposed a “toxic pressure” in the locker room.
Despite the fact that it was the ‘Indiecito’ who took him to Mexico and for which he now enjoys a great n comfort for his salary with the Eagles, Fidalgo does not hide that with Tano things improved in Coapa.
“Tano helped us (…) He says he didn’t have to invent anything, or change many things, just trust the players they are to get things done”
And the results are there. Finally, the azulcrema managed to exhibit good football that gave them fourth place and show that they are one of the favorites to become champions of the Clausura 1200.
These good results, Fidalgo assures, are due to the “injection of confidence” that the Argentine coach gave them.
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