Former coach America pointed out that Colombian players did not have a good attitude in the last semester
MEXICO – Miguel Herrera acknowledged that the low performance of Colombians Roger Martinez and Andres Ibargüen It was due to his bad attitude, although now he is a America He reiterated that he had spoken to both of them on numerous occasions.
“They were at the club, I couldn’t put them aside, you say, ‘I don’t love these guys anymore,’ because in my team’s project they were inside. If maybe one day I thought I wouldn’t put them on because there are people who are more determined, but with all the injuries I’ve had, with all the circumstances I’ve had, well, you have to use them. the people you have at the club, “he said. Herrera in an interview with ESPN.
“I was very consistent in talking to them, I have a very good chemistry with (Andrés) Ibargüen, maybe not so much with Roger (Martinez)But there was communication, of course asking in the sports part what I ask the players; They are professional footballers and they have a contract and they must be asked to be there when they are invited. His professional contract does not say “player of America club, an indisputable title ‘, because then you would have problems. Your contract says you are a player of America club in a contract in which, obviously, they ask you to give your best when you are asked and they are part of two players who did not give what the club expected from them at certain moments ”.
Both Colombian players were harshly criticized by Azulcrema fans, who realized their bad attitude on the field.
Ibargüen played brilliant matches, Roger had started very well after a series of circumstances in “I’m leaving, I’m not leaving”, a series of circumstances that didn’t suit us at all, “leave, don’t leave, there is an offer, I’m analyzing him to see, then you don’t have to use it because if you get hurt, we have an important offer. “They were small and direct of a negotiation and, in the end, they are part of the institution and I had to use them, unfortunately for the institution they did not give the best of the expected quality”.
– Did you feel that his low level was due to his attitude?
“Of course it was, their attitude was not the best. You can have bad games, you don’t do things right. I can’t claim it Henry (Martin) that he misses a goal under the arc because Henry commits suicide, Henry goes and fights with all the balls, Henry is always ready, generates goals and generates circumstances and if in one of them he had to fail, then he had to fail ”.
“It simply came to our notice then Guido (Rodriguez) the missed penalty in the final (2019 against Rayados), because Guido was the most decisive player on the club’s field, the player who scored the most, the one who saw the most, the one who ran the most and hit, if he made a mistake, because he made a mistake, that’s how football is, unfortunately I can’t classify a player as a mistake Everyone talks about Jorge Sánchez’s mistake (in the Final against Rayados), but I can’t claim it for that the guy also commits suicide, he is a guy with extraordinary qualities, I am sure he is a player who will soon continue at that level. We will see him in Europe and he was wrong in a final, but these are circumstances that cannot qualify a player “.
“But yes, when they don’t have an attitude, of course, I say it in these two as well (Martínez and Ibargüen)At this stage, there was no good attitude in either of them, at this stage, in this tournament that had very delicate things because of this pandemic, so we had to be much more focused and unfortunately these two players they did not have this delivery they were asked. We asked them, the directive asked them, but it does not mean that we fought “, concluded” Pădușul “.