The classic is more than just an ordinary match. It is a separate concept that the fan does not need to explain and that only players capable of interpreting it can live up to it. It’s not just about winning or losing, but to do it with enough drama to make it worthwhile.
“In the final hours the classic begins to beat. We are going to arrive with the emotional curve very high”analyzes the defender of Independent Joaquín Laso with the precision of an engineer. He does so at the press conference organized by the Professional League, in which it is also Santiago Sosa, of Racing.
The footballers offered their impressions in the preview of the match that will be played this Sunday from 5pm at the Cilindro and which has been on the fans’ agenda since last week. From both stands, people sang that on Sunday, no matter what the cost, we must win.
“Playing with our people is a very high emotional support. But during the week those things don’t have to be talked about, you have to feel them when the game comes, when you’re warming up… That’s when you realize what you’re playing.”Sosa graphed, as if realizing the concept that the classic contains.
The reflections confuse the press conference with a symposium that touches on quasi-philosophical issues. Sosa and Laso seem to compete to be in tunewithout exaggerating and making the match a matter of life or death.
“As you gain experience, you begin to feel how people experience these games. You see people who do crazy things, like traveling 1000 kilometers to be in a big flag. That’s why this match is different. We see the effort that many people make for the club and that You have a feeling that you don’t train it during the week.”Laso released, as a reflection for posterity.
So do they have the need or obligation to win? “We are going to want to win just like them. I don’t know if it’s an obligation or a necessity, but this game is different from the rest and logically we are going to do everything we can to win, but I don’t see it as a necessity. We have been doing a very good job since January and this match is not going to determine the nine months of work, but it is special.”Sosa guessed.
For Laso, perhaps a better declarer than skilled with the ball at his feet, the classics are won. But, be careful, he knows that the emotional burden can work against him.
“It is necessary like all three points that are played, because they bring you closer or further away from the objectives. What it brings aside, the emotional, goes to the context, to how the fans experience it and the affection they are going to make us feel. We have to calm all that anxiety and bring it to the most earthly level possible.so that we don’t run out of energy and we don’t go overboard.”the defender closed.