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Luis Fernando Montoya highlighted the greats of the FPC and valued Darwin Quintero for his level of play
Luis Fernando Montoya.
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May 11, 2023, 06:26 p.m. m.
Professor Luis Fernando Montoya made it clear that the greats of Colombian soccer (Millionaires, América and Nacional), rebound as great favorites for the BetPlay I-2023 League title. However, he also mentioned Santa Fe and Junior, who are still fighting for a spot in the eight.
And regarding the recent scandal of indiscipline in Junior, the teacher Montoya also questioned the players who do not spend their free time well. He also reflected on the mentality of the local footballer, who thinks regarding money and playing abroad, neglecting his present at the FPC. Everything happened in a chat with the program Smoke Free Zone.
“In the definitive moments is where the big teams meet. For the title I see the
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América, Nacional, Millonarios and if Santa Fe enters, or Junior himself. They have players who have been in this kind of competition. I don’t rule out the big teams because they know how to play finals,” said the former coach.
Montoya also praised one of the figures of América de Cali: “I see Carlos Darwin Quintero and in each game he is much more of a leader and plays better“and added that” I like América de Cali, it is a team that takes risks and has put on a good show.
Regarding the goalkeepers who sound like a possibility in the ‘Red Devils’ for League II-2023, the ‘champion of life’ assured that “to get to America one has to be very good and mentally strong. A goalkeeper in a big team can make a mistake at any moment, and if he is not capable of overcoming that moment, it will cost him”.
About Deportivo Cali, Montoya valued the role of Jorge Luis Pinto and assured that “He went through difficult times but now they are dating and doing very well. Pinto has character, discipline, has order“.
Regarding the fight in the descent, Luis Fernando also spoke regarding the present of Once Caldas. He believes that they will be able to get out of the crisis if they renew the squad of players. “In Once Caldas the problem is not with managers, it is not with technicians. I have heard journalists talking regarding how some players get upset because Pedro Sarmiento and Hernán Darío demand too much of them (…) I think that they, from the little I have managed to capture, are thinking of renewing”.
The 2004 Copa Libertadores champion coach acknowledged that the Colombian player needs a lot of work, especially mentally. “They only think regarding going abroad. They don’t think regarding improving their physical and technical conditions. They have no mentality and they have to start working on that. Today’s player thinks that money is the most important thing, but if they don’t win and don’t play, no one is going to buy them.“.
And he took advantage of the moment to tell an anecdote when he was directing: “I remember that In Libertadores they complained a lot because it concentrated them, I told them if you don’t win how are you going to sell them. I was telling them, guys, don’t think so much regarding moneyIf they win, they will buy them. So it was. In La Bombonera I told them, there he is to give satisfaction to his parents, his wife and his children. If a player is not motivated by that, he is not motivated by anything.”
Finally, Professor Montoya questioned that the Colombian teams do not work double shifts because the players have a lot of free time and do not take advantage of it. “Before, you worked double shifts, now you only work one shift and I think, what do footballers do in their free time, are they studying? Do they learn English? I don’t think so. There are players who go to Europe and then come back. There they have separate coaches because they train for a single day. The question I ask myself is how many players in Colombia do that”.
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