Criticism rained down on Yerry Mina and Dávinson Sánchez, but they were cruel to the only one who conceded 9 goals in the last two days of the Qatar 2022 tie with the Colombian National Team: Jeison Murillo.
The defender accompanied the first in the 0-3 against Uruguay and the second in the fateful 6-1 against Ecuador and in both outings he was responsible for at least one of the goals. There was no mercy for him, who was also having a bad time at Celta de Vigo in Spain, his current club.
But football, which always gives revenge, took pity on him and now has him writing a very different story in LaLiga.
Murillo saw how Óscar García, a manager who always bet on him, was fired in November, and he was amazed at the appointment of Eduardo ‘Chacho’ Coudet, who literally left Inter of Brazil thrown to run on the European adventure. It was all uncertainty at the beginning, but over time the defender knew how to win the confidence of the Argentine.
Coudet is now the sensation coach in Spain, because after suffering a first 2-4 defeat against Sevilla from the stands, he has not stopped winning: “Celta has gone from adding 7 points out of 27 possible in the first 9 days to making 12 15 since he arrived, “said statistician Mr. Chip.
Brutal. Celta has gone from adding 7 points out of 27 possible in the first 9 days to making 12 of 15 since he arrived. From fighting to avoid relegation to starting to look towards Europe (which is his thing, seeing the great squad that Celta has). https://t.co/M7kd6V6Fyn
— MisterChip (Alexis) (@2010MisterChip) December 20, 2020
And there was Murillo: he played in the debut against Sevilla (defeat 4-2), but recovered in 3-1 against Granada, played 0-2 against Athletic and 2-0 against Alavés and only lost on 4 -0 against Cadiz. And the data that speaks well of the rear: in those four wins in a row with Coudet, he scored 11 goals and only suffered one.
Murillo has gone from doubts to certainties in this Celta who no longer thinks about relegation, as in the past, but is now aiming to return to European positions with more confidence than ever. “I like that this team is starting to get used to winning. This brings us all to a positive momentum,” said DT Coudet.
The good news is that, without other experienced defenders in the portfolio, it is very favorable that Murillo adds minutes and is physically at the top so that, as well as the revenge in Spain, it also results in the Colombian National Team.
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