Néstor Lorenzo, in the most recent match in Colombia in Barranquilla.
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Colombia cannot give the World Cup classification longer that, incidentally, no longer represents a great achievement as before. From ten competitors of the continent they will go six directly and the seventh will play a repechage. That is, only three will be left out.
The ideal was to classify a while ago and with a even performance, which would not leave major doubts, as happened to the Copa América. As this is played every two or three months, it must be remembered that everyone's team adjusts three losses and a draw in the last four presentations. If second is almost all the tie we become sixth. Today we have the last quota available and we are below the middle of the table. The good thing is that we take five points to Venezuela, which now has the quota to repechage. It seems distant that some of those that comes from behind, but more for its low performance than for our virtues. The Venezuelans had been winning a game, they did it and got into the fight. That is the poor level.
On the court, confusion and defensive disorder have been seen and that is where you have to improve as if to be excited about a good World Cup. And for that you have to beat Peru the other week, the same team that last time beat us in Barranquilla. We, so given to look at the rivals above the shoulder although reality has historically shown us that we are in the middle of the continent, we have to see that game as a final.
Lorenzo already announced after the game against Paraguay, where he was also confused from the bank, although until a while ago his brilliance to play the team was one of the great virtues, which was time to make changes.
As for the names, he will not be able to count on Camilo Vargas, newly operated, who will be valued by a doctor, but he can hardly be, or Luis Díaz, suspended. In the arc there is no problem. Montero, Ospina, Mier … the three give confidence. To replace Díaz, you can think about sending on the left, as an extreme, Arias and leaving Juanfer on the right accompanying James of half a tip. The striker should be Durán and in one of these surprises us calling, and putting men who are breaking it as the left side Angulo in Independiente de Argentina or Marino Hnestroza, the extreme right of national. Of rest not many news in terms of names.
The changes have to be attitude in mental security, concentration at the limit moments and order when the ball is lost. Also, if it is true that there is egos struggle in the team, a conversation between players will be necessary to remember that, as Di Stéfano said, no footballer is as good as all together. Peru must be won anyway, then we will talk about the World Cup.
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