Regarding the officialization of Reinaldo Rueda to lead the Colombia National Team, coach Alexis García spoke with the Vbar of Caragol Ràdio and acknowledged that although it is not a good time, the vallecaucano was the right to put the front of the challenge of the South American Qualifiers, which will begin in March against Brazil and Paraguay.
“Reinaldo is the ideal coach at the moment, a knowledgeable, experienced, knowledgeable man who knows the ins and outs of our football. I had said and not against the previous DT, that our players go to Europe because they play the Colombian, “We didn’t have to take them to South America to play in Europe. We had to improve our speed and certain things they learn in Europe, but the essence and the DNA is what has given us good results,” said Alexis.
He was clear in saying that everyone should accompany and support his process, and he is confident that he will do things right. “He will bring all his knowledge and ability. If Reinaldo is doing well, we are all doing well, but if he is doing badly we should also get on the bus, we should support the processes and unite in The selection. We took Reinaldo for good, hopefully soon we will not be judging him for regular or bad. “
The Equity coach spared no praise for the new coach of the tricolor: “I see a Reinaldo evolved and much more willing to tactical changes. Today’s football has changed, the team does not always have to play with the same system, it must be elastic and it is measured with the present of the player “.
Alexis was insistent that the moment when he arrives at the selection is not easy and more because Colombia comes from falling made goals in its last two parties; added to that, the location in the ranking is not the best. That’s why he sent him the first advice, and that is to prepare the mind before preparing the matches.
The advice continued. The second was very punctual and was focused on Brazil, first rival in the FIFA date of March. “In Brazil you can’t play like you do in Paraguay. Brazil is Brazil and we have to respect it, but the first thing to do is to earn our respect, we have to take these players and put them as soldiers of the homeland , of people who are defending in Colombia, not them; we have to lower our egos. All this goes through the mental part. “
Alexis García’s third piece of advice was to regain his style, the one that lost the tricolor in its last outings. He called on Colombia to play well on the ball again. “The first thing the team has to recover with Reinaldo is style, an experiment was done and it didn’t work out. In football it happens like this, you try a lot of things, and you can’t stay in the error. You have to recover the relationship with the ball, the exits from the bottom and the occupation of space in attack, but always taking care of what has made us strong and with Brazil by fight it is this one, by the possession “.
Finally, García left the fourth council in Roda and is to settle in Europe in the coming months, prior to the qualifying matches. “I think Reinaldo doesn’t have to live in Colombia these months, he has to be in Europe which is where 90% of the players are, to know how they live, to make the atmosphere, to take confidence and affection, to know how to they are preparing. He has to go and share his idea of the game and above all see how they are going to handle the egos. “