The irregular campaign of Cali’s America in the Colombian League has triggered strong criticism of coach Joan Carles Osorio who has not yet been able to establish a football idea in the red team.
The American cast is ninth in the standings with 11 units and is currently out of the select group of eight.
In a press conference prior to this Wednesday’s match against Esportiu Cali for the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Copa Colombia, strategist Osorio stated that “I understand that the fans are demanding the results because in the end this is what the follower wants. to win as a place, my job is to look for the result through the operation “.
Faced with claims about the idea of play that Osorio professes with this America and the issue of rotations that remains controversial, the Risaraldense coach added that “I will always defend my ideas and my approaches, we have the quality to compete in the middle third, this involves a titanic task and mental stress. “
On the exit of many technicians of the national rent by bad results, professor Osorio showed solidarity with Alfredo Arias and Hernán Darío Go’mez, who finish leaving their positions in the Sport Cali and Medellín respectively. “I regret that of the ‘professor’ Arias and that of Hernán, they were in their process of consolidating the idea, different but both valid. Here there is no respect for the processes (…) to which we are we only have left to work” .
The results are what sustain the technicians in their functions and this is something that Osorio is clear about. “I signed a contract here subject to sporting success. My guarantee for the fans is that it is not guaranteed, I will not charge compensation here, I am not for a salary, nor for a job.”
He even confessed that he has offers from abroad in case his process with America is cut short. “I was commenting to my coaches, the great opportunity I have to go to lead an African team at the moment, so I’m not afraid of that. I don’t hold on to my job.”
Joan Carles Osorio is ready to play this Wednesday in America against Esportiu Cali for the Copa Colombia and next Saturday they will face each other in the classic Vallecaucano for the League.