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After confirming Alejandro Restrepo as interim coach of Atlético Nacional until the end of the championship, there are many names that haunt the successor of Juan Carlos Osorio in the purslane team. Francisco Nájera, the team’s sports director, spoke about the profile they are looking for, always hand in hand with the club’s institutional project.
“Within those profiles, there are some coaches who may be available now and others who have commitments with their clubs and we will have to wait for that commitment to end. In that order of ideas, we think that the best option is for Alejandro (Restrepo) to continue with the team, face the competition in these games that we have. We are not going to be in an accelerated way looking for a new coach, the next step is essential for a projection of next year ”, indicated Nájera.
Regarding the selection of candidates, Francisco pointed out that “we are configuring that choice of profiles, we are reviewing which coach we are going to have and what will be their availability. That Alejandro (Restrepo) directs the matches that we have and we can qualify, we have nothing but this mentality. It is a situation that we are evaluating every day, talking with the president and the board of directors to be able to make that decision. We fully trust Alejandro (Restrepo) and we believe that, at the moment, it is the best decision for him to be the technician in charge ”.
In addition, “we want a coach that goes hand in hand with our sports project, we seek success, the result, the development of our formative football players, and regarding the game, we seek a proactive, offensive team that progresses with possession of the ball, that enhances that idea of the game, obviously with nuances and that is part of the study to identify which coach is the right one. We are looking for a coach who has all the skills, who is a selector, coach, with good communication, assertively, both internally and externally. That promulgates institutional values and principles. Being the most visible person and the one who must carry the institutional message, they must show that idea of the game and that essence that moves us so much, that is aligned with the institutional culture and use all the tools such as the high performance center, our system of athletic development, which is the one that has given us the best results ”.
Regarding the preference if he is Colombian or foreign, Nájera indicated that “we are not closed to him being a Colombian or foreign coach, we want him to be aligned with our institutional sports project and in that sense we are looking for the best candidate.”
The departure of Osorio and Pompilio, the lack of hierarchy
Francisco spoke about his departure last Sunday as Atlético Nacional coach. “The institution determined to terminate the contract with Juan Carlos (Osorio).” Regarding Pompilio Páez’s statements after the elimination, where he indicated that the group lacked hierarchy, the manager said that “I do not share these terms much, there are many factors that influence whether a working group is successful or not. Such as communication, leadership, knowledge of the game, talent and that these things are combined at the service of the team and not of the individual. We want to build a squad in which the coach understands that success must be based on teamwork ”.
The responsibility of the players
“I spoke with the players, we played the year in a week and within the reflections and self-criticism, they have given the best effort, but we know that something has been lacking. Not only with the players, the coaching staff and the managers we are seeing what we can do to achieve the
sports success. From what happened, we rescued the best and we must reverse this situation in Sunday’s game, ”added Nájera.
For the sports director, there is responsibility for the bad time that Nacional is going through and he called them to take charge to be able to change that opaque face that he showed after returning to the competition. “They have to take responsibility for the situation, it is useless to regret what already happened. They must think about what they can give more, what they can improve, we as the sports management must give them the necessary tools, that they are aware of what they are playing. I know what they are feeling and they must appeal to their rebellion, that they have the capacity to get out of this moment, that they understand it and take charge of this situation ”.
Player continuity and suggestions to improve competition
Francisco referred to some players who end their contract on December 31: José Cuadrado, Helibelton Palacios, Diego Braghieri, Fabián González Lasso, Estéfano Arango, Jefferson Duque. Yilmar Velásquez, who apparently was on that list, has a contract until 2022. “They have a current contract, we are looking for the sports result, they are part of the squad and in due course we will make the necessary evaluations, for now it is not the time to refer to those cases. individuals ”.
In addition, he commented that “within the configuration is that the sports management is an analysis and management of the squad, the arrival and departure of players and that this is a part of my functions.”
Finally, he referred to the lack of competitiveness of the teams, evidenced in international tournaments, calling for the union and reformulation of various ideas. “We must evaluate the organization of our League, how our athletes develop, how we compete internationally, how our Federation must have a sports project that is aligned with the clubs, in this way we can be competitive. There are examples like Germany, Belgium, Argentina that are developing new projects. There are many factors that our athletes and teams are not achieving the necessary results ”.
Juan Camilo Alvarez Serrano
FUTBOLRED correspondent
Medellin
On twitter: @ juanchoserran8
