National Athletic played in days past against Patronato for Libertadores Cup in a game that became more complicated for them, but little by little they turned it around and won it.
However, the ‘Pursolaga’ box, which is directed by Paulo Autuori He did not have his best game and was clearly criticized not only by the media but also by ex-references of the Antioquia team.
That was the case with Farid Diaz that in dialogue with Caracol Radio was dispatched against the Brazilian coach and the style of play that he has given to Nacional.
“The fans of Atlético Nacional are used to playing well. They prefer the team to play well even if they don’t get the results than to play, win and not like it. I am not convinced by Nacional ”, he commented at the beginning.
“He doesn’t play at all. For me, the coach has to do a lot because then what works because if I work for a team and I want them to play well, I deal with that. For me they are satisfied with the team winning no matter what. “I like it, what does Nacional play? It’s a mystery that we all have and the only one who can clarify it is the coach, but if he doesn’t say anything, we’re carried away,” added the former Libertadores champion left-back with the team in 2016.
For his part, Díaz assured that he does not share Autuori’s idea and that he has not made the most of the squad’s potential: “I do not share Autuori’s idea. As a coach, you always put the best player, not the one people want you to put, but sometimes there are people who don’t watch the training sessions and it’s easy to judge. I do not want to say that the approaches are bad. It is not the how but the players that are missing to have Nacional. Duque, Pabón and Zapata have a hierarchy, but more players are also missing.
Finally, he assured that he has no idea what Nacional is currently playing: “There is still no clear idea, because if you ask me what Nacional is playing, I say ‘I don’t know’, you don’t see an idea, that they try to do something different. I don’t know how Autuori will work because I don’t know him, but the players are working on something different and suddenly they aren’t used to it”.
