Alexander Restrepo, technician of National, referred to the strong criticism that the goalkeeper has received Aldair Quintana. In dialogue with The Snail VBar, the strategist also spoke about the players who have arrived and took stock of his first year at the club.
About Quintana, he explained: “he perhaps, in a moment of fever, could have made a mistake, There are three clear points in which Aldair and the club have pointed out and must be taken into account: the statement that the club issued, the accompaniment that has been given to Aldair and the current moment, which he has felt internally with his colleagues, coaching staff and managers. ANDIt’s that accompaniment and support of the group”.
When asked if he would seek to hire another goalkeeper, Restrepo commented: “andhe market is open, we are very happy with the players who have arrived, it is becoming more and more difficult to add someone, the possibilities of arriving are closing, In general, we are very happy with the squad we have.”
While taking stock of his first year in the paisa team, he explained: “Personally, it was a year of many learnings, of great experience, of important knowledge of the staff, considering that I’ve been at the club for three years and I know the Atlético Nacional intern. I would rate it, going to the results, that we had a good ‘all against all’, with great games and a game idea that led us to qualify for home runs and win the Cup”.
And he was satisfied with the arrival of Carlos Restrepo to the club: “very happy, in 2014 and 2015, when I took a step through the Colombian Football Federation, I had had contact with Carlos Restrepo, we had exchanged jobs, I knew him and he knew me. When as a club we wanted to add someone, we did not doubt that he was a person who could enrich us”.
“We have a trained coaching staff, the arrivals have been agreed upon by everyone with the football committee, we all have that communication and that search for common goals between the club“He added, making it clear that both Francisco Maturana and ‘Piscis’ have come together to do joint work.
Restrepo was aware of the great goals and responsibilities he has at the helm of the team: “When someone is at Nacional, knowing what the club is like inside, I am from the region and a fan of Nacional, I know that when you come to Nacional you come for big goals. We must go with everything in the search for that League”.
While he assured that the departure of Brayan Rovira was discussed with the player and that they have not had approaches with Yaser Asprilla.
Finally, he cleared up all the rumors about the situation of Andres Andrade: “people and fans must be clear that these periods are full of rumours, Andrés is with us 100% focused, He has been a vital player for us since I’ve been here, we want to put him in a good physical condition, that’s why we haven’t exposed him in the games we had”.
