Di María happy with goal, takes swipe at Newell’s: "They park the bus" | OneFootball

Ángel Di María expressed his joy after the goal he scored against Newell’s in the derby, which gave Rosario Central a 1-0 win, and criticized the defensive approach of La Lepra (whose defense included Alejo Montero, Luciano Lollo, Fabián Noguera, Víctor Cuesta, and Ángelo Martino) as well as the rest of Canalla’s opponents: “All the teams play against us with five at the back.”

Regarding the recent matches played by Ariel Holan’s team, Fideo continued: “That means they respect us, that they saw what Central did last semester and that now it’s the same. Is it harder? Yes, but it’s hard for everyone.”

At the same time, the World Cup champion in Qatar highlighted the team’s performance, which is unbeaten and sixth with ten points in zone B: “We’ve been doing things very well, working well. Argentine football is tough, complicated, there are many matches that end 0-0 or 1-0, it happened to River yesterday when they conceded a late equalizer.”

He also addressed the goal drought of his teammates, Enzo Copetti and Alejo Véliz (the latter having scored only once): “It’s hard for everyone to score, not just Copetti or Alejo, but all the forwards. We’re calm because we’re picking up points for the playoffs and the overall standings, we need to keep working on tactics, technique, and try to score more.”

On another note, the 37-year-old winger said, “It’s an immense joy to have scored in the derby,” and added: “I came in with the pressure of not having won yet and I felt that pressure, mainly because of my family, who are the ones who suffer during tough times.”

He also acknowledged that most of his former National Team teammates wrote to congratulate him on such a great finish and noted that he’s experiencing a unique moment: “What happened with the National Team was a dream come true. Sometimes even I can’t believe everything that’s happening at the end of my career, so I’m very happy. Living what I’m living here, coming every day and being happy, enjoying every day, it’s something very special. I try to have a good time every moment. Hopefully I can keep writing more stories.”

Finally, he referred to the presence of former striker Marco Ruben in the stadium: “He’s the club’s greatest idol, I’ve always told him that and I was very happy that he was there. I knew because at one point you could hear the fans chanting for him.”

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.