Decisive moment in the Women’s Copa América. 90 or 120 minutes in which all the work done in the country will be summarized. Colombia and Brazil will dispute the title, that last step, to be able to achieve a perfect campaign, which has both teams with a place in the World Cup and the Olympic Games.
The road has not been easy, not only because of the competition. What has been covered in recent years is an example of the evolution that women’s football has had, but that it still lacks that institutional support, which invites to have a serious projection, facing the future and that manages to consolidate the talents that exist in the country.
Myriam Guerrero is considered one of the pioneers in Colombia, at a time when machismo and the prejudices of a society came to the fore. Against all that paradigm, the former player sought to exalt the discipline. Almost 30 years later, the fruits of all that struggle bear results. With little, women have achieved important results in football.
The woman from Bogota spoke with FUTBOLRED about what will be the decisive duel, to be played at the Alfonso López stadium in Bucaramanga.
Analysis of the Copa América and Brazil finals
It seems to me that Colombia has presented a good level, in fact, the combination of experience and youth has provided the background for them to be in this final stage. It’s complicated, Brazil is a top-level rival, they have a fusion of a beautiful game, with a European style, with the coach. I believe that Colombia has been solid on the defensive side, I hope they are focused, that the cohesion of the group is maintained. That the individual is in full condition.
Work by Nelson Abadía, from the tactical point of view, to face Brazil
Everything adds up, to the extent that the individual is fully, by lines a good job is done, the beneficiary will be the collective and block. Colombia has had these three phases, the individual has unbalanced, the discipline of the collective, which allows them to be solid in defense.
Evolution of women’s football in Colombia and training processes
It has been a slow process, not because we don’t want to, nor because of the human material, but because of the leadership. Unfortunately, Colombia lacks an administrative structure and a project, plan or program that is structured for the short, medium and long term.
That makes us falter, having to wait for circumstances that are adverse to football, extraordinary, in order to develop our abilities. It’s been more than 30 years of fighting, it hasn’t been easy, but in one way or another we see the result in this Cup final. The World Cup and Olympic goals were met, God willing it can be closed with the title.
Projection of the Colombian Women’s National Team for the future
There is a lot, due to the physical, technical and individual tactical conditions. Each of the girls shows a development in game intelligence, this makes international clubs notice them. Success, projection and many satisfactions at a national and international level.
Points to improve in the development of women’s football in Colombia
When you have a serious and structured project, you don’t need to be at the beginning of the year to say that at the beginning of the year there is a league in the first semester, then Copa América and ending up in the air. If it were something structured, we would have League in the second semester, that is preparation, planning and structuring.
As long as it doesn’t happen, we will always limp on that side. It is difficult because the clubs depend on Dimayor, in terms of programming, if that competition program is not clear there, it will be difficult to get resources overnight to hire the race. That was what was invited in this League.
In addition, they have the petty attitude of not wanting support from the Government or the Ministry of Sports to consolidate it, to make up for that shortcoming with the economic resources that are provided. Sometimes it seems to one that it is narrating against the current. It is the first time that the people are aware of and in favor of a sustainable League, the leaders have not given stature in that. It worries that they are a Cup finalist, with a World Cup and they don’t have a League to compete.
Message for future generations on the path of training in women’s football
Let’s not get tired of dreaming, of doing things right and we will reap if we don’t give up. You have to show yourself, give arguments so that they give women’s football the status it deserves.
Memories at the beginning of women’s football, in a society with prejudices
There is always that social unconscious of machismo, the terms of those who play football are ‘tomboys, tomboys’ who have other attitudes do not cease to exist. We have fought against that and we have shown the face and caste that women’s football is a right, an opportunity and a woman’s own quality.
Sergio Cortes
FUTBOLRED Editorial Office
@seracoca_95
