Cheika, about Facundo Isa: I consider myself his fan - El Liberal

2022-07-15 10:33:04 By : Mr. Tom Tong

He spoke to the media before the third and final game of the window against Scotland and stressed that the eighth player from Santiago will have to take advantage of the opportunity to demonstrate his ability.The Argentine rugby team, Los Pumas, is ready to play tomorrow the third test match against Scotland at the Único Madre de Ciudades stadium and everything is party and expectation among fans and the general public of the oval sport.The Australian coach Michael Cheika has already confirmed the 15 starters and among them will be the eighth Facundo Isa, from Santiago, the man who emerged at the Santiago Lawn Tennis Club and the one who will have the opportunity to start a game from the start that, a priori, represents Much to everyone who will be looking to close the July window with a home win.Yesterday, when Cheika offered a press conference at the Forum, in addition to talking about the present of the Argentine team and explaining the eleven changes he will make to the team, he also alluded to the entry of Isa from Santiago among the headlines and pointed out: "Facu is happy to play in Santiago del Estero, his city. He is a player who is acting as a guide for his teammates who want to know everything about his province. Besides, he is responsible and now he has the opportunity to take advantage of the 80 minutes of the match against Scotland. his fan and he will have to prove his skills on the pitch.The Pumas come from losing the second test match against "Cardo" and another of the novelties that the formation will have for tomorrow will be the return to the captaincy of Pablo Matera, a player who had gone through a very special moment in his sports career and that he was involved in a situation that caused a lot of talk at the time and that it was related to a post more than 8 years ago on his Twitter account, for which he was accused of being racist and xenophobic.Cheika also explained why Matera will have the chance tomorrow to be the captain and be among the 15 selected for the Argentine rugby team."He has taken a lot of time to work on himself, particularly this last year. He made the decision to go play for the Crusaders, a place where there are some of the best players and coaches. He could have stayed in Europe making a lot more money, but He wanted to be a better player and, generally, when you improve as a player you also improve as a person, because you understand more", commented the Australian coach who replaced his predecessor Mario Ledesma as head of the national team.In addition, Cheika noted: "He has returned to training with an excellent attitude. He is growing, getting bigger and understanding better about the people around him. He is an inspiring player within the team. He has made an effort to work on himself. , to rebuild and improve as a player too. He leads the team every day and when you strive to work on yourself, it's an opportunity he deserves."Analyzing the two clashes with the Scots in Jujuy and Salta, Cheika stated: "With the result of the first game in Jujuy we ended up very anxious and maybe we relaxed a bit in the second. And we saw the consequences in the result. We have to keep improving for Saturday. We have to take these results as lessons to keep improving as a group", he concluded.The latest from countryThe latest in Politics© EL LIBERAL SA (see mobile version) Editorial Director: Lic. Gustavo Eduardo Ick Santiago del Estero / Argentine Republic