The Trinidad and Tobago missed a historic opportunity to qualify for the Copa America losing 2-0 to Canada in the playoffs. THE Levi Garcia he fought throughout the match and was probably his team’s best player, however he had the best chance to score in the first half, as well as one towards the end of the match, but failed to find the net. That’s why her fore AEK made his self-criticism after the game.
“Before the game, I asked the lads to fight, fight and I’m very proud of them. Unfortunately the game did not go as we would have liked and we have a lot to learn. We hope to learn from our mistakes in the futures”, said the 26-year-old ace and added: “I came here to help. Unfortunately I wasn’t that good today and I took responsibility for those chances. I took responsibility for a lot of things, because I know how much the team expects from me and I hope that I too will learn from these mistakes and move forward. I will take the pressure after this game but what I can say is that I will learn from it and keep looking forward».
His bitterness, however, was evident. “This loss will hurt for a long time. I came here having just gotten over my injury and made a lot of sacrifices. I came and gave my best, for the team, but that was not enough. The best of the team was not enough, but we will definitely learn our lessons, and move on from this. But this defeat will surely hurt us for a while».
As for his team’s next goals? “If we look at this game, and how the fans saw it, I’m sure they saw something positive. There is a lot of room for improvement, but the guys show heart, competitiveness and everything you need to represent the national team. I believe that we have a long way to go and that we have to look at each game individually and try to get the wins».
Finally, his message to the fans was the following:I would like to tell them that we are on the right path and they should support us, because we are working very hard and we need their support. The 12th player is important. We’ve been waiting for this kind of support for years and what we’re getting is great. And we hope that this energy will continue and remain positive».
Garcia is expected to return to Athens immediately and be available to Matias Almeida for the resumption of the playoffs and the derby with Olympiakos on March 31 at the OPAP Arena.
Source: Sport Fm
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