Juan Pablo Ángel: “My son’s departure from the national team hurt me”

Juan Pablo Ángel does not hide his father’s pain when he sees that his son Tomás was not called up for the South American Sub 20 that will begin this Thursday in the city of Cali and will have its final round in Bogotá. The former player showed his “surprise” when he saw the final list of coach Héctor Cárdenas a few weeks ago.

“It caused me a lot of pain and surprise, but I think that in this path of education one is a support vehicle for the children”, Indian in chat with ESPN during the Acolfutpro awards.

Tomás Ángel must “get over” this moment

Juan Pablo was emphatic when indicating that the attacker of Atlético Nacional He has to recover from this blow at the beginning of his professional career and he assured that it will help him to be stronger for the future. He stressed that he is not “neutral” in this situation and that he accompanies him with his father.

“Helping him with some of the experiences I had, these things happen. The manners, like dad, I did not like and I am not neutral in this equation. The faster you digest and focus your efforts and ambitions on the next goal, the easier it will be. overcome all these difficult moments”, he added.

Search for another club or continue in Nacional

They asked Juan Pablo if they had the intention of looking for a team so that Tomás could have the necessary minutes to show his talent in Colombian soccer. However, he made it clear that he does not get involved in the decisions of his son and that if he continues in the purslane it is because of the conviction of the 19-year-old attacker.

“I am a father before anything else. If any of my experiences can help you, fine, but this is your career and that is clear to you. The decision to be in Atlético Nacional is his because of his love for the team and his desire is to stand out in the team, write his history in the club”, he said.

The lack of minutes was the pretext that Héctor Cárdenas had to leave Tomás Ángel out of his final listsomething with which his father Juan Pablo clearly does not agree, who recalled that this situation has been occurring for a couple of years and it was not something that happened just in the last semester of the BetPlay League.

“The way it was done was not correct, not playing in Nacional is more complex. Playing in a big team is complex for a young player. What it means to train and standing out at Nacional is important, the lack of competition was a situation that he experienced throughout the semester and did not change, he was always in the calls. That argument doesn’t seem to me.” concluded.