Cuban Valero: Head Coach of Soccer Squad vs. Bermuda

HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 17 (acn) Cuban Julio Valero, head coach of the island's soccer team, admitted today that his new mission will be titanic, because now he doesn't coach a provincial squad, but a national one.

Lulo, as he is known in the local soccer realm, was the coach of the Camagüey team that won the national title last season and his debut as head of the Cuban national team will be on March 22 versus Bermuda, at the start of the qualifiers for the Caribbean Cup.
I've been training these 25 players only since March 5, and since it is a very short time to face Bermuda, it will be essential to adjust tactical elements and see their current fitness level.
However, they are talented athletes who now compete with their teams in the national tournament and each of them knows the mission to be accomplished. Under my command, the keywords are attitude, responsibility and concentration throughout the game, he commented.
Valero also noted that his game formation will be a classic 4-4-2, with high responsibility for the four midfielders.
In the midfield is where games are won. That's why I'm planning to use Carlos Domingo Francisco as defensive midfielder, while Daniel Luis Saenz could play as box-to-box midfielder, prompting him to shoot to goal more due to his good potential.
In terms of attack, he said he counts on the arrival in Havana of striker Maykel Reyes, who is currently playing for the Cruz Azul Premier, in the second division of Mexico.
But I haven't defined yet who will accompany him in attack, the coach revealed.