I agree that asprilla should have came on to replace arias maybe but I see Lorenzo was trying to keep it 2-1.
Looking at that video of the first goal - with Duran, Mosquera and Lucumi out there that is A LOT of big men out there to defend. I think that's a critical element to this with James' deadball form being so great, we really have athletes that can go get it too. Also, just listened to the post game press conference and impressed with Rios defending Mosquera from the Colombian press. Future leader.
na man dude doesn’t want us to beat his country no other reason for him forgetting he can make subs glad James didn’t get hurt. Almost had a panic attack when he touched his calf
Yeah 2 assists and 1 goal Wanted Duran to have a better game though, still feels like he's not ready. He was great in Peru but not here. I wonder if they are going to let cucho play next pair of games. If Chile sucks as much as they have last games that should be an easy game. He surely could get a couple of minutes there.
I want Cucho and other young hungry guys to play against Bolivia as a B team. feel Cucho could be that James/Teo 2014 WC type player. Chile and every home game need to Start our best 11. have 10 points more than 7th place….. good spot to be in. Pretty. Much need to have 4 atrocious games for them to catch up to us
I'm a bit worried about the Bolivia game though. The ball travels really fast at high altitude, which shows at Bolivias first goal. And venezuela almost scores too from a long range. That game should be for Rios and Lerma who have scored many goals like that.
#Portilla ❤️ A esto yo le llamo aprovechar un debut en la @FCFSeleccionCol 🇨🇴 https://t.co/EfJ1SHNrJL pic.twitter.com/slJaj5xOgc— Nany Flórez (@NanyFlorezA) September 10, 2024 Not sure how we didn’t score
Bonnet lo hizo de nuevo 😅Bonnet: Este duelo se ha visto ya en la liga premier de Inglaterra, Durán vs Dibu Martínez.-Son compañeros.Bonnet: Sí, pero en las prácticas... pic.twitter.com/gwaxzgDaRb— Luis Angel (@luisangelgd) September 10, 2024
Question: I saw the highlights from a video showing the match in an Argentine channel and extra time showcased 8 minutes whereas ours was 7 on Colombian and other Hispanic channels. Did anyone see the actual sign lifting it?
Argentinian here: the graph on our tv showed 7 minutes at first because that's what the ref added initially but then he added one more minute after the James sub so they changed the graph to 8.
Okay because I saw the Argentina form talking about that and our end never showed the change so I don't know if the ref themselves knew or there was a miscommunication to one end. Colombia had the ball so I don't see why the ref would end it nearly a minute prior if we were still in control of the ball unless he never intended for that added minute and/or there was a misinformation going on.
We finally beat Argentina under Pekerman/Lorenzo. Wasn't always pretty but a good gritty win against the World Cup and two- time American Champs. We have depth and we are still learning what combos in the lineup can work. We should be deadly come '26 for any opponent. Hopefully we continue to work hard and not take anything for granted. On to Bolivia.
Nice to have that win, and to know that the winning mentality is catching on. There were some terrible terrible mistakes (Vargas losing the ball to Alvarez, James assist to Gonzalez and a bunch of short rebounds in the area) so I consider ourselves lucky (plus the penalty call that could have gone either way). Nonetheless, the team looked poised, had some very good moments and had a few more clear chances that they failed (Duran, Cordoba, Muñoz?). One issue to correct, and here is where Borré earns his money (ducks), is defensive help on the right side. Neither Duran nor Cordoba are fast enough to track back to help Muñoz and both are terrible defenders, so Argentina found a lot of space in that sector and they created danger attacking that flank. Not sure why when Castaño went in, Rios wasn't moved to that side to cover, but Lorenzo still made Cordoba track back with similar results as with JJD; only when Portilla got in he went to that position and thanks to that, Colombia recovered the ball and created the clearest chance we had in the second half.
The penalty was pretty soft but Argentina of all teams cannot complain about that. Seems like their fans forget how some of their players get calls like that all the time. Fact of the matter is the defender did not get any of the ball and did touch Muñoz after he faked him out. Even though Muñoz may have embellished a bit by the letter of the law it is a penalty.
These are the type of games we needed to win. World cup champs like Argentina just need 1 mistakes to capitalize (Vargas almost had the other gimme). Very even match overall as it should be. Makes me wonder back to Copa America with Lucumi and Munoz (responsible for the PK win yesterday) and Duran on the field, Colombia same days rest as Argentina, would we have had a better result? I do.
