Juan Quintero is the great novelty of the Colombia National Team for the triple day of the World Cup qualifier. He arrives with all his talent to fill the void left by James Rodriguez, the absentee.
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Quintero is a few days ago in Colombia, training, and getting ready to face this new opportunity in the selected.
“I don’t have to prove anything to anyone, I come to represent my country either for a minute or ninety, the most important thing is for the National Team to win … I am happy to be playing in China, thank God for the experience “Quintero said in a dialogue with ESPN.
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In addition, Quintero was consulted by the situation of James Rodriguez and the critics who receive by his appearances in Twitch.
Juan Quintero and James Rodríguez
“I’ve always told him to do what makes him feel good, what he says I can’t control. We know what he represents in the National Team. Today he is living a particular situation in his club. As a friend, I know what he does. it hurts his country, I know what he is going through, he is having a difficult time in his team.I respect him a lot, I hope to see him in the next calls, in his personal life I will never get involved. As a Colombian I want him to be in the National Team to win games as he has always done, “he said.
Quintero also spoke about his ‘hobbies’, such as singing: “I don’t want to be a singer, in my free time I try to do it. I like music, in my free time I write, I make songs, that’s me it makes me happy. It’s my ‘hobby’, I don’t hurt anyone; my career is football, in personal life no one can get in, everyone has their things, “he said.
And he added: “Now I’m going into fashion, designing with my own brand. What you like, well, what you don’t, you can find someone else … I’m inspired by my wife, my daughter, the development, spiritual growth, overcoming … It’s also about sending messages to children, I come from a low-income neighborhood where there were no opportunities. We are an instrument to bring a good message to future generations. “
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