The coach of the Ecuadorian National Team, Gustavo Alfaro, gave a press conference prior to the match against Brazil, and referred to the issue of playing without a home crowd and the importance of the encouragement of local fans.
“We obviously need the people, the public and the transmission of encouragement permanent, of that ‘yes you can’ of the fans», acknowledged the Argentine coach and added: «I believe that a well understood and well applied protocol, like the one we have, a capacity of 50% could easily have been had ”.
Regarding how the players arrive, Alfaro acknowledged: “It is a difficult time for Ecuador because a significant percentage of the squad is without competition” and also held: «Ecuador has been a surprise, an uncomfortable rival and now it is a target».
“It is a group of players that is trying to write its own history and we challenge ourselves to see what our ceiling or our limitations are,” Alfaro asserted.
Regarding the possibility of qualifying for the World Cup, the Prof stated: «It’s no use having one foot in the World Cup if we don’t put the second».