James Rodríguez receives a harsh warning from Luis Zubeldía, the new coach of Sao Paulo

Luis Zubeldia was officially presented as the new coach of the Sao Paulo, but from the start, in his first statements, he set a precedent for the Colombian James Rodriguez and for the rest of the squad.

To work

Zubeldía knows most of the players, he has had time to analyze the group, who thinks big, but that is not reflected on the playing field and he believes he can change it.

The man from Cucuta is injured, he has had ups and downs and now he has a new coach, whom he must convince from the beginning that he can give the team a hand.

“The Colombian playmaker, former player of the Real Madrid and Bayern Munichamong other European clubs, arrived at the São Paulo team almost a year ago, but has not finished settling into the starting eleven and even threatened to terminate his contract in the preseason,” said the EFE agency.

And I add: “Zubeldía admitted that each player needs “particular attention” because “not everyone is the same” within the squad, although he stressed that the most important thing is that “they must think about the team.”

Zubeldía arrives at the club to replace the Brazilian Thiago Carpini, which disappointed. The Argentine already knows what it is to win titles, because in 2023 he won the Copa Suramericana with LDU de Quito and now his main objective is the Copa Libertadores.

“The Libertadores is an obsession. It is very important (…) It is the obsession of all those who have already won it and those who have not, like me, and we are going to work to be able to have it,” he declared. Sao Paulo is second in Group B of the Cup with three points, after losing as a visitor to Argentine Talleres (2-1) and defeating Chilean Cobresal (2-0).

“Zubeldía defined his new team as a “giant” that “was always highly respected” in the world and revealed that he decided to join it despite having offers from “several leagues” on the table. “But he wanted to be here,” stated EFE.

The coach had words for one of his former teams, the Barcelona, ​​from Guayaquilthe next rival in the Libertadores on Thursday.

“They always want me to come back, but I am going to defend the colors of Sao Paulo,” he said.