I liked the win but would've been nicer with a less dubious penalty that lead to it. Still I don't think it would affect either one of these teams qualification even if it had ended in a draw. I just want them to seal the 6th direct spot to the WC as fast as possible so we can check new players that never gets a chance. Hopefully we will have qualified when there are 6 games left or something. Then we can play some games with Mier in goal to see how he good he is. I was surprised by the poor display of Vargas and also Duran at times. Vargas made some world class saves against Peru but yesterday he looked awful and a nervous wreck. I felt he could've done better on the goal he received too, it was a pretty poor finish by gonzalez that still went in. Also we have quality enough to beat any team playing at home without doing it in extreme heat. I actually agree with Scaloni here, it's bad for the players and the spectacle as a whole, and I don't think it would have changed the scoreline at all playing in more humane conditions.
After sleeping well last night and letting all the positives from the game soak in, the outlook is very positive for us. Huge win for us and am very glad this game was in September as opposed to November where we would have to wait 3+ months for the next WCQ. Positives: * James continues to shine with his passing and scoring and hopefully this leads to him having a good club run in Spain with good health/form for NT games. * Arias / Rios - the heart and soul of the midfield - if i am going to buy a jersey with a name on it, it might just be one of these two guys... * Mosquera - while his performance was a bit erratic, i think he will be a critical piece of the puzzle for years to come betwen him, Cuesta, Lucumi and Davinson/Yerry who i still think have gas left in the tank. Mosquera eventually settled in and made some good stops. the Argentina goal was just as much James' fault as it was Mosquera for not fully committing to the back pass... Considerations / Areas of Improvement: * Vargas - probably made his biggest mistake of his run at starting GK by not clearing the ball which could have led to an early Argentina goal. Otherwise, i thought he was fine outside of the time wasting, which i hate but it's just a part of the head games i suppose. * Duran - the fans love him, we at Bigsoccer love him at the moment, but it was plain to see where he can be his own worst enemy. the yellow card was foolish. He had a yellow card in a prior WCQ (9/23) - does that mean he will be out of the next set of WCQs? How many games must pass before a player gets "cleared" - also, he's gotta convert when inside the 18 and has a silver platter in front of him...at this point, are we just cursed with our strikers? @villus made a great point in a prior post that maybe we should do away with #9's and have a false 9 instead since everyone tends to drift to the left or right anyway... * Cordoba - had 1 or 2 beautiful chances to score and didn't convert * Portilla - made one of the stops of the night in what seemed to be his only challenge which almost led to a goal.... anyone have any feedback on him? * Cabal - seems like he is a CB / LB? Hope to see more of him over time. * Timing / choice of subs - i think many of us are traumatized by prior coaches and their choice of subs which tend to make little sense. i guess it comes down to what the coaches see in training... * Next two games will be good to see Yasser / Sini / Solis / Cucho / Yerson / Cabal get minutes somehow
Yeah I don't disagree on the right side, both on and off the ball we are putting guys there who are not comfortable defending on the wing or attacking on the wing and I'm not sure why we're sticking to it. Duran and Cordoba both almost exclusively operated down the right, and we were weaker defensively and offensively putting square pegs in a round hole, we didn't even really use them for hold up play since James is highest and central when we don't have the ball, we aren't even really getting crosses into the box consistently in a game like vs Argentina. It's true at least defensively Borre does the job because the guys a work horse, and really the only advantage Duran and Corboba has is runs off the wing since they're a bit faster and have more power to finish chances. Just drop the 9's and play Sini or someone, Sini is much better operating central when needed then playing Duran or Cordoba 90% of the game out of position, Duran was walking and lazy to track back, Corboba is better but imo I don't think Duran will be able to start in the current system in tough games playing like that, its a weakness going forward and defensively and we'll get punished.
I think we should do as most big NT's do, well except England who I think always plays at Wembley. To play in different cities. It would be nicer for the country as a whole I think and also a packed stadium guaranteed everywhere they go. A game in Barranquilla, Medellin, Cali, Bogota etc I actually remember we did that under the horrible pinto era for WCQ 2010. We played most games in Bogota and some in Medellin. I guess that was the only good thing about those qualifiers.
Very technical and good in tight spaces. Not the fastest guy in the world but positioning and timing compensate for that. Great at Talleres every time I see him play. Good vision for a DFM too. Should have been on the roster instead of Uribe long ago but apparently Lorenzo wanted to give Mateus one more chance as one of our few captains and leaders in the locker room. Hope to see more of him as the cycle advances and we are qualified.
Next game is at El Alto, 4,000 mts. Talk about inhuman conditions. If it was up to me, I'd do a @crzdcolombian, and call a bunch of players from teams from Mexico, Bogota, Tunja, and Pasto and take that team to Bolivia, and rest the starters in Barranquilla to demolish Chile. Whatever happens in Bolivia will not be relevant to the goal at hand which is to qualify for the World Cup directly.