Carlos Queiroz, Portuguese coach who led the Colombian National Team until December 2020, and who left after the tough defeats in the tie against Uruguay (0-3) and Ecuador (6-1), issued a strong right of reply after the statements of one of the top managers of the Federation Colombian Soccer (FCF), Álvaro Gonzlález Alzate.
González, vice president of the FCF, recently spoke about the supposed ‘drawer’ that the players would have made to Carlos Queiroz. The leader assured that this never happened, and pointed out that the DT was absent and then resigned. .
“Professor Queiroz, after the catastrophic results in the first two dates of the qualifying round for Qatar 2022, was totally absent from the Executive Committee and without anyone demanding it, he presented his resignation to the president of the Federation. And as expected Well, he was accepted,” González told La Patria de Manizales.
Answer from Queiroz
In an extensive document, published this Sunday in the newspaper ‘Marca Colombia’, Queiroz responded to González, denying his version.
This is the document:
“Following the recent statements by the vice-president of the Colombian Federation, Álvaro González Alzate, published in Marca Colombia, it is up to me, in the name of truth, and out of respect for my ‘staff’, for the other leaders of Colombian Soccer and for all fans of the tricolor, use the right of reply to clarify the following: I have never submitted a request to resign from my role as coach of the Colombian National TeamThis is clearly evidenced in the compensation documents that the Colombian Federation proposed to sign, to guarantee my dismissal”.
“My departure from the Colombia team or ‘cajón’ was, as is well known, the result of a fine job carried out by González Alzate himself, a figure with a vast and recognized curriculum, who works behind the scenes in Colombian Soccer, which taking advantage of the power and the votes he manages, he exerts pressure, even on his peers, to achieve his personal interests.And it is not surprising, therefore, that this figure does not assume his responsibility, when he was the first person to demand my resignation to Ramón Jesurun”.
“Mr. Alzate’s statements are false and lies, revealing his character and personality. At no time did my person and my ‘staff’ disappear and stop making contact with the Federation or Executive Committee personnel. In any case, Mr. González Alzate was the one who disappeared and stopped making contact with his peers, I imagine that for this reason he would not know that the headquarters in Bogotá was closed for health reasons, and that the ‘staff’ was working inside a hotel in Bogotá to try to avoid take unnecessary contacts that would harm the selection”.
“This man does not have the authority to question or criticize my professionalism and that of my ‘staff.’ responsibilities and much less in the simple contact with the Executive Committee. The affirmation of that fact, as irrelevant as it is false, is naive and ridiculous”.
“All the people directly related to the national team on a day-to-day basis can attest that the entire coaching staff and players, on and off the pitch, always worked with total dedication and professionalism, even when health and safety conditions did not they were the most appropriate, exposing themselves to the risk that the covid generated”.
“To such an extent that a member of the staff, in full exercise of his functions, contracted Covid, being isolated in a hotel room in Bogotá and without support, while the rest of the staff left for Barranquilla to fulfill the commitments of the month of November Upon returning to Bogotá we found a person in a state of major depression, adding to this the Federation’s decision to fire the coaching staff, worsened the situation, leading Des McAleenan to end his life.
“As long as I live, I will also keep Des McAleenan’s memory alive. And everyone who supported him in any way, or didn’t, will have their own conscience to deal with.”
“Finally, I want to express my best wishes for success to the Colombian National Team, its players, the coaching staff and all the fans. I sincerely hope that they can be successful and that they can overcome all adversities. Even those that cowards put on them that, Given these kinds of dossiers and personal interests, they should care more about supporting them.”
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