Haedo Valdez praises Libertad's response: “We are up there, but we are not satisfied”

Nelson Haedo Valdez liked the response, but not enough to declare Libertad finished. After the loss to Nacional, the coach watched his team answer with a heavy victory over Rubio Ñu and said the reaction was the most important part of the performance.

“The thing I liked most was the response we saw today,” Haedo said. “The team behaved wonderfully, followed our ideas and changed formation. I do not call it perfection because we also left the opponent with many scoring chances, but we showed attractive, attacking football and did not lose our intensity, which is what characterizes us.”

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The thing I liked most was the response we saw today. The team behaved wonderfully, followed our ideas and changed formation. I do not call it perfection because we also left the opponent with many scoring chances, but we showed attractive, attacking football and did not lose our intensity, which is what characterizes us.

Haedo acknowledged that Libertad had deserved to lose to Nacional. The challenge, he said, was to see how the players responded to that setback, and he believed they answered in the best possible way.

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Against Nacional, yes, we lost fairly. We have to admit it. Even so, today's challenge was how we would respond to that setback, and I think the team responded in the best possible way.

He also emphasized the development of a young squad containing several players trained at the club. He described the team as different, with positive energy and growing confidence. He said he was happy, but not satisfied, because he believed the side could achieve more.

The tactical change against Rubio Ñu allowed Libertad to make better use of its attackers. Haedo singled out Agustín Manzur, who he considered to have played his best match for the club in a new position, and Iván Franco, whose performance he praised after a period away from action.

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I am happy, but not satisfied. I want more, and I know we can do more.

The coach nevertheless said Libertad must improve when opponents escape its high press. Its style is offensive, vertical and intense, he said, but those qualities carry risks. Libertad now turns to another challenge against 2 de Mayo while remaining in the upper part of the Clausura. “We are up there and will keep growing. We are on the right path, but as I always say, we are not yet satisfied,” Haedo said.

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We are up there and will keep growing. We are on the right path, but as I always say, we are not yet satisfied.