Colombia Selection: The State of the Court, Cuadrado’s Health, James’ Spirit, and More from the Qualifiers

Colombia selection

The state of the court, Cuadrado’s health, James’ spirit and more from the Qualifiers.

Amaranto Perea.
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Futbolred Editorial

September 11, 2023, 05:25 p.m. m.

Amaranto Perea was appointed to the Colombian National Team coaching staff to speak the day before the match against Chile, on the second day of the South American Qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Néstor Lorenzo’s technical assistant spoke loudly, asking for guarantees for the players, given the state of the playing field at the Monumental stadium in Santiago.

He also revealed the state of health of Juan Guillermo Cuadrado: “He arrived with tendinitis, after the game he ended up a little fatigued, after the game he began to suffer and today we are in a position to wait for the evolution, until the last minute we will not know if he is there or not, there is communication with the Inter medical staff. We hope it can arrive, but today we have that doubt.”

Perea confessed that the Colombian Football Federation has already officially complained about the field to FIFA and Conmebol: “I want to express the concern we have about the state of the field, it does not generate guarantees for a competition like this, for us and for them. We are concerned about everyone’s integrity. Our Federation has already contacted FIFA and Conmebol expressing its concern. We will try to adapt to the field… It is a state of concern that the Chileans must also have. We have seen the court and it is a risk. “We want there to be guarantees for all footballers.”

Improve: “Each game is a different scenario. (Against Venezuela) we were not precise with the ball, we did not circulate well; Against Chile it will be different, they will go on the attack more and we will find more spaces, but getting the movements right and precision will be the key to having the improvement we had in the second half.”

Tactical idea: “He stood out a lot. In these games we have known how to adapt to different systems and rivals. We have had flexibility, in the same game we have had to modify, speaking of intelligence, beyond the plan, they have been able to absorb the information and be able to carry out complex games forward. Tomorrow they will come out in one way, but they change there and we will have to adapt.”

Changes?: “We have tried to consolidate a group and it is difficult to guarantee that the same eleven repeats, it depends on many aspects. There are small details that can make us change a player or not. Regardless if he played well. Sometimes it is thought that the changes are due to how the player played, and sometimes it is due to the characteristics of the rival. There won’t be any big changes. Until the last minute we will decide details.”

James Rodríguez: “It’s spectacular. The coexistence has been wonderful. Like any player and even more so with what he is, he would like to have more minutes, but he understands that it was important for other teammates to come out in the first game. I look forward to him and we are happy with how he has integrated into the group. A piece of news came out that I was dissatisfied with and I haven’t noticed it. In coexistence I see him very focused.”

Tactical change: “No, we want to go to each stadium to propose. You will hardly see a team sitting back waiting for what the rival does. We have the ability to adapt to the pace of the game. If by necessity we have to retreat and defend, we are going to do it. But our vision is to go to fight in the rival field.”

2023-09-11 22:26:25
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