After almost 4 years, the Colombian National Team meets again with coach José Néstor Pékerman, a coach who marked a milestone in the Tricolor and some consider him the best coach the Colombian national team has ever had. Now, at the helm of the Venezuelan national team, the Argentine could leave the team with which he played the World Cups in Brazil 2014 and Russia 2018 without the World Cup.
A Playoffs final full of great emotions, three teams and a single place, this March 29 is defined as the last qualifier by Conmebol. Let us remember that Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador and Uruguay have already secured their quota for the event to be held in Qatar.
Peru, with 21 points is the most likely to qualify for the next round, it depends on itself to play the repechage. One win will be enough for Gareca's team to take fifth place. The Colombia National Team, which is sixth with 20 points, must win (or draw) with Venezuela and that the Inca team does not add up against Paraguay. Finally, Chile, is seventh with 19 points, must expect that these two teams will not score points and will have to beat the Charrúas in Santiago.
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Reinaldo Rueda, at a press conference, highlighted the work done by José Néstor Pékerman at the head of the Colombian National Team and stated that, “No words. We know of his brilliant career, since his beginnings in Argentinos, youth teams, the world championships with Argentina, what he brought us in Colombia, the rankings. There are plenty of words for the recognition of a person who has given us so much, experience and an important legacy. Respect and admiration even before arriving in Colombia.”
On the other hand, the Argentine coach responded to these accolades and said that, “I am satisfied and I want to thank him for the praiseworthy words for my person of Reinaldo. He is a great coach, very capable and without a doubt that I feel the same way about his career and for everything he has done in South American and world football.”
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A match that will not be easy and that has always had special significance for both teams in the Playoffs. Very competitive, fast, tight games in the midfield, with strong play and tight scores, but now with a lot at stake, since Reinaldo Rueda could be depending on this result to stay on the bench of the Tricolor, an elimination would be a hit in the era of the Colombian coach.
However, facing José Pékerman could be something counterproductive for Vinotinto since both he and the national team players know even the smallest details of their different styles of play. The referents of the Tricolor will be key in a match that could be quite close by the rival. Here are some of the advantages:
Referents know him: Players who are key players in the team such as David Ospina, Davinson Sánchez, Wilmar Barrios, Matheus Uribe, Juanfer Quintero, James Rodríguez Luis Muriel, Miguel Borja, among others, are among the most experienced footballers in the team and they know firsthand the work the Argentinian does, how he attacks, how defend, how to weapon game, with this information they could find out where to hurt the opponent.
The game scheme: Pékerman in Venezuela has used in two of the three matches he has played in the 4-2-3-1 scheme, being the same one he played with for a large part of the time in the Colombian National Team, even reaching, in his last stage, to use it repeatedly. In the World Cup in Russia he used this same tactical scheme in 3 of the four matches he played. So Reinaldo Rueda could propose a game taking into account the players he has used in Vinotino and those he used in the Tricolor.
Several players know the Argentinian's style of play by heart: As we mentioned before, several players know José Pékerman and his style of play perfectly. Not only does this allow a clearer analysis to be made in the previous match, but players could take advantage of this to gain spaces on the playing field and be deeper in attack. Knowledge of the tactical scheme, which some used in the Argentinean era, could also be fundamental.
The new pieces: Although there is a great base that Pékerman knows perfectly, there are players who have been standing out in recent years and today they are one of the most regular in the squad. The most notorious case is that of Luis Díaz, who in the last three years became one of the great figures of the Colombian National Team. This also applies to Daniel Muñoz, Victor Cantillo, Yairo Moreno and Luis Sinisterra.
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