The Colombian coach is being harshly criticized by the press and Catracha fans for his decisions he made in Toluca, especially for removing Luis Palma at half time.
Rueda was questioned about his controversial change in the post-match press conference, although the response was not very popular in Honduran lands.
“Assume responsibility, there is no other option. Luis Palma has a superior figure than mine, in Honduras he is superior to me at this moment. He is the pretty boy of Honduras and removing him is a mortal sin“said the Colombian.
Reinaldo Rueda not only caused controversy in Honduras for the change of Luis Palma, but also for his response where he exhibits the level of the National League of the country.
“We know all the factors, at this moment due to the entire transition that Honduran soccer is experiencing we have a high percentage of players from the national league that perhaps the level of demand, of intensity with which our league is played is not of the international elite and to compete in this instance.
“We play behaviors and good games like the one we played in San Pedro Sula, but we need to climb that step and be able to achieve it here,” said the coach.
Furthermore, for Rueda the large score does not reflect what happened at Nemesio Diez: “Perhaps the result is not fair for what Honduras did on the field. They were effective, we were not, we had two situations, we did not specify them and I think that sums up everything there.”
