After the defeat by the minimum score of the Chilean national team In front of their counterpart from Argentina, many were left with a bad feeling about what is to come and, of course, the coach, Ricardo Gareca, received some criticism.
Among those who were hardest was the former national team, Miguel Angel Neirawho in dialogue with BOLAVIP CHILE said that If Chile does not qualify for the quarterfinals of the Copa América, Tigre must be fired of its functions.
However, and in conversation also with our portal, Leonardo Veliz He came out in response to these statements and the first thing he pointed out is that we know how to recognize where the La Roja process is.
“That is already too much and we do not realize the place we are in. We are in a replacement process, so we demand that Gareca become champion or qualify for the next round in the America Cup“We are, as Patricia Rivadeneira said, ‘the military dictatorship is over, but we are in the dictatorship of our thoughts’, everything seems bad to us,” said Pollo Véliz.
Following this, he asked to respect and expect the work of the Argentine ST. “In football we are at a level where we cannot ask for more and let Gareca work. We are in a process and that is the reality, I say failure of what…if how long has Gareca been there? The failure was Berizzo’s, Rueda’s, those of them. We are more papist than the Pope,” he said.
Pollo Véliz: “I am surprised by what happened with Neira”
It was the moment when the 1974 World Cup player in Germany placed the former player Catholic University“I’m surprised by Neira. He was a great, intelligent player and his position was not one for just anyone, but he is in a whirlwind of self-demand, but too prematurely,” he said.
At the same time, he indicated that the big blue goal is the World Cup. “The goal is to go to the World Cup, any coach who came to see the poor level of Chilean football, this Copa América fell flat, because this way he can experiment, work a system, search and find players, in short. “If he directed three games, that’s all,” he emphasized.
In any case, the former coach of the U17s defends Tigre’s work against the Albiceleste. “Against Peru, they played horribly, against Argentina they played an intelligent game and Ricardo Lavolpe said that he would have done the same to face Argentina, if they are world champions, if we are a team in formation. Not even Bielsa would have done the opposite,” he reaffirmed.
In the end he stressed that “I think we qualified, the way they played, the way they came out of the field in a hurry and they didn’t look so bad, not at all. There was courage, bravery, tactical concentration, they made mistakes in some passes, yes, but it was a difficult match,” Véliz concluded.
When does the Chilean National Team play?
The Chilean National Team’s next match will be this Saturday, June 29, starting at 8:00 p.m. against Canada at the Inter&Co Stadium.
