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Marcelo espina, sports manager of Colo Colo, He spoke about the crisis that the team is experiencing in the National Championship, where it runs bottom, and assumed part of the responsibility. However, he ruled out resigning and maintained that he will accompany the squad “until the end.”
“I understand the fan, I put myself in the fan’s skin, I have the feeling in my skin. The truth is that I have a position of trust from the president and the board. Everything is available. The truth is that it would not look good, in a complex moment, to leave the players and the coaching staff. Because it would be the easiest thing for me. We are in the bad and you have to put your chest to the bullets. The simplest situation would be to leave, but here I am going to accompany the footballers and the coaching staff until the end. The task is going to be carried out, “he declared at a press conference.
Espina, in the same way, indicated that “I assume part of the responsibility of the moment we live in. The role of the sports manager is related to hiring and the performance of the team. There is an important part that corresponds to me.”
He also recognized that the conflicts that occurred this year are part of the causes that have led the team to suffer this sporting crisis.
“There are many factors. It was an unusual year, everyone knows what happened in the world, and unintended situations were happening that got complicated. It is clear that the changes in the change of coach make it take time for each coach to find the way to operate the team. The factors are several, including the misfortune of the injuries, “he explained.
Even so, the “Squid” expressed his confidence that they will stop being bottoms and will maintain the category.
“The players work well, they are committed, the coach is incorporated into the situation and we are going to move him forward”, he assured.
In addition, he indicated that he has the complete confidence of the board of directors led by President Aníbal Mosa: “I always talk to them and the relationship is good, they show me day by day “.
Finally, when asked about the possibility of hiring Jorge Valdivia, a midfielder from Mazatlán in Mexico, he avoided giving names.
“I am not the one who gives names. I would prefer not to and with the coach we are constantly evaluating. It must be taken into account and explained, pass registrations closed on November 19, and For a player to join, he must be free, who has signed a settlement before November 19. And in the case of us, it has to be national, because the foreign quota is full, “he said.
