The Colombia selection It was very difficult for the Qatar World Cup 2022. Although he still has the chance to get into the most important event in the world of football, the reality is that they no longer depend on themselves and that the picture is not as encouraging as it was 24 hours ago. The defeat with Peru by 1-0 in a match in which they deserved to win by an important advantage, it struck deep into the patience of the fans and they let them know as soon as the match ended at the Metropolitan Stadium in Barranquilla. So much so that they threw bottles at the players and whistled them away.
James warmed up with the fans. (AFP)
“Obviously I’m a little uncomfortable because of how they reacted in the stands. Both they and we want to go to the World Cup, but for that we must all be on the same page,” said Juan Guillermo Cuadrado at a press conference. What’s more, James Rodríguez approached the stands to ask them not to whistle and to support the team for the effort made on the pitch. Beyond the good feelings in the football aspect that they can get given that they dominated those led by Ricardo Gareca, football is measured in goals and the Incas sent to save the only chance they had, while the locals got tired of fail clear situations inside and outside the area. In that sense, stretched the streak to six official games without converting for the South American Qualifiers.
Colombia lost against Peru. (AFP)
THE CRITICISM AGAINST WHEELS AND ITS PLAYERS
Reinaldo Rueda was the main focus of criticism. Much more after his statements before the match when he had said that “with a fast-paced, defensive football without a goal we went from seventh to fourth place in the table”. Now with the fall they were sixth outside the classification zone. “The coach is lousy, conservative and fearful. He should never have come to the Colombian National Team”, pointed out a fan at the exit of the stadium, according to the media outlet Semana. In addition, other fans called for the immediate dismissal of the coach and for the next matches to be taken over by someone from the local media on an interim basis. Not to mention that on Twitter they got tired of hitting him. “Rueda led two teams in this qualifying round (Chile the other) and both are virtually eliminated”, “Has Rueda resigned yet?”, “Finally Colombia broke the streak of draws at home: Peru won. Terrible approach by Rueda and every time farther from Qatar”, “Everyone responsible for this disaster, starting with Pekerman’s departure”, those were some of the messages that were published on the little bird’s social network.
Rueda was heavily criticized. (EFE)
Faustino Asprilla, an idol for the Colombian fans, shot at the players. “The National Team is something else, it has another story. The national team jersey is much heavier than that of a football team. We have good players to play in European teams, but when they put on the Colombian jersey, we have normal players.. When the potatoes burn, the good players appear,” he said in his role as a panelist for the ESPN chain. Óscar Córdoba, meanwhile, ruled that “Luis Díaz did not play” and the journalist Jorge Bermúdez pointed out that “this team disaster blocks anyone.” And Pacho Velez, host of a program on ESPN, said that “I think it was the best version of the Rueda era but it was the worst result of the entire cycle.”
