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Reinaldo Rueda, coach of the Colombian National Team for seniors, spoke with ESPN’s Simply Soccer and referred to the challenges it faces with the Colombian National Team in the qualifying matches and the Copa América that will be played in June. In addition, the strategist also touched on the issue of his departure from Chile and emphasized how important it was to feel the support of the group of players at the time of his departure.
“It is very gratifying and the young people, even more emotional, that leaders like Claudio Bravo, like Arturo Vidal, have had such nobility when making these expressions of so much gratitude and recognition for their work. I value and appreciate the young people very much, I know that they will be the great reality of Chilean football, perhaps at the time their messages have not had so much media significance, but the messages from all the youths that have been projected in these two years are very gratifying. The important thing is that , leave friends, respect the human being, the profession and that is where our entire work philosophy has passed, “he said.
The Valle del Cauca strategist analyzed the present with the Colombian National Team and made it clear that it will not be an easy challenge in the Qualifiers, since he is aware that, due to the health situation, he will not be able to count on some players who play soccer abroad.
“It is a very high challenge due to the whole health issue that we are experiencing worldwide, projecting those situations with every restriction that may exist, exposing the health of the players who may come to America and then return to Europe. South America has to be prepared for these situations, hopefully we can get out of this situation soon. We have already done work with La Liga players with great potential and we hope that they will be good alternatives when Colombia requires them.“, He said.
Finally, the Tricolor coach spoke of Colombia’s next rival in the Qualifiers, Brazil, assuring that it will not be an easy match, but that it will be a good challenge considering the ones that are being played by both teams.
“Difficult, a Brazil with a great maturation, a very stable team that has an exceptional orientation with maestro Tite and his great men with a great moment in the clubs. All the South American selected are very competitive, all the matches are final and more so for Colombia because of the situation that has arisen at the beginning of the Qualifying Round and for which we are given the possibility of being here ”, he concluded.
