Cuadrado says goodbye to Queiroz: “a father for all”

The novel into which the departure of technical director Carlos Queiroz from the Colombian soccer team has become continues its course with what is, until now, the only goodbye message sent by a player from the coffee squad to the Portuguese strategist.

Goodbye words They were offered by midfielder Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, through a story on his Instagram account, where he published a photo in which he appears talking with the “mister” during a National Team match.

In the image, Cuadrado commented that “In a short time I met a good coach, with the heart of a father for all”, adding a thank you and your wishes for “success and blessings in what God has prepared for your life.”

In this way, the Juventus player from Italy – with whom this Saturday he achieved two decisive assists for the 2-1 victory in the classic against Torino, according to El Tiempo – begins to dispel, at least a little, the speculations that are had about the bad relationship of the Portuguese with the eleventh national.

Let’s remember that the sports commentator, Javier Hernández Bonnett, assured this Thursday in his Blu Radio program that the trust between Queiroz and the captain of the Colombian team, James Rodríguez, had deteriorated after the first gave the shirt with the number 10 to Steven Alzate, in the absence of the second.

Since then, several events began to add to the idea of ​​the bad relationship between both parties, counting the technician’s warning about the continuity of 10, when he told him “if you don’t play I won’t call you”, referring to his situation as a substitute at Real Madrid.

There is also the press conference in which the strategist declared that “They don’t hire me to cry but to find solutions”, a comment that was interpreted as a hint for the midfielder; and the fact that he assigned the captaincy of the team to goalkeeper David Ospina during the last game against the Uruguay team.

Whether or not it is true about the relationship between the players and the coach, What is certain is that Queiroz has already closed his cycle with the Colombian National Team And even, reports from the Colombian newspaper El Tiempo, would already have a new professional offer, with the Al-Rayyan club, which these days occupies the fifth position in the Qatar tournament.

Meanwhile, the managers of the tricolor team continue to shuffle the names of several Colombian coaches, chosen to take the reins of the team. Of these, the closest to the position will be Reinaldo Rueda who directs the Chilean team, according to La Cuarta, specialized media in the southern country.

According to said publication, Rueda He has not felt comfortable on the bench at La Roja, a position in which he has been for almost three years. In addition, it is ensured that, for some time, the Cali coach has let the ANFP know that he is studying a proposal from the Colombian Football Federation (FCF).

In turn, he quotes the words of the former archers of the Valle del Cauca, Pedro Zape, who stated that “Most of the players that are in the Colombia team were formed by ‘Rei’. He would be the ideal candidate to take on the team, because almost all the players know and respect him a lot. I have not had concrete news, but here in Colombia it is said that it is the safest name ”.

Other options to take control of the tricolor would be Luis Fernando Suárez, Juan Carlos Osorio and Hernán Darío Herrera.

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