February 17, 2021 – 6:45 p.m.
Colprensa – the Colombian
Since leaving the Colombian national team in September 2018, Argentine coach José Pekerman has been silent about the reasons for his departure from the Tricolor, but on Wednesday he finally broke that silence.
In a television program on TNT Sports in Argentina, the former coach who led Colombia to two World Cups, Brazil 2014 (in which he reached the best historical appearance, the 5th) and Russia 2018 (eliminated in the second round of England), indicated that he was already dressed.
“It simply came to our notice then. It always happens that there are moments of crisis and everyone or no one wants to catch anything. It was like everywhere there is always the desire to achieve something more and you never know what is really needed. Wear is accumulating, “Pekerman said.
Regarding the expectations for the orbital programming in 2018, the coach indicated that “we arrived at the World Cup with great enthusiasm, we had unexpected inconveniences, deaths, as in any championship. We reached the round of 16, after winning the area, and in the match against England, which was tough, we did not have our great figure, with our strategist on the offensive side, our imbalance like James Rodríguez. It was a great fatality for us “.
In addition, he recalled that, with the Colombian Football Federation, there was an agreement to speak only at press conferences.
After leaving the national team, Arturo Reyes was ordered as interim coach, then came the Portuguese Carlos Queiroz, who after the last two defeats in the qualifiers, against Uruguay and Ecuador, left his position and now returned the coach Reinaldo Rueda, who is preparing for the next qualifying matches against Brazil and Paraguay.