Peru vs. Uruguay: Walter Vílchez highlighted the collective of the 'bicolor' and the defensive work to stop 'charruas'

The Peruvian national team will have a very important commitment to visit Uruguay, valid for the 17th date of the South American Qualifiers. It is a great opportunity for you to get closer to the top places and secure your direct qualification for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. In this regard, Walter Vílchez referred to this meeting where he praised the collective work of the 'bicolor' and placed great emphasis on defensive work in a hostile scenario such as the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo.

“Uruguay has very good players in the individual, but Peru became very strong collectively. The team must do a great defensive job, not leave the teammate alone and for that the route that the ends and the flyers make is very important. If it is possible to maintain the pace of the game that is being done. Beyond the names of Uruguay, Peru can make a good presentation and why not have the three points. Be careful that they are a great team and it's going to be a pretty tough and complicated match”, commented the former player in an interview for the program 'La Hora de Lalo' on Radio Ovación.

And the fact is that the national team has been able to behave like a team with a very clear identity of their football. Coach Ricardo Gareca has been able to put together a very supportive group where each player relies, not only off the field, but also on, including defensive tasks. Proof of this is the match against Colombia in Barranquilla, where Peru suffered until the last moment to hold a favorable score of 1-0 thanks to the goal of Edison Flores. All 11 players retreated and were able to win a very important victory.

COLLECTIVE ORDER

In addition, the 'Pacho' rescued the orderly operation that the 'Tigre' has implemented in the team, which has allowed it to continue at this stage in the fight for a place in the World Cup. “It gives me great joy that this selection is orderly and supportive, we had to change that a long time ago. Merit to them is that we are just there for a classification. Let's hope so, because unfortunately we also have problems at the social level and football is a small relief for the people and the common in our society. The selection is in the capacity to give great joy to the people and hopefully it will happen that way. I trust that they will make good presentations that will allow them to be in the World Cup again,” said the one who was a member of the 'bicolor' from the beginning of 2000 to 2011.

SPARE PART

On the other hand, Vílchez also referred to the replacement that the 'white-red' has on the alternate bench. Every time a player must enter the field, the operation is the same and the idea of the game does not change. “The good thing about this team is that the players who have entered have done very well, I think Gareca will not be wrong because everyone participated in the game, they had a great performance. Beyond tastes, guys come well and with confidence. What Gareca chooses is going to be very good,” he said.

EXPERIENCED PLAYERS

Now, for this to happen, it is because the Argentine coach has been betting on a base since the last qualifiers, when they got the pass to the World Cup in Russia 2018. On that occasion, several players played their first matches, so for the current process, they have reached a stage of considerable maturity. “Most have more than 40 or 50 matches in the national team, so they are used to playing these matches. There might be nervousness but they're also used to it. Yes, they must be 100% focused and know that what they have been doing has to be sustained in order to obtain a great result, knowing that it is the last thing to finish this stage,” he said.

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