New process in the Colombian National Team under the orders of Néstor Lorenzo. A first exam that went as desired after the categorical victory against Guatemala and that now the national team is preparing with the objective of adding a perfect score in the first two commitments of the Argentine strategist.
Guatemala, Néstor Lorenzo’s first test came out as expected with a clear dominance of the Colombian National Team, also reflected in the score with a 4-1. The call of José Néstor Pékerman’s technical assistant when the now Venezuelan strategist was on the Colombian bench was discussed due to the inclusion of a James Rodríguez without much prominence in Qatar, nor in Olympiacos.
As Néstor Lorenzo assured once he took the reins of the Colombian National Team, James Rodríguez will be in each of the calls, and now more because of his agreement with Olympiacos, where he will surely be a starter in the Greek league, since he already added 72 minutes on court in his debut.
However, the issue of James Rodríguez in the Colombian National Team, who started and scored against Guatemala in one of the four goals, is still highly discussed. Between positive and negative comments, Juan David Pérez, player of América de Cali supported James on Blu Radio’s Sports Blog, and also analyzed the second game of the national team against Mexico.
Juan David Pérez knows Mexican football perfectly from his time at Jaguares de Chiapas, Pachuca, Celaya and Veracruz. In addition to this, as a player he knows what it means not to be on the field for long periods of time due to injuries and to get physically within range, and due to his knowledge, he shielded James Rodríguez for the importance of the midfielder in Colombia despite his little participation in Qatar and now Greece.
And it is that, about James Rodríguez it was clear, “as a player you always want to be and more in the Colombian National Team. And he always wants to be there, James Rodríguez has a lot of quality, he is someone who contributes a lot to the National Team. In difficult moments, James was able to shoulder the team, he gives his best in the National Team and for me he is a player who has to be there. In the matches, at any moment he brings out quality, as he has always done”.
For his part, he also analyzed the upcoming match against Mexico, “thank God I was developing my career for three years in Mexico, a beautiful country. Already from Mexico as a selected team you have to expect an aggressive team, quite tall, they have good players. They have a team that manages the intensity, knows how to play the ball well. What happens is that, in relation to them, the South American area is more complicated and quite strong. This must be taken into account”.
Finally, he also left a message about what he wants from this national team of Néstor Lorenzo, “what I always want is for Colombia to win. It will be a different rival, let’s hope that ours take the hierarchy. Not being in the World Cup is a shame.”
