Wednesday, September 25

Fernando Ortiz accepts that the Rayados players have the necessary ambition to win the Apertura 2023 of the Liga MX

Gregory Torres

Coach Fernando Ortiz, who is in charge of the Rayados de Monterrey, said Wednesday that his players they want to grow and that’s why they see it as a good thing that I demand and pressure them when they don’t do it wellall this demonstrating the ambition that the elements of the royal team have in the 2023 Opening of the MX League.

“They want me to demand from them, they want to grow. I have a team of incredible human beings, of a barbaric hierarchy. I am going to demand more of them and I am going to demand more of myself because I want to see that Monterrey of which I have spoken from the beginning”, said Ortiz in a press conference.

Arrived from America, a team in which he maintained winning streaks, but could not win any title, Ortiz took charge of Monterrey for the Apertura 2023 tournament of Mexican soccer and in two games adds a draw at the San Luis stadium and a win over Atlas.

Fernando Ortiz, former technical director of Club América.
Fernando Ortiz, former technical director of Club América and now coach of the Rayados de Monterrey. Photo: Imago7/ Eloisa Sánchez.

Photo: Imago7

“After analyzing the first two days, I can say that I liked it. From the game with San Luis to that of Atlas there was a change“, explained the Argentine strategist, making an assessment of the participation of the royal team in the Opening 2023..

According to Ortiz, the Rayados must maintain the rhythm of the game and press up, which they were not used to beforeHowever, he stressed that his players have recovered many balls in the opponent’s field, and have pressed.

“In the first half they have done more; in the second I have to keep working so that the intensity is the same”, asserted the strategist.

Fernando 'Tano' Ortiz in his time at the helm of the Águilas del América.
Fernando ‘Tano’ Ortiz during his time at the helm of the Águilas del América in the MX League. Photo: Etzel Espinosa – Imago 7.

Photo: Imago7

Monterrey is one of the teams with the best squad in Mexican soccer, but for the Opening he still awaits the hiring of another reinforcement, perhaps a foreigner, although he explained how he would have liked it to arrive earlier. “I wish that they would have arrived earlier, but I trust the directive“he added.

On the third day of the Aztec championship, the Monterrey team will visit its counterpart from Mazatlán on Friday, a difficult rival, according to strategist Ortiz.

“Mazatlán has all our respecthas a new coach and has changed his system. Perhaps as a local, go out to look for the game and it is up to us to play our game and bring us the three points “the coach concluded at a press conference.

Fernando Ortiz “Tano” was presented as the new technical director of Rayados del Monterrey for the Apertura 2023 tournament.
Fernando Ortiz “Tano” was presented as the new technical director of the Rayados del Monterrey for the Apertura 2023 tournament. Photo: Andrea Jiménez – Imago 7.

Photo: Imago7

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