Colombian striker Luis Javier Suárez, who with 24 goals for Sporting is the best scorer in the Portuguese championship, believes that his mobility will be key in duels with corpulent Croatian defenders in the match between Colombia and Croatia.
I think the key will be our mobility in attack because they are Croatian defenders are big and strong. If we are static, we will be easily guardedSuárez said at a press conference in Orlando.
But we are used to such defenses and such types of guarding. Therefore, great mobility is importanthe added.
Croatia and Colombia will play preparatory match for the World Championship on the night from Thursday to Friday starting at 0.30 am Croatian time. It will be the first ever test of these national teams.
Colombia except for the 28-year-old striker of Sporting Lisbon he also trusts the 29-year-old winger Luis Díaz, who scored 22 goals and recorded 18 assists in 38 games for Bayern Munich.
The 34-year-old captain should pass the ball to them from behind James Rodriguezalthough in the last three months he has accumulated only 39 minutes playing for the American Minnesota United. Also, 33-year-old Juan Fernando Quintero, a midfielder for Argentina’s River Plate.
We very much means having such players close… For me, as a striker, it is necessary to get the ball from their last passessaid Suárez.
He scored 24 goals for second-placed Sporting in 25 matches of the Portuguese championship this season.
The playing style of Sporting and Colombia is similar, but the most important thing is a good understanding with teammateshe said.
For Colombia, which qualified for the World Cup as third in the South American qualifiers behind Argentina and Ecuador, he scored four 4 goals in 8 games.
Croatian coach Zlatko Dalić said that he will change his formation against Colombia and play in the back line with three defenders, instead of four as before. From the first minute, the Colombian attackers will be guarded by 19-year-old Luka Vušković, the stopper of the German HSV, who will be in the middle, while Martin Erlić from the Danish Midtjylland will play on the left, and Marin Pongracic from the Italian Fiorentina on the right.
All three of them they play well in their clubs, they are in good formnoted Dalić.
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