Despite last year’s defeat, Roldan believes they’re poised to make life challenging for Club Leon.
After a 5-0 aggregate triumph in Seattle’s Round of 16 series against Honduran side FC Motagua, Roldan said this quarterfinal bout may come down to minimizing the individual errors that León ruthlessly punished in 2021’s Leagues Cup.
“I think number one, you have to be focused every 90 minutes against this type of team,” Roldan said. “One minute, one lapse of concentration can cost you the game and I think that’s what happened against us in the final in Leagues Cup. We were centimeters, inches away from scoring our second goal and then a minute later they score. I think that’s one thing that we have to be ready for, and that’s be mentally focused throughout the 90 minutes.
“They’re a transition team, a team that can put numbers forward real fast and the fact that we played them already gives us a lot of confidence. We know what to expect when we play them. For us, it’s a little bit of an advantage because we’ve got players back that didn’t play in that game and now we’re playing those guys.”
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