Faustino Asprilla settles the controversy with James Rodríguez after being proclaimed the best in Colombian history: ‘He doesn’t keep me up at night’

Some annoyance and controversy was generated in the country after the words of James Rodriguezwho did not hide and spoke about who is the best player in the history of ColombiaThe man from Cúcuta responded by saying that he had the conditions to be more important.

The 33-year-old midfielder, who is a free agent after terminating his contract with the Sao Paulo, Brazil, was in a streaming of Twitch talking about different ones and one of them was when he was asked about the best player of Colombia.

Not hesitate, James He said: “A lot of people say Falcao, a lot of people say ‘El Pibe’, a lot of people say me, but I consider myself to be in the top-2. Yes, for sure,” said the man from Cucuta. When he was asked if Carlos ‘The Kid’ Valderrama was the best, he answered with a resounding “no.” “Between Falca and me. “The thing is that Falca and I are brothers.”

Faustino did not want to enter into controversy

Faustino Asprilla, Former Colombian National Team player, spoke in ESPN Colombia about what was said by James Rodriguez and he was clear in saying that times change, because in his time very few footballers left the country due to the rules that governed football.

“I’m not worried about that. Everyone was very good in their time, because you have to see if James had played in our time. I’ll tell you one thing, if it was difficult for Mr. Victor Aristizabal, for example, to be sold, he was the top scorer, because if you go back in time there were only three South American (foreign) players per team, and always above us were the Brazilians, Argentines and Uruguayans,” the former player began by saying.

“So, many Colombian players would have gone to play in Europe “In this era, but easy. That has changed. So, I consider that what I did in my career was very important for me, for my family and for those who saw me play,” he added.

When asked about the best player in the history of Colombia, ‘The Tino’ He tried to avoid the question and said: “The thing is that the history of Colombian football is very long.” However, the pressure from his teammates was so great that he gave his name and caused surprise. “It’s Willington Ortiz.”

Victor Hugo Aristizabal, who was also part of the debate on the show, did not hesitate to name his top five of the best players in the history of Colombia. “For me, the first is Faustino (Asprilla) and no one can beat him. The second is ‘El Pibe’, the third is Freddy Rincón, the fourth is James and the fifth is Falcao. Those are my five.”

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