The technical director of the Colombia selection, Nestor Lorenzorevealed this Thursday, September 15, the list of those summoned for the friendlies against Guatemala y Mexicowhich will be played on Saturday 24 and Tuesday 27 of this month in United States. As it was expected, the choice of the players caused all kinds of controversy in public opinion.
One of the focuses of the debate was James Rodriguez, who was recently confirmed as a new player of the Olympiakos. According to several sports journalists, such as Carlos Antonio Vélez, Lorenzo was wrong to call him because of the inactivity he has had in the last semester.
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‘Pacho’ Vélez criticized James and praised ‘Pibe’ Valderrama
After six months without action, the cucuteño returned to the fields last September 7thin the 2-1 loss of Al-Rayyan contra Al-Markhiya by the sixth date of the Qatar League. And it was precisely the lack of minutes for the Colombian midfielder that caused the journalist’s displeasure, in the broadcast of the program ‘F90’, de ESPN Colombia.
When the table began to talk about the time of Carlos Valderrama At Montpellier in France, where he did not have much continuity, Vélez assured that the ex-samarian soccer player always trained to the fullest: “Acuse ‘Pibe’ Valderrama of everything: being a bully and everything, but never that it was not at a competitive level”.
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“James doesn’t give a damn about ‘Pibe’ Valderrama’s professional commitment. I cannot pronounce the professionalism of the ‘Pibe’ with that of James at the same time. They will excuse me and let it rain tomatoes on me”, remarked Vélez, angry.
The presence of Rodríguez in the summoned list kept echoing in the last hours. Edward Louisa journalist from Win Sports, joined the debate and, although he accepted that he is a fan of the Colombian midfielder, He confessed that he would not have summoned him for the next friendly matches.
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