Only Messi can shirk defending: warns Monterrey coach before Dortmund clash

Monterrey coach Domenec Torrent warned his group every player ought to defend diligently if the Mexican club are to face any chance of beating Borussia Dortmund within the Membership World Cup final 16 on Tuesday.

The Spanish coach said frail Barcelona massive Lionel Messi, whose Inter Miami aspect had been knocked out by Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday, is the supreme player on the earth who can collect away with out tracking abet.

Monterrey secured a superb 1-1 scheme against Champions League runners-up Inter Milan within the team half, however, to achieve the quarter-finals, ought to get a first ever elevate for a Mexican aspect against European opposition within the opponents.

“We want to compete as a group, and what I mean is it’s about defending — we must all the time all defend, if you happen to achieve no longer defend, you’re getting benched, if you happen to don’t abide by the tips, you’re harming the group,” Torrent told a news conference Monday sooner than the match in Atlanta.

“We played very wisely against Inter Milan, we went in for every ball, we suffered and we continued, even our most talented players that are inclined to defend less, they defended very wisely.

“There are easiest one or two players who would possibly additionally collect a inequity — one is Lionel Messi, the supreme player in history. He became as soon as the supreme one who would possibly additionally tip the balance, flip the sport on its head, with out group-mates, with out defending.

“He became as soon as so appropriate he would possibly additionally tip the balance however the total assorted players on the earth they ought to music abet and to defend, in every other case it's likely you'll’t compete head-to-head with these groups.”

Torrent said the margin of quality between European facets and the remainder of the world became as soon as smaller, however peaceful evident, though it did no longer preclude an upset.

“In opposition to the tip European groups there's a important gap, here is the truth of the matter,” he explained.

“We now agree with got a idea A, idea B and idea C, that’s what you will want as a coach, many issues happen over the direction of a soccer match.”

The Mexican aspect boast a serial winner in frail Proper Madrid former centre-abet Sergio Ramos, with the 39-year-historical carrying the captain’s armband and marshalling the defence.

In assault they've frail Sevilla winger Lucas Ocampos and striker German Berterame, who netted a brace against Urawa Red Diamonds within the final team sport to abet them progress 2nd, striking off Argentine powerhouses River Plate.

– Del Piero’s select –

Gentle Juventus massive Alessandro Del Piero even picked Monterrey to buckle down and do sooner than Dortmund when making some final 16 predictions.

“He’s a soccer world memoir, a reference. We thank him, however we don’t elevate it seriously. All americans is conscious of who we are and, on paper, who the favorites are,” said Torrent.

“I'm hoping our players haven’t heard (that), attributable to what I try to collect sure to my players is that now we must all the time fight for every ball, every 2nd — easiest in this kind attain we compete.”

Berterame said the group agree with grown loads psychologically under Torrent, who became as soon as Pep Guardiola’s assistant at Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester Metropolis sooner than starting on his comprise route as a head coach.

“Our mentality and what we’ve carried out agree with made our mindset elevated now,” explained the forward.

“We now agree with got to elevate a behold at to play care for we’ve been playing against Inter or River, sustaining that intensity and that recount.”