Pumas and America face this Wednesday in the First leg of the Quarterfinals of the Liguilla in search of reverse cream blue fatherhood over blue auria in Final Phase. One such series left one of the worst results for felines when the Eagles eliminated them 7-2 in the Semifinals of the Apertura 2018.
David Patiño, coach of those Pumas, still suffers the consequences of that result because he has struggled to be given a opportunity to coach in the First Division despite the fact that he left good numbers in his time with the University.
“Many analyzes, of course, very painful to have lost that semifinal like this, after having had a great tournament, having taken 37 years of not winning in Guadalajara, of not winning in Toluca, after all that, well we had a little lack of control in that game and you see what happened, “he said Patiño in an interview with Mediotiempo.
Patiño came to Pumas since 2013 and he had different stages with the club, from leading the U-20, being an assistant to the first team and director of basic forces. In fact, when he arrives as coach of the first team manages to get them out of the bottom of the rankings general. But none of that worked when it came to making decisions after the elimination with the Eagles.
“I haven’t had a job since. Come on, I returned to Liga de Ascenso con Dorados in the year of the pandemic, which was a very difficult year, and since then I have not had a job, I have had no options, that has been combined with the fact that Opportunities for Mexican technicians were closed in Mexico and I’m looking, like other technicians, not just me. Here in Mexico, knowing that I am considering it to be able to continue my career, this is what has happened, but well, this is how the cards we have to play are, ”he said.
What happened that December 9?
Patiño He explained how he experienced that defeat from a tactical point of view, when he even sought a tie after going down 3-1.
“There is always a string of factors that things are determining, on the one hand, a goal in a fixed tactic that unbalances the game; We were 1-1 and a goal from a corner kick, of course it is a merit of the team that does it and also an inattention of the team that receives it, ”he explained.
“What determined the game the most and what made the mental state of the players could not be recovered it was the third goal in the last minute of the first half, derived from an unfortunate mistake, a very clear mistake unfortunate individual and that goal is the one that takes away any possibility.
“Obviously at half time the speech was with the intention of returning to the game to score one more goal which would have given us a chance, even the tactical movement was to take out a means of containment to take out an offensive midfielder seeking to have a greater sense of danger and chances of scoring a goal but at minute one (of the second half), in another corner kick, they score us a goal and it becomes more difficult. Ya el team mental state is unfortunate and there is a discouragement, which should not have happened, and an internal anarchy that unfortunately can be controlled from the outside ”.
Patiño and the sweet memory of the ’91 Final
In the race of David Patiño there is still the memory of the Final of the 1990-91 season when Pumas beat America thanks to Tucazo by Ricardo Ferretti. Precisely on that goal, the then forward was ready in the event of a rebound.
“I think I was doing a screen on the barrier and I moved, I think I’m there, maybe I was outside the area waiting for a rejection, we knew it was going to be a good game, so I would have to review the action,” he commented.
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