The Anglo-Chilean striker is one of the notable absentees from the Argentine coach’s first call-up. El Tigre asked the striker to make a sign to demonstrate his commitment to La Roja.
As announced a few days ago, Ricardo Gareca reported this Friday his first list of nominees since his arrival on the Red Bank . The return of Eduardo Vargas and Claudio Bravo, as well as the absence of Gary Medel were some of the surprises.
Of course, thinking about the attack zone, there was another one missing. Ben Brereton has been ruled out of call-ups for matches against Albania and France at the next FIFA date this month. .
Asked about this situation, the Tiger gave the reasons why he did not take the Sheffield United player into account in this pass and asked the striker for a special sign to demonstrate his commitment to the national team.
“It’s about looking at other options, nothing more. These are decisions we make, but they have nothing to do with their quality. “, began by emphasizing the Argentinian about the national scorer.
“I would like him to learn Spanish, I think it’s important . He was called up for the Copa América two years ago, he had enough time to speak Spanish. Yes, there is definitely an interest in being able to be part of the national team, because it has to do with coexistence. So we noticed that he didn’t speak Spanish. It’s not an obstacle, but I would like him to speak Spanish, because it is essential for communicating on and off the playing field. “, expanded the strategist.
“To the extent that you see that interest, our interest is ongoing. He is not conditioned, but I have expressed it to him personally and I would like to see on his part a predisposition to learn Spanish. », Gareca concluded about Big Ben.
Concerning Medel’s absence, the coach was clear. “Just because Gary isn’t called up doesn’t mean he will be in the future. For these matches we have considered in this list. “I communicated with the boys, as an introduction, and I didn’t assure anyone,” he said.
On the other hand, regarding the absence of Arturo Vidal, the coach said that it was a medical problem. “He was experiencing some discomfort and we wanted him to have time to recover. This caused some problems , then in Colo Colo I get this continuity that the players must have. I hope the players can fully recover,” he said.
Ricardo Gareca’s first paycheck
Archers
- Claudio Bravo
- Brayan Cortés
- Gabriel Arias
Defenses
- Guillermo Maripan
- Paulo Diaz
- Igor Lishnovsky
- Matías Catalan
- MAURITIUS
- Nicolas Fernández
- Gabriel Suazo
- Thomas Galdamès
Midfielder
- Eric Pulgar
- Rodrigo Echeverría
- Marcelino Núñez
- Javier Altamirano
- Cesar Perez
- Dario Osorio
- Diego Valdes
Attackers
- Christian Zavala
- Carlos Palacios
- Victor Davila
- Marcos Bolados
- Alexis Sanchez
- Eduardo Vargas
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