At the end of January 2023 the friendly preparatory match between Colombia and the United States, with a local roster and few league names in the region. And although Néstor Lorenzo tried to choose the best available, which he can bring to the absolute team in the future, some claimed to have ignored David Macalister Silva.
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It cannot be denied that the steering wheel of millionaires He has had very good seasons under the orders of Alberto Gamerobut his team has been in debt in the search for the League title and that is why there are always doubts about the blues. In addition, injuries have affected ‘Maca’ at several important moments and that is why the level of the collective has been affected.
However, valuing the good game of the right-hander and honoring the leadership of the ‘ambassador’ captain, the claims of Faustino ‘el Tino’ AsprillaVictorious Hugh Aristizabal and edward louis lopez. directing his words to Nestor Lawrence for the players he chose for the duel against the Americans, leaving Silva out.
Macalister Silva was not summoned to Colombia selection and ‘el Tino’, Aristizábal and Eduardo Luis reacted:
In the middle of the analysis they were doing on the ‘F 360’ program on ESPN Colombia, ‘el Tino’ Asprilla was very critical for having ignored Macalister, pointing out that they preferred to call Daniel Cataño, also from Millonarios:
“They do everything backwards, they don’t call Macalister, he has been waiting for 50 years, who is the owner of Millionaires. And they call Daniel Cataño, who is a substitute, plays a game and they call him. No, get serious, man, they do everything backwards. I mean, when are they going to call Macalister?
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And the man from Tulueño, who is a benchmark for Atlético Nacional, completed his analysis with some examples of veterans in national teams: “There is no age, that boy is ready to play soccer. Dani Alves was taken to the World Cup at the age of 38, Cristiano Ronaldo at 38. Get serious. Messi won a World Cup at the age of 35. Oh man! What age? That’s just an apology.”.
Although he clarified that Cataño should also be‘Fausto’ was very hard to refer to the injustices that have occurred in recent years with Silva:
“It is impossible that Macalister has been waiting for a call to the national team for 15 years, playing as a starter in Millionaires, taking that team to the finals, winning a little while ago and they don’t call him. And they call someone who is a substitute for Macalister, nobody understands that ”.
But he was not the only historical Nacional who advocated for the captain of ‘Millos’, so did Víctor Hugo Aristizábal in the same program:
“Macalister has had the best 2 years of his sporting life, these last few years have been in Millionaires… In Millionaires he has been very influential. In Ibagué he was one more ‘pawn’. In Millionaires, I dare say, when you don’t have Macalister, it’s very different.”
And on his YouTube channel, hours after Néstor Lorenzo’s list was published, which had 4 Millionaires players (Álvaro Montero, Andrés Llinás, Daniel Cataño and Daniel Ruiz), Eduardo Luis was upset and disappointed, because they did not take Macalister Silva into account:
“It was an ideal match, an ideal call-up, for Macalister Silva. A footballer and an impeccable professional. He always maintains himself well athletically, he never has a scandal, he is a good leader, he is almost a technical director on the field of play”.
According to the Win Sports narrator, many had been asking for the experienced midfielder from the capital, which is why he questions Cataño’s call and gives his reasons: “They took Daniel Cataño, who is not bad, he is a good player, he showed growth in the final recently. He played the game against River well. But Daniel Cataño is not a child, he is not exactly a pelao’”.
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After comparing Silva’s 36 years and Cataño’s 31, Eduardo Luis was resigned, since the options were running out and Macalister’s good level of recent seasons was not honored: “Give Macalister Silva the honor and pride of wearing ‘the tricolor’, give it to Macalister. What a pity, but there is a reality, if they did not give it to them for this game, they are not going to give it to them anymore “.
Surely these opinions will give rise to polemics and discussions, but it cannot be denied that David Macalister Silva has been one of the players with the best level and regularity in the FPC. However, there are many players in his position and those in international football have quite an advantage.
