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A new concentration of the Colombia National Team begins, this time to face Uruguay and Ecuador in the Qatar 2022 Qualifiers, and in Carlos Queiroz’s book there is a certainty: the base team arrives “with minutes in their legs”, as he requests , beyond some last minute physical problems, and there are many very rewarding alternatives.
This Monday the team will arrive in Barranquilla at the end of the afternoon on the charter flight that brings the entire ‘European’ delegation and on Tuesday, surely, the first rival, the always difficult Uruguay, will start working.
How did Queiroz’s base team players fare in the last month, since the first round of Qualifiers? The exception is the right back, as it was Santiago Arias, who underwent surgery for a “fracture-dislocation of the ankle” and will have about six months of disability and Stefan Medina has not played since his muscle injury against Chile. In that position there will be, surely, new summoned. Falcao is another notable casualty due to physical problems.
We review the news of the players who started a month ago and who will surely keep the idea this Friday and we take a look at the alternatives.
Queiroz’s starting team
David ospina
Ok, it was not summoned, but for a force majeure reason: covid-19. Now he is fit and is a starting goalkeeper, yes or yes. He has four games, three in the League, with a win against Atalanta (4-1), a defeat against Sassuolo (0-2) and a victory at Bologna’s home (0-1), and one in the Champions League, a 0-1 victory against Real Society.
Yerry Mina
Unfortunately, he always appeared in the photo of the three games that Everton has not won in England: 2-2 draw against Liverpool, 2-0 defeat against Southampton and same luck against Newcatle (2-0).
Dávinson Sánchez
Another who is not at his best in Tottenham. He played in the 3-3 draw against West Ham for the Premier and twice in the Champions League: the 3-0 victory against Lask and the 1-0 fall against Antwerp that Mourinho still criticizes.
Johan mojica
Upon his return from the national team he rested (against Midtjylland and Ajax) but then played 5 games, 3 in the League and 1, very painful in the Champions League. The left-handed winger was in the 4-1 loss against Napoli, in the 1-3 loss against Sampdoria, in the 2-1 victory against Crotone and in the 1-1 draw against Inter. He was and also suffered in the 0-5 win against Liverpool.
Juan Guillermo Cuadrado
One of the essentials, with 7 games in the last month: he was in Calcio against Crotone (1-1), Hellas Verona (1-1), Spezia (victory 1-4) and Lazio (1-1) and for the Champions League He played against Dynamo Kiev (win 0-2), FC Barcelona (loss 0-2) and Ferencvaros (win 1-4). In the latter he scored a nice assist and yes, he always played as a right back.
Wílmar Barrios
Another one with a lot of activity: 6 games since October 13, when Colombia faced Chile. And although he usually complies, the results have been mixed for Zenit: in the league they faced Sochi (victory 3-1), Rubin Kazan (defeat 1-2) and Krasnodar (victory 3-1) and in the Champions League against Bruges (defeat 1-2), Borussia Dortmund (2-2) and Lazio (1-1).
Jefferson Lerma
One of the figures of the first qualifying date had 4 games in the second division of England and an injury, which fortunately was minor and marginalized him only for 8 days. They faced Queens Park Rangers (0-0), Cardiff (1-1), Watford (1-1), Sheffield (1-1) and Birmingham (triumph 1-3).
James Rodriguez
In the last month, the key man of the Colombian National Team played only three games: against Liverpool (2-2), Southampton (2-0 loss) and Manchester United (1-3 loss). The reason? An injury that was never officially explained but that, according to the Spanish press, would have been a severe blow to a testicle, which caused significant inflammation. But it is unofficial version. It still does not recover its shine from the beginning of the season.
Duvan Zapata
Another of the essentials in his club, which equates Cuadrado as the most active, with 7 games played. For the League he was against Napoli (defeat 4-1), Sampdoria (defeat 1-3), Crotone (victory 1-2) and in the 1-1 draw against Inter: he scored 1 goal. For the Champions League they faced Midtjylland (win 0-4), Ajax (2-2) and Liverpool (loss 0-5) and scored 3 goals. It will be the consolation of fools but this month, very irregular for Gasperini’s.
Luis Fernando Muriel
The starting attacker in the games against Venezuela and Chile (he was a figure against the first, with a double), played 6 games in the last month. For Calcio he was against Napoli (defeat 4-1), Crotone (victory 1-2) and in the 1-1 draw against Inter, with goals in the account. For the Champions he played against Midtjylland (win 0-4), Ajax (2-2) and Liverpool (loss 0-5).
It means that the bulk of the starting team of the Colombian National Team is also indisputable in each club; that Cuadrado and Zapata are the ones who come the most tired but that is not at all bad if you see the glass half full and you think that they bring all the competition; that James arrives touched and we must give him support in Barranquilla and in Quito, that the centrals do not arrive at their best and may require assistance, as happened in Chile with Mina and that players like Morelos, Luis Díaz and Alzate must be very Presto because they will surely have to give an important hand to alleviate the burdens of the holders that already seem common.
The alternatives
The right back was the big headache in this appointment, but the two candidates arrive well. They return historical and there is a debutante.
Daniel Muñoz: He has played 12 games in Genk since his landing in August. He played 4 games since the last selection call, in October.
Luis Manuel Orejuela: He has totaled 19 games throughout the season (15 Serie A, 4 Libertadores) and has scored 1 goal. He has played 8 games since the October citation.
Camilo Vargas: The starting goalkeeper in the first two days of the Qualifiers (Ospina’s absence) has played 18 games throughout the season with Atlas, 16 in Liga MX. He has played 3 games since his last call.
Álvaro Montero: The Tolima goalkeeper has 22 games throughout the season (9 since the restart: 16 Liga, 2 Copa Libertadores, 2 Suramericana. He has 7 since his last call-up.
Jeison Murillo: He has 8 games played with Celta de España in the season, 3 since Queiroz’s last call.
Jhon Lucumí: He has played 12 games with Genk from Belgium, 4 since the October summons.
Wiliam Tesillo: Add 16 games in Liga MX with León de México. He was absent in October, but has played 4 games since the October knockout date.
Frank Fabra: Add 6 games in the season, 2 in the League and 4 in the Copa Libertadores. He has played 4 games since the October call-up.
Matheus Uribe: He was not before due to mandatory isolation in Portugal, but he has reached 9 games in the season with Porto, 6 in the League and 3 in the Europa League, with 1 goal in the account.
Jorman Campuzano: He has 6 games with Boca Juniors this season, 2 of them he played since the last call, in October.
Edwin Cardona: He has played 6 games on his return to Boca Juniors. Since October, when he was not called up, he played 3 games, always well qualified.
Alfredo Morelos: Another ‘repeater’ on Queiroz’s list, he has 16 games played in the season with 7 goals in the account. Since the call in October he played 5 games and scored twice.
Luis Javier Suarez: One of the novelties in the current call-up, the Granada striker from Spain has added 8 games this season, 7 since the knockout day in October and has scored 1 goal.
Luis Diaz: Another fixed of Queiroz who was absent due to the pandemic but who returns with 7 games played and 3 goals. Since October, when he was on the list and then “fell”, he scored two goals.
