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Colombians around the world He took the praise against Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City
northgood is a prophet in his land. Ian Poveda is opening mouths in the Premier League, and closing those that have not given him land in Colombia, a country of which he is a citizen because despite being born in the Municipality of Southwark, United Kingdom, his parents are Colombian.
This Saturday the world of football was with its eyes on the duel between Pep Guardiola and Marcelo Bielsa at Leeds vs Manchester City. The match ended even at one point, and although the Argentine was the one who received the most recognition in the technical confrontation, the accolades went to the extreme youngster.
The English Colombo He only needed 45 minutes to get into the retina of the press, British opinion and take the palms, that although they could not be in the stadium due to the pandemic, on social networks the fans expressed their appreciation.
The winger showed that he has conditions to be a starter, from his entry he was a threat to City and made side Benjamin Mendy look bad, that he couldn’t contain it.
In the time he was in the field, Poveda gave an exhibition with 23 touches of the ball, 8 successful passes of 11 that he tried, 6 ground duels won, 2 ball recoveries, 2 successful takes, 2 tackles won and 1 opportunity created.
The statistics support his good performance and also the greeting of Guardiola, coach who had him under his command last season and knows his conditions very well.
With the game he played this Saturday, the 20-year-old showed that he is ready to stay with the starting position in one of the most competitive leagues in the world. Too revived the debate on why he has not been called to the Colombian National Team, because although he has played in the categories of the English team, he has expressed his desire to defend the Colombian Tricolor.
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