Jhon Córdoba was one of the great figures in the win against Costa Rica, the forward complicated the rival defense due to his intensity and power, he won the majority of duels with the center backs and full backs. In addition, it created spaces for reaching and extreme midfielders. After the match, he valued his score.
“The goal was a result of a week of teamworkThe truth is that I am very happy to be able to contribute and not only for the goal“The most important thing for the 31-year-old is to find the goal, no matter who scores,” the striker said during the official Copa America broadcast.
“We are a family and here it doesn’t matter who scores, The important thing is to win and we leave with the three points and the classification“, said the Krasnodar striker who seems to be aiming to earn his place in the starting XI. However, Córdoba said that if he is not a starter in the next game he will support whoever is assigned to him.
What Néstor Lorenzo asked of him and the hug with Borré
Córdoba revealed what Néstor Lorenzo asked him before the match with Costa Rica. The coach wanted him to take advantage of his power and that would complicate them when he had spaces in the last quarter of the court. The forward delivered and was always powerful.
“What he told me is that he knew I was a very powerful player, that in long spaces I was going to beat them and I was able to do it (…) If I took advantage of my power I was going to make a difference to the team, My teammates know me, James threw me the ball practically without looking,” he said.
Córdoba was very happy with his score. “The truth is I am very happy, not only for my goal, but also for the team’s work, Everything we do during the week is developing, this is part of the confidence we have and the truth is I am very happy.”
Finally, he talked about the hug with Santos Borré went to the substitute bench. He pointed out that the attacker gave him support before the game“This is a family, it doesn’t matter who scores, we talked a lot before the match, he gave me a lot of support and the truth is I’m very happy, surely in other matches it will be his turn.”
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