Caution is one thing and fear is another. Prevention is one thing and being a coward is quite another. The Colombian National Team, the current runner-up of the Copa América and the second in the qualifying round, has demonstrated its courage, bravery and resilience by coming back from behind in that long undefeated run that only lost in the final of the Copa América.
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With impetus they beat Brazil for the first time when they started losing, with hunger for victory they defeated Argentina in the last match in Barranquilla – how they had not been beaten since 1994! – with courage they defeated Uruguay in the semifinal battle of the Cup America. And also, bravely, for the first time he triumphed over Germany!
This Colombia, as has already been said, is not afraid of anything or anyone.
The bravery seen so many times and already told about Colombia, would not go amiss, for example, with an extra dose of caution, of sensible prevention, because although at altitude no one has died playing soccer, it is a reality that at least atmospheric pressure, greater speed of the ball and less oxygen: in my opinion, it wouldn’t hurt to play with one more branded steering wheel, with a 3-snap seat belt in the midfield.
I don’t think Lorenzo will change his starting team with Ríos, Lerma and Arias, but I would add another brand midfielder.
Colombia’s background in Bolivia
I rely on the fabulous archive of my partner José Orlando Ascencio, the sub-editor of these pages: With a line of three in the middle (Guillermo Celis, Daniel Torres and Sebastián Pérez), José Pékerman’s Colombia won in La Paz 2-3.
With a line of three in the middle (Abel Aguilar, Carlos Sánchez and Fredy Guarín), Leonel Álvarez’s Colombia won in La Paz 1-2. With a line of three in the middle (‘Ringo’ Amaya, Carlos Sánchez and Yulián Anchico), Jorge Luis Pinto’s Colombia tied 0-0 in La Paz. With a line of three in the middle (Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, Wílmar Barrios and Mateus Uribe), Reinaldo Rueda’s Colombia tied 1-1 in La Paz.
And I’m not going to talk about the Colombia of ‘Chiqui’ García who, with five defenders (three centre-backs) and Arley Dínas and Freddy Rincón as ‘double five’, tied 1-1 in La Paz.
It can be thought that with Ríos, Lerma and Arias there is the line of three in the middle. Okay. But why not one more brand-name steering wheel? That is not cowardice or fear. This Colombia of Néstor Lorenzo has already shown that it is not afraid of anything or anyone. It’s El Alto, yes. But it is Bolivia too. It’s not more. A precaution, a prevention is not fear. It is prudence to get the result again in the heights…
Meluk tells him…
GABRIEL MELUK
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