The former coach targeted the Santa Fe player as a reinforcement Popular brought in at the start of the 2023 season.
Colo-Colo achieved a 1-1 draw against Sport Copiapó which took him drastically away from the possibility of achieving the double championship. That’s because Cobresal He has 10 points more than the Cacique in the standings, who no longer has to rely on himself to take the title and there are currently only seven dates left until the end of the competition.
Among the issues that the all-time champions have faced this season, the selection of reinforcements for the squad stands out, as of the nine players signed at the start of the year, less than half have secured their place in the squad the scheme of Gustavo Quinteros so clean “We are all technicians” They analyzed the transfer situation.
In program TNT Sports, Juvenal Olmos He pointed out that several people were responsible for the poor reinforcement, but the white strategist was the main culprit. “He’s the technician. The Colo-Colo coach opens and closes the door for the arrival of a player. If you accept the fourth, you must assume it. There are many people responsible, but mainly it is the technician.”
Furthermore, the former La Roja coach postulated that the Argentine’s presence in the Qatar World Cup 2022 It was crucial. “At the most critical and important moment of squad formation, the coach was not there. The coach went to the World Cup. When you complete something, that boost lasts for the entire year. “He put it in the hands of management.”
Finally, the former football player came to the table and explained that he could have negotiated better with him Gabriel Costa with the salary that the reinforcement receives. “Colo-Colo ended up spending more money on players they had snapped up in the past rather than signing a good contract with Costa and having him from the start. That’s why I say how important the coach is in squad formation.
In this season, Colo-Colo has brought in 11 players between the start and middle of the season, but due to performance issues many could leave at the end of the year, such as: Fabián Castillo or Matías de los Santos who have taken out a loan with a purchase option, but this is not carried out because they are not yet convinced.
The fact is that the composition of the squad was incorrect, which is why the doors were opened to names like… Jordhy Thompson, Damián Pizarro or Alan Saldivia who are now undisputed starters, whereas last year they were not even mentioned, despite training with the first team players in 2022.
Be that as it may, Popular’s fate in 2023 is still unclear as Popular’s semifinals are still to come Chile Cup and the last section of National Championship, where he has a chance of winning the double Chilean football championship. The next duel between the Albos will be Saturday September 23rd in a match that will be against him 5:30 p.m. to Cobresal in the premises of the Monumental stadium.
