Reinaldo Rueda spoke this Wednesday, September 1, about the match he will have this Thursday 2 against Bolivia in La Paz, for the first of the three consecutive days of the CONMEBOL Qualifiers in Qatar 2022.
Roda said that “we only had one unit of work with the whole team”, so he hopes to hit the starting eleven for the game at height. “It is very difficult to determine what percentage the base of the National Team can be maintained, wait for the response of the players and I hope to make a good decision for each game,” he added.
On the lineup in La Paz, Roda advanced that he will use footballers from the local league to the extent that he needs to incorporate features into the usual headlines. “We need to make a mix, and consider all the factors. We have players with a high footprint, because in the local league they play in cities in these conditions. It will not be such a determining factor, even if the conditions of Peace are extreme. Experience and timing of competition also need to be taken into account. There are many variables to analyze, “Roda Rivera said.
He also showed that the players who perform in Mexico, where there is also height, will play a key role.
“We know what the characteristics of these games are, more visitors to La Paz. We have to be very smart, we have to control and put conditions. Colombia has to be smart and try to surprise with transitions in which “We beat our backs to the rival and be effective in the rival arc. Luckily the players arrived with health and good mood. Yesterday the practice with the whole group was very good,” said the Colombian coach.
Roda pointed to the improvement in the effectiveness of Colombia: “We have this imprint of what the Copa America left, and from here we must continue to improve in solidity and harmony. We want to be more effective in the rival arc for better results “.
“The mental part in the players is decisive. We try to be the most accurate in the call-up. The world is going through a difficult time mentally, and we work hard on that,” the coach stressed.