At a press conference, the strategist stated that Rodríguez did not show up in optimal condition, which suggests that he would not be available to face Brazil this Thursday, November 11 at the South American qualifier.
“He came with his discomfort at the level of the ribs and a problem at the muscular level. It is not at the ideal level due to these inconveniences ”, confessed the DT.
In video, the words of Reinaldo Rueda (from minute 4:10):
Apparently, with the North Santander midfielder there was an exception, since the rest of the injured were not allowed to join the squad.
However, Rueda, who clarified that the damage to the steering wheel was caused by acting with his team in Qatar, he came out with a lazy argument to explain his presence.
“It was already summoned,” he justified.
Despite this, the coach affirmed that Rodríguez has had “good responses in training”, but that your case is to “review, consider and decide ”.
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Was there pressure?
On the return of James Rodríguez a year after his last presence in the Colombian National Team, the journalist Carlos Antonio Vélez gave several clues In this regard, his call is strange if one takes into account that he is beaten and that his level is not the best, as revealed by Reinaldo Rueda.
“Due to information that I am not authorized to reproduce, I perceived that it was necessary to push him away like that … There is no conviction, but we had to get out of the problem at once because there are many interests, “said the commentator on Antena 2 on November 4.
And he added on November 9: “There is no pressure to call Fulano and Mengano, but the technical body would have to be impervious to pressures, except for those that come from money or from the interests of companies because there the position is at stake and it is: ‘You accept that or you go’. And many times one has to swallow that toad ”.
In audio, Vélez’s words (from minute 11:42):
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