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They were several weeks in which Juan Carlos Osorio had no interaction with the media. Weeks translated into three games, where Atlético Nacional won one and tied the remaining two and a time where many things happened in the operation of his team, which remains among the eight, but does not convince in his game despite being the highest scorer of the league.
“We are competitive, but we need to play better. We must have more passing sequences, finish better, have relative distances between the defenders when losing the ball as it is played in the Colombian League. I think that in these three aspects we are lacking and we are working on that ”, explained Osorio who also commented that“ we are in the process of sowing an idea of the game, developing it and hopefully winning with it. I am surprised by the rumors out there.
On the one hand, we have thousands of fans who support and a few who question the team, as they question everything in this country. But three years ago they also questioned us and we moved forward, I highlight that young players like (Bryan) Rovira, (Brayan) Córdoba and (Jorge) Segura, are working to be tomorrow men like Alexander Mejía, Daniel Bocanegra and Alexis Henríquez. Regarding goalkeepers, these concepts are what we take into account when choosing the starter: that he has football to prepare, start and start the game, that he be a striker and dominate aerial football ”.
Regarding the interest that there was from England, specifically from Wes Bromwich Albion to have their services, the coach stated that “as a soccer professional I am respectful and I listen to them, given that possibility I stated that I have always had the objective of going to Europe and it would be a great opportunity. But at the moment and today, no. I’m excited about what I’m seeing with Nacional, with the young players and it seems to me that we are on the right track. I’m excited to stay and think about my future and that of the club, starting with that of the team, which is the most important thing ”.
Another rumor that arose was that there was not a good relationship between him and the managers, especially with President Juan David Pérez. “There are no differences with the president, I admire his management. We may not agree on some things, such as the departure of Daniel Muñoz, but that is history. There is a collective spirit to get ahead. Within the group, there is no animosity, no discrepancy, except the normal of training ”.
Faced with the possibility that Gustavo Torres emigrated to Brazilian football, the coach said that “I am not aware of the possibility of Gustavo Torres going to Brazil. I wish it were given to him, it would be very good for him and for the club. Gustavo has given clear evidence that discipline costs him under parameters of collective behavior. Respecting the person, we opted for him to go to another club and that is what it takes for him to be convinced as a player, his potential and what an institution like Atlético Nacional is ”.
Finally, he spoke about the news that the team has for the game against Patriotas this Sunday in Tunja. “Helibelton (Palacios) and Estéfano (Arango) trained with the group. Yerson (Candelo) cannot be for this game, due to the injury he suffered in the previous game and Christian Mafla had a crash in the last training session and he will not be for the next game either ”.
Juan Camilo Alvarez Serrano
FUTBOLRED correspondent
Medellin
On twitter: @ juanchoserran8
