The strategist was consulted about it in ‘Sports blog’, Blu Radio program, where he agreed with the departure of James Rodriguez from the list of summoned to the combined ‘coffee’.
The Colombian Football Federation indicated that the steering wheel was set aside for medical issues, while the journalist Javier Hernández Bonnet revealed in the same radio space that everything was due to the fact that this did not reach the concentration of the team.
“I think yes there is no willingness, the humility to come, to sacrifice a day with the family to present themselves to such an important commitment, it is because there is no feeling for the National Team ”, he said initially.
And added that Reinaldo Rueda, technical director of the Colombia selection, He acted rightly by not being condescending.
“That is a sample of order and it seems to me that the decision is well made ”, he asserted.
On the other hand, Pinto explained that “Colombia has players to supply it” and that it is not a very sensitive loss.
“With respect for James, he is not at the ideal level for the National Team, it is not that we are losing brilliance, he is a good player who is not performing at his best,” he concluded.
Rodriguez’s departure joined that of Juan Fernando Quintero, who could not travel to meet them from the South American qualifying due to restrictions in China, where he currently plays, and that of the forward Alfredo Morelos, for coronavirus.
Consequently, they were summoned at the last minute Edwin Cardona, from Boca Juniors from Argentina, and Andrés Felipe ‘Riflecito’ Andrade, from Atlético Nacional.
“James is not a brilliance”: Jorge Luis Pinto
In audio, the strategist’s words:
#LoDijeronEnBLU “If there is not the willingness and humility to come, to sacrifice a day with the family to appear in a commitment as important as this, it seems to me that there is no understanding with the national team”: Jorge Luis Pinto on James Rodríguez #BlogDeportivo pic.twitter.com/zEyvbtMbra
– Sports Blog (@blogdeportivo) May 28, 2021
#LoDijeronEnBLU “Today James is not at the ideal football production level for the Colombian National Team. It’s not that we’re losing a brilliance, no. A good player is being lost, but he is not performing to the maximum ”: Jorge Luis Pinto #BlogDeportivo pic.twitter.com/LbvDmDglaD
– Sports Blog (@blogdeportivo) May 28, 2021
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