The Colombia National Team celebrated again in the South American Qualifiers. After the bitter defeat with Bolivia in El Alto, the ‘Tricolor‘he faced his duel before Chile with all the responsibility of getting the three points. And it didn’t fail. From the hand of James Rodriguezthe national team dispatched the Australs with an accurate 4-0.
The scores in the heat of the Metropolitano de Barranquilla came on behalf of Dávinson Sánchez (34′), Luis Díaz (52′), Jhon Jader Durán (82′) and Luis Sinisterra (90+3′).
With this large result, the National Team remained in the second place in the qualifiers with 19 units and improved their goal difference to a large extent, in addition, of course, to directing their pass to the 2026 World Cup. On the other hand, the Chileans were on the verge of elimination, which would be their third consecutive absence in a world championship.
Through your account at ‘Kick’, Arturo Vidal has expressed his opinions regarding the present of the Chile national team. Since the criticism against Ricardo Gareca for not calling him to the right opinions against the level of his compatriots in the Qualifiers. The experienced midfielder always has something to talk about.
So, Vidal He took advantage of his team’s match to broadcast live and thus react to what was happening. In this order of ideas, the first great controversy occurred when Davinson Sanchez He opened the account, following a curious action within the area. And it is that Jhon Janer Lucumi He headed, but the ball hit the Galatasaray center back’s head and ended up in the back of the net. Pure fortune.
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Well, the Colo-Colo player complained about the Chilean defensive lack of concentration and joked with Dávinson’s airy celebration: “If I told them that the balls were stopped, I told them to these culiaos’… Not to their central defenders.” You have to let them get close to the area, you have to hit them and bye… (screams) And is the criminal going to celebrate? You can’t celebrate if he hit you in the head, go fuck yourself. How lucky that goal”
Later, ‘King Arthur’, as he was nicknamed, took the opportunity to praise James Rodriguezwho lives a second youth with the National Team. Thus, he made it clear thatThe “older” players do not need to run, but the quality is enough to play at the highest levelsomething that, according to him, is not understood in his country.
“That’s what bothers us here in Chile, when they say: ‘No, they’re grown up’. Look at James how he plays, calmly, trotting. I had him at Bayern, he was a machine, he ran, he scored. Now, he touches and moves, when he has it he gives it to you with his hand… He doesn’t need to run or accelerate, he needs to have the ball and he takes it, he makes others play. What did I say, James needs to be marked,” he concluded.