Córdova responded to Vidal’s criticism: “We have lowered the age of the team by almost six years”
The Chile national team is measured against Cape Verde for the FIFA Serieson Friday, March 27 at Eden Park in New Zealand, from 00:00 hours (CHI, ARG and URU).
This assembly serves La Roja to take a look at new names and formulation, to plan the squad it is going to use in the Qualifiers for the 2030 World Cup. But this resolution was questioned by the two-time American champion Arturo Vidal, one thing that technical director Nicolás Córdova firmly defended: “Starting in September of last year, we have started a process of change where we are trying to rejuvenate the team compared to the last Qualifiers, it has been done gradually”he acknowledged.
Along the similar traces, the DT supplied the key information that helps his course of: “We have lowered the team’s average by almost five to six years, therefore young players between 19 and 21 years old are appearing.”
Vidal, at all times prepared for controversy, had “accused” the coach of calling gamers he knew: “When you talk about the national team having to look at players of the future, you have friendly matches not to show the players you already know… When you talk, you have to be consistent”launched the historic nationwide midfielder.
Finally, the coach careworn that the major goal of this tour and the coming months is the aggressive preparation of the new faces. “The most important thing in this period, from now until December when we do not have official competitions, is that these players can have matches and be able to prepare them in the best way so that, when the qualifiers for the next World Cup begin, they have real minutes with teams that are going to compete”hill.
The match between Chile and Cape Verde will probably be performed this Friday, March 27 at Eden Park, beginning at 00:00 (CHI, ARG and URU), and might be seen stay by means of the Disney+ Premium Plan.
