Former Chilean soccer player, Rodrigo Pérez, spoke about the current situation of his team and the moment Ricardo Gareca is at the head of the team. The former Alianza Lima player considered that the duel against Peru will be crucial for both teams.
“We are having a bad time, it was a process with many difficulties, the results were not given and the prospect for us is extremely complicated,” he said ‘Lalo Hour’ of Radio Ovation.
Regarding the continuity of Ricardo Gareca he said: “These are decisions made by the ANFP, the president with his delegates, but I think it was extremely difficult, the Panorama is very complex, it did not play well. With Brazil on a match. It was done right but it was lost.
Regarding the coach, he said: “The whole country wanted Gareca to come but in four games he has got 0 points, it is difficult for him and especially for the current players. I think 90 percent were happy that he agreed. Gareca, but when the results are not positive, the Panorama changes.”
What did you say before the game between Peru and Chile in November?
“It’s a 6 point game, we are clear that the teams in the last positions, they play their choice and the loser will be left out because some others have already moved away,” he revealed .
He added: “Although it is true that Bolivia rose, but Chile, Peru and Bolivia are on that line and Peru and Chile are directly opposite each other, it will be complicated for both teams.”
When asked about a player’s decision not to be with the national team, he explained: “It is not easy to be in the role of a coach, especially when these things have happened but they are personal decisions, one cannot intervene to be done as to whether a player wants to. to be or not to be.”
“It was difficult to find a place, the change from generation to generation is complex and we have not found a way around it and we have to do a deep analysis of what is being done right and wrong,” he said.