The ex-footballer Samarium Carlos ‘Pibe’ Valderrama, spoke with the Barranquilla journalist Emel Alvear in a short but substantial interview, in which he went head-on and referred to the current situation of Junior, who in the last week announced the departure of the coach Arturo Reyes and the arrival of Juan Cruz Real as its replacement. Al ‘Pibe’ defended Reyes “tooth and nail” and asked them to explain the reasons for his dismissal.
“Juan Cruz Real is arriving and when they arrive you have to let them work, then you draw conclusions, but I do say that what they did with the teacher Arturo Reyes was unfair. When he arrived, the team was 16, he was eliminated, he was not even close and the team entered and entered well, because it did so with two dates missing, “said Valderrama after being consulted about the change of coach in Junior.
And he added: “You as a player, if you perform they give continuity and a coach depends on the results; Arturo Reyes’s were good in two months. Everyone from the sports field said, he found a team that is not his and what he put in all eight. We were waiting for them to give him continuity to put together his team because he won the right and showed that he is a good coach. “
For the ‘Pibe’, the decision made by Junior harmed Reyes, whom he sees “burned” to direct now. “Where is he heading now, he left the National Team to come to Junior and this happens, I want to know the reason, why they took him out, it was not due to results.”
On the other hand, the former soccer player referred to the situation of Unión Magdalena and his controversial promotion, which remains firm while the investigation continues. His comments against the cyclone did not go down very well and he defended himself. “The problem is not that it is the Union (…) the problem is what happened. It could have been another team and they would have said the same thing. We cannot continue with these situations in Colombian football if we want to have category football. This is about principles, about values. We are waiting to see what will happen. “
.
