"We must be intense and ‘drown’ Venezuela"says Robson Matheus

Robson Matheus, midfielder for the Bolivian national team, reflected the team’s motto to face Venezuela next Thursday in El Alto: intensity and wear and tear on the opponent. Aim to take advantage of the 4,095 meters above sea level of the Villa Ingenio Municipal Stadium.

“From the first minute we must be an intense team, We have to drown Venezuela, We know that It is not easy for them to play at altitude. “We have to be patient and know how to attack and defend in the best way possible. We have been training well, we played a bit of football in Villa Ingenio, we are getting to know the pitch,” said Matheus.

The midfielder projected that Venezuela will bet on defending with a line of five and looking to hurt on the counterattack. “We think that Venezuela will come to defend itself With a line of 5, they will go back and will surely want to do damage on the counterattack. We are practicing our game, We must not go crazy and we have to move the ball a lot until the opponent feels the wear and tear,” he added.

Matheus also He referred to Alaín Baroja, Venezuelan goalkeeper who is his teammate at Always Ready and who was called up to his national team. “Baroja is a great goalkeeper, he is very intelligent, but I also know their weaknesses. At altitude the ball goes differently, it can deceive you and that is something that must be taken advantage of in El Alto,” he concluded.

The midfielder is shaping up to be one of the playmakers that coach Oscar Villegas plans to use. His good performance at altitude, while playing for Always Ready, It is a plus for the Green.