Josema Giménez’s strong self-criticism after Uruguay’s defeat: “We didn’t go out to win”

José María Giménez was very self-critical of Uruguay’s performance and the tactical approach designed by Diego Alonso after the 2-0 defeat against Portugal (both by Bruno Fernandes), which forces the Charrúas to beat Ghana for the last date of Group H of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

As soon as the match was over, the defender spoke to the press. “The same thing happened in the first match. I think we didn’t go out to win”he said, recalling the Uruguayan’s debut at the World Cup with South Korea.

“We entered a bit dubious with our footballWith the game we have, the truth is that sometimes, no matter how hard it is for us, there is. And it’s one of the facets that we still haven’t completely eliminated in matches,” Josema continued with his analysis.

And he added: “There remains a feeling of great bitterness because we have a great team, great players and we are not going away. We are not contributing to the football that we really have. It’s a shame”.

“We still have one bullet left, we will leave our souls to go to the round of 16”promised Giménez in post-match statements, already thinking about the decisive duel of the third and final day against Ghana, on Friday 2 December at 12 (Argentina time).

“Now we have to change our mind and enter the field with clear ideas, aware of the need we have. From the attitude, nothing can be reproached us”, aimed.

Giménez, for his part, reiterated that the Uruguayan team will not give up anything until their last breath and that they will remain faithful to their fighting spirit to overcome this adverse moment.

“We ended up very tired from the gigantic effort. Too bad we don’t get what we are supposed to do. We have to move on. There is still one final (because of the match against Ghana on the third day) and I trust the group, they will leave everything”He insisted.

For his part, Giorgion De Arrascaetaauthor of a good performance in the second half, shared his partner’s analysis: “You have to believe a lot in this group, which In adversity he has shown that he grows”declared the Flamengo midfielder.

“Goals were denied to us. We were left with fever because the results weren’t given, but we have one more game, we have one more final. You have to go with everything in that game”added De Arrascaeta.

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