Chile continues with its training in Barcelona to prepare for the first of its next two friendly matches that will take place in Spain and Austria on September 23 and 27. In the midst of the practices carried out by the payroll at CAR Sant Cugat, Gary Medel took the floor to refer to the work that Eduardo Berizzo has sustained to face Morocco and Qatar.
Medel took the opportunity to refer to one of the great absences of the Argentine’s call. Claudio Bravo, one of the leaders of the golden generation, did not receive the call to integrate this campus.
About that, Medel indicated that “it is a decision of the coaching staff, it is rare that he is not there, but we do not enter into that.” Then he added that “we must ask the coaching staff why they are not here and we must support the goalkeepers who are here so that they continue to grow.”
Regarding Berizzo’s work, he pointed out that “I knew Toto well from the Bielsa era and we didn’t talk about anything before, only the call came and obviously one has to be prepared for everything, and it has been a pleasure for the way of working, and for his commitment to the national team”.
At the same time, he gave signs of what the role of La Roja’s referents has been with the players who add their first calls to defend the Everyone’s Team.
“Here there are several leaders who do it in a good way, we are all in the same boat and set an example for the little ones, everyone here is professional, they come to give their best, the idea is to give their best to what’s coming,” he said.
Finally, he spoke about his position on the pitch, because in the last Asian tour the DT positioned him as a midfielder. “I have been playing as a center back, but in Asia I played as a containment player, although I am available for whatever the coaching staff decides. If I play I will be happy and if not, I will contribute in the best way for the good of the national team”, he concluded.
La Roja will face Morocco this Friday, September 23, starting at 4:00 p.m. in Chile at the RCDE Stadium in Barcelona. Then they must travel to Austria to face the Qatar team in Vienna on Tuesday 27 from 2:00 p.m.
