He broke the silence! José Pekerman spoke about his departure from the Colombia National Team

February 17, 2021 – 6:45 p.m.
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Colprensa – The Colombian

Since leaving Colombia, in September 2018, Argentine coach José Pekerman has been silent about the reasons for his departure from the Tricolor, but this Wednesday finally broke that silence.

In a television program of TNT Sports of Argentina, the ex-selector that took to Colombia to two world-wide ones, Brazil 2014 (in which it obtained the best historical figuration, 5 °) and Russia 2018 (eliminated in eighth by England ), has indicated that there was already wear and tear.

“It was a bit of everything. It always happens that there are moments of crisis and everyone or no one wants to take anything. It was like everywhere there is always a desire to achieve something more and you never know what you really need. It’s a wear and tear that’s accumulating, ”Pekerman said.

Regarding the expectations for the 2018 orbital event, the coach stated that “we arrived at the World Cup with great enthusiasm, we had unexpected inconveniences, fatalities, as in any championship. We reached the round of 16, after winning the zone, and in the game against England, which was tough, we do not have our great figure, with our strategist in the offensive part, our imbalance as was James Rodriguez.It was a very big fatality. for us “.

He also recalled that with the Colombian Football Federation there was an agreement to only speak at press conferences.

After his departure from the national team, Arturo Reyes was commissioned as interim coach, then came the Portuguese Carlos Queiroz, who after the last two defeats in the playoffs, against Uruguay and Ecuador, left his post and now return coach Reinaldo Rueda, who is preparing for the next qualifying matches against Brazil and Paraguay.

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