Nicolás Talpone: "Our manager puts real focus on analysing the opposition" | OneFootball

Nicolás Talpone was a starter in Colón’s midfield, and the arrival of Ezequiel Medrán also gave him the chance to be captain of a team that improved its image but couldn’t return to victory.

In a conversation with LT10 (AM 1020), he acknowledged that the arrival of the new coach “gave us a bit of order in the short time he’s been with us; beyond the result, I think you saw a solid team.”

He went on to say, “We feel responsible, and the other day was a great opportunity to change our image for the fans and for ourselves, since we haven’t been having a good time. You saw a Colón that was intense when pressing, simple when playing, and effective, although we couldn’t finish the match earlier; the team reached the opponent’s box, both I and the team felt comfortable.”

The chance to wear the captain’s armband

“Honestly, I took it with enormous joy and great pride. I know there are other guys who are leaders too. Wearing the armband with Colón’s shirt brought up a lot of things for me to fight for where I am. The coach’s trust was an important gesture of confidence, and I’m happy about that.”

In another part of the conversation, the midfielder admitted, “Medrán worked on defensive organization, not just with the defenders, but from the number 9 all the way back. That’s where we put the most emphasis, and it came out almost perfectly except for the goal and another isolated play. We held up very well defensively, a pretty solid team.”

Looking ahead to Defensores de Belgrano

The rojinegro squad left behind two days of training, to which Talpone emphasized: “We have a coach who values analyzing the opponent, and surely this Wednesday we’ll look at things about Defensores. We’re working on physical aspects.”

He later admitted that “Facu (Castro) and José (Barreto) did a good job off the ball, maybe forwards like it less, but they were the first to press and fight for second balls. It’s very important for midfielders and defenders; it gives us a big breather.”

A look at what’s coming

Talpone, from an individual perspective, pointed out, “I felt good, happy with the treatment and the coach’s trust. It’s been a tough year for us, but in my opinion, we played well. Happy for Oscar (Garrido), who always contributes and played well when given the chance.”

In his farewell, he stated: “We have to look ahead from here, be positive, keep adding up, and leave a solid foundation for what’s left, for next year. We have to leave a good image for the fans and represent this shirt, which is very big, in the best way possible. Things didn’t turn out as we wanted, but we have to keep our heads down and keep working.”

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