2024-03-26 10:31:15
The national attacker who plays in the Premier League, like Gary Medel and Arturo Vidal, was not considered for the matches against Albania and France.
Ricardo Gareca delivered his first payroll ahead of his debut as coach of the Chilean National Team, where he highlighted the absence of Ben Brereton.
The national attacker who plays in the Premier League, like Gary Medel and Arturo Vidal, was not considered for the matches against Albania and France, this March 22 and 26.
Asked about the reasons for sidelining the current Sheffield United striker, Ricardo Gareca appealed to the linguistic aspect to not call Ben Brereton.
“I would like, in the conversation I had, for him to learn Spanish. It is important, it has been called for two years, “Since the Copa América in Brazil he was there and I have seen him in Chile, he has had enough time to speak Spanish,” Ricardo Gareca indicated in a press conference.
Along these lines, the Argentine coach pointed out that if Brereton is interested in continuing to be part of La Roja, he must speak Spanish.
“If there is really an interest in being in the national team, because it has to do with coexistence, day to day; After this time it caught my attention that he did not speak Spanish. Is not speaking Spanish an impediment to being on the national team? …No, but I would like him to speak Spanish, I consider it essential for communication on and off the playing field,” he argued.
Gareca added that “to the extent that you see that there is that interest, our interest is permanent, and it will not diminish your possibilities. The decision is this, but it is not conditional, I told him personally that I would like him to speak Spanish, pBecause I consider communication in Spanish essential to be in a team, I would like to see a predisposition on your part to learn Spanish.”
The roster of the Chilean National Team
- Brayan Cortés – Colo Colo
- Claudio Bravo – Real Betis (Spain)
- Gabriel Arias – Racing (Argentina)
- Guillermo Maripán – AS Monaco (France)
- Paulo Díaz – River Plate (Argentina)
- Igor Lichnovsky – Club América (Mexico)
- Matías Catalán – Workshops of Córdoba (Argentina)
- Mauricio Isla – Independent (Argentina)
- Nicolás Fernández – Audax Italiano
- Gabriel Suazo – Toulouse FC (France)
- Thomas Galdames – Godoy Cruz (Argentina)
- Erick Pulgar – Flamengo (Brazil)
- Rodrigo Echeverria – Huracán (Argentina)
- Marcelino Núñez – Norwich (England)
- Javier Altamirano – Estudiantes de la Plata (Argentina)
- César Pérez – Unión La Calera
- Darío Osorio – Midtjylland (Denmark)
- Cristian Zavala – Colo Colo
- Diego Valdés – Club América (Mexico)
- Carlos Palacios – Colo Colo
- Víctor Dávila – CSKA Moscow (Russia)
- Marcos Bolados – Colo Colo
- Alexis Sánchez – Inter Milan (Italy)
- Eduardo Vargas – Atlético Mineiro (Brazil)