Colombian National Team General Thread

I might be foolish. But I still have hope for him. He definitely has a spot if he decides to become a football player again. His issue is mental. The next year will be key for his career. Failing at Galatasaray will be the last straw.

 

Funny

out defense was our concern but they were elite

it was our offense that let us down

 

so true. Davinson and Lucumi had a great tournament.

 

He’s getting worse, not better

no
Hope

 

We relied too much on James and JFQ.

Diaz was shut down and James was cooked. Once those guys were out of the picture we were out of ideas

 

the coach taking out Arias killed our offense

Rios was also fking terrible. Dude cares more about his hair than showing ip

 

James had a HORRID world cup just like we all expected.
He had a decent game against Portugal but the rest was pure non sense to have him on the field due to pressure im assuming.

 

Arias excellent too. His workrate was unrivaled

 

I've said it before. The issue is not playing with a 10. The issue is the kind of 10. Colombia would definitely benefit from a more modern attacking midfielder that can help in pressing. And we have some players coming up that have been good at that. I can see Puerta and Jhon Arias making that role theirs in the next 6 months.

 

I hated seeing James in the right wing. I will always respect everything he's given in the last 16 years for our country. But he cannot keep playing for the SNT. It's like the Cristiano situation for Portugal, you cannot keep a guy in the field just for aura. Just because he's a legend. He'll always be cherished. But he needs to step aside.

 

We played like always and lost like always

 

Same with Vargas for most of the tournament. But we do need to hope our young keepers develop.

 

Hope he is the new assistant coach. He needs to talk to these guys or him and Ivan cordoba are the president and vp of the federation

 

It's true he was bad in every game, the funny thing is he started running more the worse he was playing offensively, he actually seemed to be willing to work this game but sadly he's not fully fit and in form. We had the game and situations to platform him but he just couldn't do it anymore which isn't suprising, if he would have been dedicated and in a club and working on his game could have done well but he is who he is.

 

I think the idea of having a 10 needs to go. Or if its a talented player like Puerta that has to put in the defensive work because that is the type of futbol that is being played rn. in that case that position has evolved and its not just simply making deep passes, those players need to be fit and more dynamic.

 

It’s been rough man

Colombia over 3 world cups 14 games

9 wins
2 losses
3 ties

eliminated twice in a row in pks

add to that the Copa ran where we lost in the final in extra time

we are missing something but Colombia doesn’t really lose in tournaments, but can’t get over the hump

 

We need to score and win when it matters.

 

I don't really consider guys like Odegaard and Tielemans as 10s they are 8's imo, they both defend and Tielemans plays in a double pivot deeper and Odegaard plays in a 3, they both defend. When I say we don't need 10's I mean guys like James and Quintero who don't defend and are basically only valuable on the ball, no off ball runs no real defending etc. Puerta too plays double pivot so I don't consider him a 10, he defends like mad which is great, the more skill the better!