After passing through Paraguayan soccer, Farid Díaz returned to Colombia, where he resumed some personal projects, many related to soccer. Although it is not known if he will continue playing or not, the Vallenato side spoke about the current situation of Atlético Nacional, a team where he won 12 titles and is an authorized word on the subject of purslane. “I am taking up things to do in my life, on Monday or Tuesday they will realize that we are going to continue doing. Linked to soccer, it may or may not be playing ”, said Díaz in dialogue with the Caracol Radio program ‘El Lengua’.
Entering the subject of Atlético Nacional, Farid was scathing, he highlighted the passing market that the team has had this year, where the arrival of Giovanni Moreno and Alexander Mejía stands out. “I think it’s very good, (Giovanni Moreno) is an experienced player that Nacional lacked. A team with hierarchy must have experienced players like him, who make themselves felt. I’m not saying that Nacional didn’t have good players, they are, but they lacked that hierarchy, that weight and it’s good that men like Dorlan (Pabón), like Alexander (Mejía), like Giovanni Moreno, have returned, that motivates everyone, they are references and at any time they can turn a game over for you and they can help other players to show more hierarchy. They are going to contribute and you feel the support for the other boys who are growing up ”.
In addition, the former purslane indicated that “the fan always wants there to be top-ranking players, who feel that desire to get ahead.”
On that journey he had through Nacional, where he went from being resisted to a figure, Farid declared that “the beginning was not easy, we had to endure many things, the opinion and pressure of the fans. With our work, we have matured a process and I think that is what Atlético Nacional is doing, not always the one who is best armed is the champion. His reinforcements are punctual and he will surely give growth to the current squad. Whoever stops Nacional from having a very good Copa Libertadores, in football everything is new, it is an apprenticeship and now what he is reinforcing is in the hierarchy, that he lacked that ”.
Although he sees a well-formed team, Farid Díaz pointed to the position of the field where Nacional lacks the most and where he has seen that the problems in the team are concentrated and where he does not see competition, as in the goal. “The process is going well, but with many young people. Counted, there is a lot of hierarchy like (Andrés) the ‘Rifle’ Andrade, Felipe Aguilar, but if we look at the goal, Nacional does not have a hierarchy goalkeeper, he has failed a lot there. It is good to give the boys a chance, but it is important to have someone to help them grow, there is no internal competition and they are young. They are very good archers, they are not bad. But they should bring an archer, because when we were champions, the one who gave us guarantees and saved us was Franco (Armani). Nacional needs a goalkeeper to withstand the storm, it is a point where it has faltered ”.
The Cesarean also referred to coach Alejandro Restrepo and the arrival of Carlos ‘Piscis’ Restrepo to the green coaching staff. “For me, the criticism of Alejandro Restrepo is unfair, Nacional improved the game a lot, changed his face. If I were a manager, I would leave the teacher. I know ‘Piscis’ (Restrepo) and he is a good coach, but they had to follow the process ”.
Finally, the player touched on the subject of the Colombian National Team, especially the work of Reinaldo Rueda and his desire for the ‘tricolor’ to be in Qatar 2022. “I know the teacher (Reinaldo Rueda) and he always wants his teams to be better, I believe in his work, in that of his coaching staff. Hopefully in this series of matches he will succeed, I hope he qualifies for the World Cup and I will give him a lot of strength. There are things to always correct, it is not easy for everything to be perfect, we do not have a ‘magic wand’, but you will always have my support. I am confident that he will be qualified for the World Cup in Qatar ”.
Juan Camilo Alvarez Serrano
FUTBOLRED correspondent
Medellin
En Twitter: @juanchoserran8
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